Sentences with phrase «fight against the federal government»

Not exact matches

Coles said the time was right for a «new team» to lead Unifor and fight back against what he called attacks on labour by the federal government.

While the former advocated a weak confederation that would insulate the North against southern administrative hegemony, the southern bloc fought for a strong federal government with checks against majoritarianism, allowing for control of the national bureaucracy without falling victim to the North's larger population.

I will fight to ensure dignity and a living wage for all New York State workers, and will stand strongly against any attempts by the federal government to undermine unions.»

Part of His Agenda:... [fight] against the federal government to overturn the ill - named and unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act... [challenge] «Don't Ask, Don't Tell»... [challenge] FDA's discriminatory, outdated and irrational ban...

Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has opened up on the campaign against corruption, stressing that the Federal Government's approach to the fight was defective and yet to produce any serious conviction after three years.

The governor frowned at the publicized arrest of President Buhari's associate and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Jafaru Isa, and his reported refund of N100 million to the EFCC describing it as the first trick used by the Federal Government in its attempt to deceive Nigerians into believing that the fight against corruption was not selective.

«As a man of proven integrity, who is in the forefront of supporting Mr. President's fight against corruption, the DG sought the support of anti-corruption agencies such as the EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission in fighting corruption in Information Technology procurements in Federal Government's Ministries, Departments, and Agencies.»

In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor said; «As it still appears, the statement made by the Federal Government on the Halliburton and Siemens corruption scandals may not be more than another decoy to shift the attention of Nigerians from the selective nature of President Buhari's fight against corruption.»

Like in his lone televised debate against Mr. Astorino, Mr. Cuomo also blasted the Republican for fighting with the federal government about whether he's in compliance with a fair - housing settlement.

Samson Itegboje commended the Federal Government for the steady progress in the areas of economy, infrastructure, fight against insurgency and anti-corruption.

The federal government has awarded $ 3.4 million in grants to help Erie County launch a tougher countywide fight against lead poisoning.

«Regardless of the federal government's dangerous actions to rescind Title IX protections, this state and this administration will continue to stand with and advocate for survivors, and we will not go backwards in the fight against sexual assault.»

Some of the issues Adelakun raised were the appointment of security chiefs from mainly one ethnic group, killings and kidnapping by Boko Haram despite the Federal Government's claim that the sect had been technically defeated; and the fight against corruption.

Following the recent video clip trending in the media over alleged maltreatment of personnel fighting against the Boko Haram in the North Eastern part of the country by the Federal government, the military has reacted against the video.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in his eighth State of the State speech Wednesday, told lawmakers that 2018 will be the «most challenging» year, and that they will have to fight against what he says are «threats» from the federal government.

He also emphasized the state's ability to fight back against federal rulings, citing as an example the federal government's decision to rescind an order requiring public schools to respect the gender identities of transgender students.

The position of the Federal Government is that in view of the fact that Cameroon has been a major key player in the war against insurgency and the involvement of Cameroon in fighting for the stability of Nigeria, it will be out of the foreign policy context of Nigeria to abandon Cameroon and the acting president directed me — and I have communicated appropriately that if the only vote that will come to Hayatou will be from Nigeria, Nigeria should stand with Hayatou.»

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commended the Adamawa Government for keying into the Federal Government fight against corruption.

«She also wishes to commend the whistle - blower policy introduced by the Federal Government in the fight against corruption which policy has resulted in large scale uncovering and recovery of monies and assets.

«Addressing alleged corruption in the budget process by pursuing prosecution of indicted principal officers of the National Assembly will provide an important opportunity for the Federal Government to reignite the fight against corruption and fulfil a cardinal campaign promise, to show that the Federal Government works on behalf of the many, and not the few, as well as jumpstart economic activities and break the back of the recession.»

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has accused the Federal Government of double standard in its fight against corruption.

NEW ORLEANS — Vice President Biden called on the nation's leading cancer researchers to accelerate progress in the fight against the disease by sharply boosting collaborations and data sharing and by giving him advice on how to make the federal government a forceful ally in the anti-cancer effort.

Liman and his screenwriter, Gary Spinelli (Chaos Walking, Stash House), apparently play fast and loose with the facts of Seal's life («dramatic license» in case you're wondering), but hew relatively close to the general contours and parameters of that same life, following Seal as he settles in Mena, Arkansas at the behest of his careerist handler, expands his drug - smuggling business with Schafer's willful ignorance as an ally, and turns a massive property (also bestowed by a generous federal government) into a training ground for the Contra rebels who fought against the Communist - allied Sandinista regime in Nicaragua in the «80s.

After a week of public fighting between two of Louisiana's top elected officials, Attorney General Jeff Landry has decided to join with Gov. John Bel Edwards in seeking the dismissal of the state's Common Core lawsuit against the federal government.

While the additional funding from the federal government to increase the focus on fighting cybercrime is a good idea, this is unlikely to reduce the burden on the private sector in preparing against and responding to security breaches, says Ahmad.

Our nationwide class action and MDL lawyers have been helping victims and their families fight back against government negligence through federal torts for years.

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce weighs in on the IP panic, calling for the provincial government to become involved and join the federal government in the fight against «piracy and counterfeiting.»

Prior to joining WAA in 2014, McLandress was general counsel at the Canadian Wheat Board where he worked on several very big cases, such as fights at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and fights against the Canadian Federal Government, as well as overseeing important individual deals.

Internet Australia has again come out in strong opposition to the use of site - blocking in the fight against Internet «piracy», claiming that a copyright infringement survey by the federal government supports its case against site - blocking.

In 2012, we were asked by the Canadian Federal Government to testify in their anti-competition case against the Toronto Real Estate Board and demonstrate how Realosophy uses data to give consumers better real estate advice — an important fight we are proud to lead.