Sentences with phrase «especially union labor»

Labor, especially union labor, costs money.»

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But this year, Cuomo has sought to bolster his ties with organized labor both in the private and public sectors, with the teachers union being a major politically active constituency, especially in Democratic primary politics.

Maybe Cox is confused about which party he is running for... an endorsement from the labor unions that have bankrupted our state governments is an insult to any true conservative, especially one that facies himself allied with the tea party

It might be tough for them to do so, especially if they're holding out hope of landing the Working Families Party line, since Cuomo's agenda includes a number of initiatives labor unions dislike — including the tax cap and a public employee wage freeze.

It's not a big surprise, though, especially after Maloney's report that he had $ 310,000 on hand after the first three months of fundraising this year, and his endorsement by several labor unions.

The statewide Business Council, which former Gov. George Pataki blamed for abandoning his early efforts to stand up to the state's powerful labor unions, was cited as especially reluctant to participate.

At the labor strategy session, I heard it explained that some years ago, unions invested big in organizing — but were unable to staunch the loss of members, especially in the private sector.

After all, labor, especially the public - sector unions, spends big on politics — and also supplies legions of campaign workers to help its friends and fight its enemies.

While opposition forces, led by labor unions, have already begun to spend sizeable sums of money to encourage a «no» vote, it is unclear how rising populist sentiments indicated in last year's presidential election — especially through the campaigns of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump — may factor in.

Aided by millions of dollars in independent expenditures from labor unions, Sbranti was ultimately weighed down by his ties to the unions, especially after a vicious primary against moderate Democrat Steve Glazer.

Their clout at City Hall reflects the power of organized labor under de Blasio — especially of those activist unions that share the mayor's progressive ideology.

It's a fair bet that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy would be private citizen Dan Malloy today if organized labor, especially state employee unions, had not manned the phones and pounded the pavement for his 2014 re-election.

This means that if agency fees were deemed unconstitutional, teachers» union organizational capacity would be seriously harmed across the country, especially in states that already prohibit agency fees, which are already faced with smaller budgets and adverse labor conditions.

And union leaders may warm up to decentralizing management, even with more flexible labor contracts, especially if they can win control of pilot and autonomous schools by uniting with Latino neighborhood activists.

Although a rich history of organized protest, opposition, and resistance by labor unions, professional syndicates, student groups, and Islamist organizations is prominent in both Egyptian and Tunisian modern histories, formulating policy and garnering political support were especially difficult for secular and liberal parties under the newly toppled dictatorships.

The district school system is not controlled by the consumers of education — parents and children — but by politically driven interest groups, especially the school employee labor unions.

The teachers» unions face another looming challenge — declining student enrollment — especially in labor - friendly states in the northeast.

This might seem odd, but it's because the group that really doesn't like it is unions, and many politicians — especially Sanders — side with labor.