Sentences with phrase «city workers strike»

Miller was reelected in 2006, but a 39 - day city workers strike in 2009 had a negative effect on Miller's popularity, and he chose not to seek reelection in 2010.

The company later faced a $ 10 million criminal fine plus related civil charges for «serious willful» negligence in a 2004 incident that killed five people in Walnut Creek, Calif., where city workers struck a gas pipeline and accidentally caused an explosion.

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Thousands of low - paid workers striking in hundreds of cities across the country, demanding a minimum wage of up to $ 15 per hour to replace the current $ 7.25 minimum wage, showing that an increasing amount of those even in jobs are unhappy with their lot.

With strikes planned in 150 cities, this could be fast - food workers» largest national protest yet.

A World Vision worker in Mexico City has told Premier of his horror when a major earthquake struck near the Mexican capital, killing hundreds of people.

NYC elected officials rallied behind workers as their strike against Spectrum hit the one - year mark, with some suggesting the company's franchise agreement with the city could be in danger.

When NYCC first took fast food workers on strike right here in New York City, people thought $ 15 / hr was crazy.

Every previous attempt at unionization, including a general strike by New York City hotel and restaurant workers in 1912, had been crushed by the hotel owners.

Washington (CNN)---- Fast food workers striking for higher wages in seven cities Monday are bound to be disappointed.

ALBANY, NY (08/09/2011)(readMedia)-- New York State AFL - CIO Supports Striking Boathouse Workers — Calls on New York City Parks Department to Force Dean Poll to Respect Workers» Rights

A city sanitation worker was struck by a car and killed yesterday while crossing the street in Castle Hill.

At 11 a.m., workers on strike at the Momentive chemical plant in Waterford travel to Apollo Global Management headquarters in New York City to demand private equity magnate Leon Black negotiate a fair contract in good faith, 260 Hudson River Rd., Waterford.

A judge in New York City struck a blow to Mayor de Blasio's effort to increase protections for low - wage workers, striking down a measure to regulate car washes over its promotion of unionization.

The government struck back as de Blasio vowed to take action against a city worker who equated Albany with «Star Wars» evil Empire on an official Web site.

He predicts massive lay offs of local government workers if no deal is struck, saying cities and towns are nearly broke.

City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, head of the Transportation Committee, explained that workers have a right to strike, but that it should be a «last resort.»

The government struck back Monday as Mayor de Blasio vowed to take action against a city worker who equated Albany with «Star Wars» evil Empire on an official Web site.

«We view this request to suspend the current strike as an earnest effort on behalf of the city, its children and its workers.»

In January, Cuomo ordered city subways shut down ahead of a big snowstorm without giving the mayor notice; in October, the governor ordered a quarantine at city airports for health workers when Ebola struck in Africa.

Macy's Inc. and the union representing workers at its flagship Herald Square store and other New York City locations reached a tentative contract agreement, averting a strike that had been called for Thursday.

Organizers said 200 fast - food workers went on strike in New York City.

At 9 a.m. Tuesday, «The workers who sort and process all of NYC's residential recycling will rally at City Hall ahead of a City Council hearing on a potential strike at the facility.

Dan Horwitz, a New York City lawywer who once helped defend disgraced financier Bernie Madoff, is supposed to look over company accusations against 15 workers fired for alleged plant sabotage prior to a bitter strike.

Worker strikes, rallies, and marches will take place throughout the day all over the city and the country.

It came about to honor the 1908 garment workers strike in New York City, when women protested against unsafe working conditions.

On March 8, 1857, garment workers staged one of the world's first organized actions by working women, striking against the inhumane working conditions in New York City textile factories.

Dr. King died in Memphis defending the rights of striking Black city workers.

In the succeeding months, which brought the collapse of France, the threat of invasion across the Channel, and the heavy air raids on London and other cities, the Daily Worker seemed to be implementing this policy by encouraging unrest in the forces and among the civilian population, and by advocating stoppages and strikes in industry.

Fundació Joan Miró closes exhibition rooms due to strike action The Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona has announced that it is closing its exhibition rooms to the public, beginning tomorrow, due to an indefinite strike called by workers of the Barcelona - based company Serveis Educatius Ciut» art, which provides services to the foundation along with many of the city's other cultural centres.

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Activist Scott Parking wrote, «Midwest Rising was a convergence for climate and economic justice that brought together a diverse coalition of groups fighting home foreclosures in cities like Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh, communications workers on strike against Verizon Wireless, local labor organizers, Appalachian activists fighting mountaintop removal and climate justice activists from around the world.»

However, striking city workers are presently picketing in front of all entrances and exits to that parking lot, can result in a delay in exiting the garage.

This coverage does not include general strike scenarios where most of the workers of a county, city, province, or state cease working.

The city went through some rough times that led to civil unrests during the Bayonne refinery strikes of 1915 and 1916, where Polish - American workers staged labor actions against Standard Oil of New Jersey and Tidewater Petroleum.