Sentences with phrase «favoring union labor»

But even after going through several revisions, the measure has drawn criticism from nonunion groups and developers for, they say, unfairly favoring union labor.

Not exact matches

Deep policy divisions appear to exist between the business and labor groups: The report cites the «majority» of members preferring to focus on issues outside trade deficits in favor of a «mutually beneficial» trade deal, sentiments to which the labor union representatives dissent in favor of promoting U.S. investment and jobs.

He voted for results that favored labor unions even though he thought that union successes tended mainly to impoverish other workers, because his philosophy of struggle implied that unions should be allowed to employ their most powerful weapons.

It'll explain to you why the union has acted why it has throughout the years, why it's necessary, and why it's perfectly fine for them to avoid labor peace in favor of fair treatment of their members.

Cuomo has come out strongly in favor of the unions in the 421a debate and has made clear that he won't approve any tax abatement program unless it's deemed a «fair deal by organized labor and by the building trades.»

This raises the likelihood that savings made possible by the use of the design - build method will be undermined by the imposition of PLAs, which favor less efficient union labor.

Though many other labor unions deserted him in favor of his rivals, Gresham had the foresight (or luck) to stick by the eventual winner.

The press conference, drawing a throng of reporters the week before the Democratic primary, comes as the editorial boards of publications like the New York Times and New York Observer, along with several labor unions, buck Ms. Hochul in favor of Mr. Wu.

The teachers unions also teamed up with other labor organizations in 2016 to form a new super PAC called the For Our Future PAC, which made millions of dollars in independent expenditures in favor of Clinton and other congressional Democrats.

Since many unions represent workers in variegated industries and there are several umbrella labor groups, it is difficult to place all of their money into tidy categories, but a breakdown of donations from specific locals shows that the tendency to favor Democrats in 2014 was widespread.

COXSACKIE — Fresh off an apparently acrimonious interaction with Bill de Blasio in Albany, Governor Andrew Cuomo is now faulting the New York City mayor for favoring developers over labor unions in his proposed tweaks to a real estate subsidy program.

Though top labor unions in the city have favored former Assemblyman Barry Grodenchik and Rebecca Lynch, a former City Hall staffer, Mr. Najmi has racked up endorsements to burnish his own progressive credentials.

One top labor official said John Samuelsen, the president of Transport Workers Union Local 100, was beefing with Mr. de Blasio simply because the mayor's Vision Zero initiative initially forced bus drivers to automatically face misdemeanor charges if they injured or killed pedestrians crossing with the light in their favor.

After the presentation, Sampson admitted that with the 2014 election year fast approaching, it might be easier to win tax cuts than to convince the legislature to repeal regulations favored by labor unions, which he called «political grenades.»

But Klein is favored to win and has key support from labor, including the Transport Worker Union, Uniformed Firefighters Association, Hotel Trades Council and Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, among others.

The reasons [for the growing inequality] are manifold: the growing premium a college education commands, technological change that favors mind over muscle, the growth of the financial sector, the loss of manufacturing jobs to automation and foreign competitors, and the decline of labor unions.

And while there is an ideological cast to the debate — charter schools are a favored cause of many high - profile free - marketeers, while labor unions provide much of the oomph for the opposition — the picture there, too, is fuzzy.

The competition has also angered some teachers and their labor unions, who complain the competition favors wealthier states and extends the No Child Left Behind emphasis on testing favored by former president George W. Bush.

The union took the issue to the state labor board, PERB, and a judge ruled in its favor.

Ignoring the deep history between civil rights organizations and organized labor, reformers have charged the NAACP with working alongside unions, as if corporate America has done black folk many favors.

Yet, because of laws that favor powerful unions and «labor peace» over the rights of individuals, millions of public school teachers have lost their rights to free speech and free association.

Complaints from teacher unions in Illinois and Ohio accusing Gulen - linked CMOs of violating the visa program by favoring Turkish over American teachers have spurred a Department of Labor investigation.

Obtained a labor arbitration award in favor of a local Transit Corporation which denied a union grievance alleging a suspension without just cause.