Sentences with phrase «efforts of labor unions»

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Finally, a growing number of union leaders are abandoning the futile efforts to achieve incremental reforms of the current ossified and defunct labor law and instead are calling for opening up labor law to encourage and protect workers who experiment with these and other more fluid and varied activities free from reprisals.

After years of setbacks and declining membership nationally, labor groups were seen as being on the offensive in the last year with successful efforts in some states to increase the minimum wage to $ 15 — a major union - led effort that initially began by focusing on fast food restaurants.

Alcantara's deep ties to labor earned her the support of liberal unions like the Hotel and Motel Trades Council and NYSNA, some of whom had invested heavily in 2014 in an unsuccessful effort to help mainline Democrats reclaim control of the Senate.

I expect the legislative leaders and DiNapoli will express solidarity with the unions — particularly the state comptroller, who owes no small part of his victory over Republican Harry Wilson last year to the efforts on his behalf by organized labor.

The teachers union has a number of labor allies in this effort, including the new labor - backed Strong Economy for All Coalition, which is targeting nine senators around the state with a radio / mail campaign.

Sugarman, who was appointed by Gov. Cuomo, wrote that the effort on behalf of the Dems was led by de Blasio and his team and included a group of influential political consultants and labor unions close to the mayor, the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee, several of the candidates who were helped, and the Ulster County and Putnam County Democratic committees.

The postcard effort — a spokesman said there are 7,000 signed by NYCLASS supporters — is part of an ongoing process to wrangle the votes needed to pass the carriage - banning legislation, which is opposed by the labor union representing the carriage drivers.

Soto highlighted his efforts to help with hurricane relief in both Florida and Puerto Rico, and a whole host of progressive policies from supporting labor unions to supporting the gay community, from advocating to reinstate the assault weapons ban to sponsorship of a sexual harassment bill, and from opposing the Republican tax reform bill, to opposing President Donald Trump «s wall.

In the NY - 18 where five Democrats are vying at the chance to take on Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth, the labor group gave their endorsement to Maloney, who has worked to solidify union support as part of an overall GOTV effort.

While Cuomo himself stayed for the most part silent on the amendment's passage, the effort to promote the referendum was led by NY Jobs Now, a coalition of labor unions and gaming operators that stood to benefit from casino approval.

To assist in that effort, he also announced at a labor union rally the launch of the Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice, named after his late father, who served as governor for three terms.

Although Mr. Lancman has been endorsed by the Queens County Democratic organization and the overwhelming majority of labor unions, Mr. Sasson, a lottery winner with millions of dollars at his disposal, could have self - financed a serious campaign effort.

But it paves the way for an all - out lobbying effort from activists and labor unions such as DC - 37 and the New York State Nurses Association, which argue that the current definition of safety net is overly broad and that dozens of hospitals, which serve the state's poorest residents, are unable to survive on the current Medicaid rates.

In a fight that is fracturing labor groups, the umbrella New York City Central Labor Council has decided to team up with one member union against another in an effort to stymie Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to limit the operation of pedicabs in Central labor groups, the umbrella New York City Central Labor Council has decided to team up with one member union against another in an effort to stymie Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to limit the operation of pedicabs in Central Labor Council has decided to team up with one member union against another in an effort to stymie Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to limit the operation of pedicabs in Central Park.

The «housekeeping» or soft money campaign account for the state Democratic Committee in the last six months has raised heavily from a variety of labor unions as Gov. Andrew Cuomo seeks to topple Republican House members who have backed efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Though he has differed with public - sector labor unions, Cuomo has worked closely with a variety of construction and trade union groups over the years, receiving an award from two labor unions for his efforts this past summer.

In the waning days of the administration, Bloomberg's City Hall was so eager to appease a union that it thought might be an ally in the Midtown East rezoning effort, that it channeled millions of dollars in subsidies to a developer in Staten Island so he could build a project there that will end up using entirely that same union's labor.

«Beginning in 2009 and continuing up to the filing of this complaint, the Debi Rose Campaign provided false and misleading documentation to the CFB in an effort to both obfuscate, and conceal, «in kind» campaign contributions, and coordinated campaign goods and services provided by various labor unions for which «fair market value» was neither paid, or accurately reported,» the complaint said.

The Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice Inc. is a registered lobbyist that operates from the same Manhattan address as a major labor union, as well as the name of the effort that has included statewide appearances by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Mr. Cuomo is a fierce supporter of charter schools and an opponent of teachers unions, who resent the governor's efforts to back educational ventures that don't require stringent labor protections.

Legislative meetings in Albany are only part of the push to get GENDA over the finish line — an effort in which ESPA, Housing Works, and the New York Civil Liberties Union play prime roles among a broad coalition of labor, faith, women's, business, and law enforcement leaders.

Paul Tritter Current City: Boston Current job: Director of professional learning, Boston Teachers Union Career highlight: Leading a unique labor - management collaboration that brings the voices of teachers to an effort to improve professional learning.

There is the risk that some charters will fail, that a shift in funding will hinder the traditional public school system, and that the efforts of long - established labor unions will be left at the door.

As part of their ongoing efforts to weasel their way into workplaces and curtail employee rights, labor unions have aggressively pursued the creation of «micro-units» — subdivisions of a workplace that a union can organize one - by - one.

If you thought that a defeat for a union in a unionization election was the end of Big Labor's efforts, you'd be wrong.

Rossi has broad grass roots support, including modest donations by labor and union groups who have contributed a few thousand to her efforts, a tiny fraction of what charters have contributed to Hoover - Smoot.

But the inefficiency of unions attracts efforts from employers to substitute capital for labor.

According to VIN, in addition to efforts to spread the word, a group of volunteers are formulating organizational documents and compiling paperwork to file with the National Labor Relations Board, all of which may lead to the NVPU becoming an officially recognized union.

Seth has helped employers develop comprehensive enterprise - wide labor relations strategies, advised employers on dozens of union organizing efforts, and negotiated collective - bargaining agreements for employers in the telecommunications, gaming, food service, logistics and produce wholesale industries.

With its current headquarters in the town of Waco, Texas, AIL has no grown to serve over 2 million policy holders across the United States, and have become one of the top providers of life insurance in the supplemental arena, focusing their efforts heavily on credit unions, labor organizations, and large scale associations.