Sentences with phrase «construction union worker»

Certain matters discussed in this press release are forward ‐ looking statements, including that Everstream Energy Capital Partners, North Sky Capital and New Energy Capital are planning to invest more than $ 67 million in a fund to support utility ‐ scale projects in Central and Southern California developed by SunEdison; that the projects will generate over 320,000 MWh of electricity annually, and create hundreds of jobs or up to 250,000 hours for California electrical and construction union workers.

Not exact matches

The newly elected Progressive Conservative government in Manitoba has moved quickly to cement its anti-worker bona fides with the radical right - wing by making it more difficult for non-union workers to join a union, and by opening up bidding on large scale public construction projects to non-union companies.

Construction of the plant will require hiring 250 workers, and First Solar notes that many of these will be union members.

At 11:30 a.m., low - wage tenants and workers and members of Real Affordability for All and building and construction unions call for real affordable housing and good union jobs from NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, City Hall Park, near Broadway and Park Place, Manhattan.

The PLA requires that all (100 %) workers on the project be Union members... even though only 13 % of construction workers these days belong to a Union.

The position does not include a prevailing wage component for construction workers, which labor unions have pushed back hard on — opposition that has won the tacit approval of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

He got together with the construction trades union and established that 421 - a should include a prevailing wage provision for workers.

A strong labor advocate with deep experience championing union rights, Jessica worked with Build Up NYC to fight for construction, hotel, and maintenance workers in New York City.

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The governor again echoed complaints from building trade unions that the mayor's plan would not obligate developers to pay prevailing wages to construction workers, wages Mr. de Blasio and the Real Estate Board of New York would be too expensive and would make large scale affordable housing construction unfeasible.

The New Year's Eve event will be hosted by the Association for a Better New York, Blasters, Drillrunners and Miners Local 29, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, Central Park Conservancy, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Municipal Art Society of New York, the Museum of Modern Art, New York Historical Society, the New York Mets, New York State Council on the Arts, New York Transit Museum, Partnership for New York City, Real Estate Board of New York, Regional Plan Association, NYC Sandhogs Local 147, Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Much of the audience at the hearing wore the orange t - shirts of UP4NYC, a building trades union group formed to oppose Mr. de Blasio's proposal to reform 421a to expand the requirements for affordable housing, but not mandate prevailing wages for construction workers.

Alicia Glen, Mayor Bill de Blasio's deputy mayor for housing and economic development, told the City Council today that obligating developers who receive the controversial 421a tax break to pay construction workers prevailing wages could result in 17,000 badly - needed below - market apartments not getting built — and argued that the demand for low - cost housing trumps the call for union jobs.

Look at the work of the United Voices of the World (UVW), a grassroots trade union which represents low paid workers like cleaners, security staff and construction workers in London.

«Because if fast food worker deserves $ 15 an hour, construction workers deserve $ 15 an hour,» Cuomo said to enthusiastic union members, where he also announced an executive action raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $ 15 an hour.

As Political Director of the New York City Central Labor Council, Carrión has forged deep partnerships among 300 local unions from every trade, occupation, and public and private sector of the New York economy, representing a wide spectrum of workers, including teachers, truck drivers, operating engineers, nurses, construction workers, electricians, firefighters, retail workers, janitors, train operators, bakers, and many more who are the face of today's workforce.

The governor has said de Blasio waited too long into the legislative session to present his proposals, and he has criticized the mayor for excluding a required prevailing wage for construction workers involved in 421 - a development, a stance that has been praised by the trades unions.

The industry and construction worker unions will be required in that time period to settle a dispute over whether to pay prevailing union wages for all of the projects.

He added, «Additionally, the partnership supports employment needs of our local and union construction workers through the expansion of programs being offered.»

«Because if fast food worker deserves $ 15 an hour, construction workers deserve $ 15 an hour,» Cuomo said to enthusiastic union members, where he also announced his executive action raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $ 15 an hour.

It does not include a provision sought by some unions to pay a prevailing wage to construction workers, which drew a rebuke from the state's AFL - CIO and allowed Cuomo, normally a centrist Democrat, to attack de Blasio from the left.

Trade groups and unions representing workers primarily involved in construction were also relatively balanced.

In addition to the practical, there is the political: The primary union that represents such workers, SEIU 32BJ, is much closer to the mayor's base than construction unions.

De Blasio's proposal has prompted some dissent from the AFL - CIO and construction trade unions for not including prevailing wages for construction workers.

Union workers have been protesting outside 55 Hudson Yards since March, when the Related Companies filed a lawsuit claiming that Building & Construction Trades Council violated the PLA while constructing the various buildings at the Hudson Yards site.

