Sentences with phrase «despite widespread public support»
Despite widespread public support from Quebec's legal community and a mid-strike vote in which they rejected the government's final offer by a whopping 97 per cent, the striking lawyers emptied their $ 4 - million strike fund, took out an $ 8 - million loan (which is currently being repaid through an increase in union dues to three per cent from 0.75 per cent of members» salaries) and dropped strike pay to zero from the 60 per cent of members» weekly salaries paid at the start of the strike.
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He has refused to budge on this, despite widespread public support — even among Republicans — for taxing the state's wealthiest residents at a higher rate.
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No country with nuclear power has a viable underground repository for waste, and proposed sites in France face public opposition, despite more widespread support for nuclear power.
Despite what the lack of action on this issue suggests, however, there is widespread public support for increasing the selectivity of teacher preparation programs: 60 percent of Americans believe that preparation programs should make their entrance requirements more rigorous.11 While there has been some recent evidence of a shift, the average SAT scores of college students pursuing education degrees have historically been lower than those of students entering other professions.12
The CEA's endorsement means that the leadership of all of the major public employee unions in Connecticut have thrown their support behind the candidate who has pledged that he will not propose or accept any tax increase during this second term, despite the fact that Connecticut is facing a $ 4.8 billion budget shortfall over the next three years.While Connecticut's millionaires continue to celebrate the fact that they have been spared the need to «sacrifice» by being required to pay their fair share in taxes, Malloy's policies will ensure massive increases in local property taxes for the middle class and widespread cuts in local education budgets.