Sentences with phrase «contract workers at»

and the number of contract workers at an all - time high, freelance work is fast becoming a mainstay in the 21st century economy.

«With the number of temporary workers up 50 % since the recession ended four years ago and the number of contract workers at an all - time high, freelance work is fast becoming a mainstay in the 21st century economy.

The New York Times To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider the Janitors at Two Top Companies, Then and Now The gig economy is on the rise, but so is the use of contract workers at companies.

Contract workers at the U.S. Department of Energys Pantex facility gingerly remove the plutonium cores from retired nuclear warheads.

Not exact matches

In Austria, there are somewhat similar «beck and call contracts,» though these are governed by tighter working time regulations, while in the Netherlands there are at least a quarter of a million workers subject to «minimum terms».

On top of that, UK companies rely on armies of «zero - hour» contract workers who get no guaranteed minimum hours at work.

Last week, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers that represent over 37,000 wireline employees said they had voted to go on strike, if needed, after their contract expired on Aug. 1 at midnight.

The 3 - 2 NRLB decided waste company Browning - Ferris was a joint employer of workers hired by a staffing firm, Leadpoint Business Services, that was contracted to sort materials at a BFI recycling center.

The workers have been without a contract since the agreement expired in August; healthcare coverage ran out at the end of April.

Toyota's reliance on contract workers, which Unifor puts at 25 % of the company's workforce, is another flashpoint.

(Class actions in Massachusetts and California challenging contract worker status at some of the on - demand companies may also alter the landscape.)

Perth - based Decmil Group has won a contract to provide temporary accommodation for ConocoPhillips workers at the Australia Pacific LNG facility on Curtis Island for an undisclosed sum.

Instead of offering employees the opportunity to work on a contract basis, the blue world rewards workers who stay at an organization for a long time with job security.

But Li & Fung, which had played a role in brokering some of the contracts for work at Tazreen, agreed to pay injured workers and the families of those killed roughly $ 1,200 each.

Dias said the contract offered Ford workers gains «over and above» the pattern set at GM, but declined to give details.

Like many of the other union leaders we consulted, Darcy says that her union will continue to organize aggressively during hard times, noting that the HEU has successfully signed up workers at most of the health facilities where the Campbell government has contracted out support services.

Develop responsible contracting standards for service contracts to ensure that cafeteria workers, janitors, security officers and other onsite service workers are paid a livable wage, receive benefits equitable to those received by directly employed workers, have the right to a voice at work without fear of discrimination or retaliation, do not suffer mass layoffs when contracts change hands, and are protected from misclassification and other forms of wage theft;

During contract renegotiations at the end of 2011, Electro - Motive locked out its workers after they refused to take substantial cuts in benefits and pay, some as large as 50 percent.

Under a clause in the union's contract, if Madison's Oscar Mayer plant closes, its employees have the right to take over a job that's held by a worker with the least seniority at the Davenport factory.

Levin said Mexico's Confederation of Mexican Workers has done little to boost wages there, telling an audience at the Council on Foreign Relations that BMW signed a contract in May with a starting salary of $ 1.10 an hour, moving up to $ 2.53 an hour.

Over the decades, it became a huge company that not only employed many unionized workers to the extent that that eventually had 372 separate bargaining contracts at one time.

Foster Farms and the United Farm Workers are negotiating a contract to replace the one expiriing in October for most of the 2,500 or so employees at the chicken plant next to the Livingston headquarters.

so a player who feels what and how the fans feel about the mediocrity of the club is now slated to be bigger than the club... wenger spent a donkey years at the club and won nothing yet he stays in fat contracts and yet he is not bigger than the club, remember last season when he complained that the salaries of the emirates workers was affecting the club transfer... imagine what a joke arsenal has become... admin pls think of something better to write about and leave sanchez out of this... van pussy was a legend...

Elsewhere in the speech Cameron said he would scrap the exclusivity element in zero - hours contracts, so that workers can at least top up their income with work elsewhere.

Though he has been trying to distance himself from the issue, many expect the governor to step in at the last minute to settle a contract his state agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and unions that represent some 5,400 LIRR workers.

Also at 10:30 a.m., New York and New Jersey airport workers hold press conference for the opening of airport workers» contract negotiations, 32BJ Headquarters, 5th floor auditorium, 25 W. 18th St., Manhattan.

Craig Spencer, the Harlem doctor who contracted and beat Ebola, lashed out at Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, saying they acted out of fear and without knowing all the facts when they ordered mandatory quarantines of health - care workers returning from west Africa.

