Sentences with phrase «close union ties»

Not exact matches

According to the Times, Prodi and Gusenbauer had both long believed that closer ties between Ukraine and the European Union were a good thing.

Union Rags, the Belmont champ, was actually tied with Dullahan as the favorite with 5/2 odds right at post time, but when betting opened Saturday morning every horse was facing longer odds than when it closed Friday, which could have spurred additional wagering.

The company had the capital commitments to purchase the facility and pay to lift the deed restrictions, and also said it intended to keep the facility's nearly 200 union jobs, a pledge that helped win the backing of 1199 SEIU, the powerful health care union that maintains close ties to Mayor Bill de Blasio and to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The proposal to exempt those schools, though, was sharply opposed by most Assembly Democrats, who have close ties to teachers» unions and related education groups.

Cuomo has been pushing for such a tax ceiling since his campaign, and the Assembly had been seen as one of his most challenging hurdles, since the New York City Democrats that lead the body have close ties to teachers» unions, which have opposed the cap.

Citizens Union has gained a reputation as a centrist group and has maintained closer ties to some politicians, including the governor.

The comptroller also has close ties to unions and organized labor, whose turnout in 2010 helped push DiNapoli over Republican Harry Wilson.

Jackson is an African - American with historically close ties to teachers unions, Rangel's Harlem machine and to an array of predominantly white liberal clubs in the southern reaches of the district.

The anti-charter school union — which has close ties to Mayor de Blasio and the Democratic establishment in Albany and City Hall — also spent $ 3.9 million on political activities and lobbing and bankrolled $ 1.8 million on TV ad buys.

While he's always kept close ties to private - sector unions, the governor is much tougher on public employee unions, including those that represent teachers and state workers.

Cuomo, increasingly worried that many cities and counties face the threat of financial bankruptcy, is also considering tying pay hikes to «significant» mandate relief for local governments, including possible changes in «Triborough Law,» which favors public - employee unions over local governments in contract talks, a source close to the Legislature said.

Silver, a liberal Democrat with powerful union ties who has repeatedly stymied efforts by the last three governors to restrain spending, said he was fully behind Cuomo's pledge to slash the budget to close a projected $ 8 billion deficit for the fiscal year beginning April 1.

Among unions, it broke through the close ties between Democrats and organized labor to pick up several endorsements from teachers locals, where members were fed up giving their support, their money and their votes to a governor who constantly tries to attack them.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER When the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) recently announced its endorsement of Christine Quinn for mayor, the move provided bragging rights to a campaign looking to dispel any narrative that progressive forces in the city might be looking for an alternative to the City Council speaker, criticized in some quarters for her close ties to three - term Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

The Democratic - controlled Assembly, with close ties to teachers unions, wants to block the «windfall,» as the governor describes it.

Schneiderman was asked about his close ties to unions and how that might affect his relationship with Andrew Cuomo, who has said that, if he become governor he intends to make the kinds of cuts that unions will not like.

Jasmine Gripper of the Alliance for Quality Education, a union - supported group with close ties to the mayor, said that test scores shouldn't be used as a measuring stick on de Blasio's success with mayoral control.

According to Politico, United for Affordable NYC's other donors were unions with close ties to City Hall, including the United Federation of Teachers ($ 125,000), the municipal union District Council 37 ($ 30,000) and health care workers» union 1199 SEIU ($ 25,000).

Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who has close ties to teachers unions, has balked at the latter notion, leading to a game of brinksmanship as the program and the Albany legislative session expire this month.

A month after the fundraiser, the Times Union profiled the close ties of Nicolla and Jennings and the many professionals who attended that event and, in some instances, were deeply involved in the city's political and business landscape.

Researchers seek a more competitive system for science as the government shuns closer ties with the European Union and decrees it will target any organization receiving money from abroad

Nevertheless, Capital & Main has consistently failed to disclose their close ties to labor in their reporting, which almost invariably promotes the unions» talking points.

Moreno's opposition was viewed as stemming from his close ties to the teachers union, which opposed the law.

Further, Allen has close ties to activist groups including Union of Concerned Scientists and the Climate Accountability Institute and his work is funded by several wealth anti-fossil fuel foundations.

Given the European Union's strong track record on ecological protection — especially compared to Turkey — closer ties with the bloc augur well for the environment.

Nonetheless, the UK government seems to be eager to ratify the UPCA, relying on said concept of emphasizing the UPC's formal status as an international organization and rather closing their eyes on the Union law obligations inevitably tied to it.