The Building and Construction Trades Council had been promoting the use of union labor on 421 - a sites, but had expressed that it could be flexible in only requiring this in geographic areas where it seemed economically feasible or having workers accept a lower prevailing wage rate.

Also at 11 a.m., World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein joins over 500 union construction workers and ublic officials, business leaders and representatives from the local community at a topping out ceremony for the 1,079 - foot tall 3 World Trade Center tower, Manhattan.

The unions are also highlighting the serious workplace and social problems that will accompany the enforced longer working age for public sector workers, particularly those with strenuous or demanding jobs like construction workers, cleaners, nurses, paramedics and teachers, including an increasingly frail workforce and the exclusion of younger workers from the labour market.

A billboard in Times Square that accuses NYC construction unions of racial bias has co-opted the name of a growing activist campaign, declaring that black workers matter.

Edward Ott, a labor expert at CUNY and former executive director of the New York City Central Labor Council, said that Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York's agreement may encourage more developers to hire union workers for affordable housing projects.

The accord is a far cry from the initial demands of union groups, who sought prevailing wage requirements for construction workers on most projects that qualified for the tax break.

Paul Brown, president of the Buffalo Building and Construction Trades Council, said the relatively low proportion of African - American workers at Riverbend was due to the makeup of the trades that have been working there so far, in particular Operating Engineers and Ironworkers — unions in which black workers have not traditionally been well - represented.

The 421a abatement — the sine qua non of Mr. de Blasio's proposal to construct 60,000 new below - market apartments — expired in January after an ill - fated decision by Mr. Cuomo and the legislative leaders to have the real estate industry and unions negotiateinclude new prevailing wage requirements for construction workers.

«We supported the principle of prevailing wage,» said Hector Figueroa, president of SEIU Local 32 BJ, the building workers union, «but we always understood that in the construction of affordable housing units there had to be an understanding between the industry and the construction unions.»

But Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders insisted that any deal include a prevailing wage component that would pay construction workers union - like wages.

Building and Construction Trades Council of New York President Gary LaBarbera, center, with union workers and politicians (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).

Construction worker Robert Baker holds a sign Tuesday during Milwaukee's Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee meeting at City Hall supporting the union jobs likely to accompany approval of a loan for the Moderne condo and apartment project.

UPDATED, 4:54 p.m., Mar. 29: The Building and Construction Trades Council, a union that represents construction workers, has ended its negotiations for a labor agreement with the developers of City Point, the 1.8 million - square - foot residential and commercial development in Downtown Brooklyn, according to a press release from theConstruction Trades Council, a union that represents construction workers, has ended its negotiations for a labor agreement with the developers of City Point, the 1.8 million - square - foot residential and commercial development in Downtown Brooklyn, according to a press release from theconstruction workers, has ended its negotiations for a labor agreement with the developers of City Point, the 1.8 million - square - foot residential and commercial development in Downtown Brooklyn, according to a press release from the developers.

In a letter to union leaders, affordable housing developers proposed opening discussions on a plan that would see some organized construction workers accept lower wages for work on below - market rate housing.

The construction jobs at Riverbend are for skilled, union workers.

Then Cuomo promised that he would make sure construction jobs in his aggressive agenda of public projects all go to unionized workers: «Every job a union job.

Leaders of local construction and building worker unions have panned the city's selection of developers to overhaul nine parcels that make up the the...

Taxpayer - funded projects like these are employing thousands of union construction workers.

«Trades in New York City are recognizing that in certain marketplaces adjustments need to be made, no question about it,» said Gary LaBarbera, president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, a group that represents 100,000 union workers.

Last August, Grayson did receive the support of the Central Florida Building and Construction Trades Council, a local union, and his campaign noted he has also received a donation from the Communications Workers of America's political action committee.

In saying the Wisconsin Legislature must take up right - to - work legislation next year, the state Senate's majority leader Thursday brought up the possibility of exemptions meant to preserve construction unions» role in training workers.

The reauthorization also included a provision that suspended the law unless the Real Estate Board of New York and the construction trade unions agreed on the wages that would be paid to construction workers hired to build the projects receiving the tax exemption.

The Cuomo administration has offered developers and union officials a wage subsidy for construction workers in the hopes of reviving 421 - a — a dormant program that has generated thousands of apartments for poor and moderate - income New Yorkers, and saved property owners tens of millions of dollars in property taxes.

After months of sparring between union and nonunion groups, the City Council on Wednesday approved a construction safety bill that will require workers to undergo at least 40 hours of safety training.

The mayor also has upset unions by not including a mandated prevailing wage for construction workers in the proposal.