At 11:30 a.m., elected officials will join 2,000 unionized Bloomingdale's workers at the shopping giant's global flagship store as they rally for a «fair contract,» between E. 59th and 60th streets, ManhattaAt 11:30 a.m., elected officials will join 2,000 unionized Bloomingdale's workers at the shopping giant's global flagship store as they rally for a «fair contract,» between E. 59th and 60th streets, Manhattaat the shopping giant's global flagship store as they rally for a «fair contract,» between E. 59th and 60th streets, Manhattan.

At 1 p.m., Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local 338 union members and elected officials hold a rally in support of union workers at CVS who are fighting for their first union contract, CVS, 1070 Flatbush Ave., BrooklyAt 1 p.m., Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local 338 union members and elected officials hold a rally in support of union workers at CVS who are fighting for their first union contract, CVS, 1070 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyat CVS who are fighting for their first union contract, CVS, 1070 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn.

The Card Check / Neutrality agreement also includes an «interest arbitration» provision, which guarantees that the workers at Rivers will not have to go on strike to win a first contract.

CSEA is New York's largest state workers union with about 60,000 mostly blue collar workers, has been without a contract since their last agreement expired at the end of March 2016.

Advocates for the City University of New York this week sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly urging a contract for CUNY workers as well as the passage of a maintenance of effort bill to fix infrastructure problems at public college system's campuses.

Meanwhile discussions elsewhere reached consensus on disability rights, taking competition out of the NHS, tribunal fees, legal aid, zero - hours and short - hours contracts, agency workers, immigration, local government funding, housing, the Middle East, the minimum wage, the living wage, Royal Mail, the railways, science and technology, mental health, fracking, animal welfare, Lords reform, reducing smoking and consumption of alcohol, fats and sugar, reaffirming all - women shortlists, youth services, careers advice, sexual and relationship education, and even the 11 - plus (recognising that selection at age 11 damaged education for all children, but stopping short of abolishing existing grammar schools).

The Harlem doctor who contracted and beat Ebola lashed out at Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday, saying they acted out of fear and without knowing all the facts when they ordered mandatory quarantines of health care workers returning from West Africa.

The workers who are responsible for the company's success should not be forced into a contract that cuts their income at a time when the cost of living in this state increases with each passing year.»

Having first opened at The Yard Theatre last year, Beyond Caring focuses on the experiences of five workers on low - wage zero hour contracts over a two week period at a meat factory.

Appearing at the ongoing picket of the Hilton Albany as workers seek a new contract, Stewart - Cousins said that having the state party stand up for the Democratic campaign committee is crucial.

Workers negotiating for a first contract at Wendt Corp. in Cheektowaga plan to rally outside the plant on Friday, as the company prepares to make temporary layoffs.

Hourly workers at the plant, which makes equipment for the scrap recycling industry, approved representation by the Ironworkers Shopmen's union last June and have been bargaining a first contract since then.

Vanderhoef will also be seeking to layoff 150 county workers, save $ 1.8 million by not reimbursing out - of - county students at the community college, cut the intelligence task force from the police budget, kick $ 1.4 million in local election costs back to towns, reduce funding to contract agencies by $ 300,000 this year and over $ 500,000 next year, and install a new charge on your motor vehicle registration.

Linda Mills, a county worker who was responsible for buying food for the jail, testified Wednesday afternoon that then - deputy chief county executive Rob Walker showed up at her office on May 7, 2012 to ask about the contract.

DiNapoli's comments came after his address at a rally for TWU Local 100 in support of a new contract and improved worker - safety measures.

The purchasing director then testified about a contract to provide food to workers at the county Office of Emergency Management when superstorm Sandy struck later that year.

Walker signed agreements with each of the county's unions — the Civil Service Employees Association, Police Benevolent Association, Superior Officers Association, Corrections Officers Benevolent Association and the Detectives Association Inc. — aimed at restoring longevity pay, a bonus for longtime county workers that had been frozen under their most recent contract.

The contract for the workers at the Hilton Albany expired back in April, and now, they say the owners want to reduce pay increases and cut benefits including pensions.

CSEA and Health Research, Incorporated Reach Tentative Agreement on Contract for 1,500 Workers Wednesday March 05, 2008 at 07:44 am

Thousands of Communications Workers of America walked off the job at 3 p.m. Friday after failing to reach a new contract deal with AT&T.

Rick Karlin at CapCon, who has done more work on state worker issues than anyone of late, wrote exactly this time last year that MC workers did receive the same contract terms Public Employees Federation members received in their agreement.

At 10 a.m., NYC Council members Carlos Menchaca and Helen Rosenthal, advocates for worker cooperatives and workers express support for a City Council bill scheduled for a Thursday vote that would require reporting of city contracts and small business assistance awarded to worker cooperatives; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.

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., WaterforAt 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., Waterforat 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.