Sentences with phrase «fighting for living wages»
De Blasio said his long - term recovery plan for storm - affected areas includes fighting for living wages, building affordable housing and saving local hospitals.
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The Fight for $ 15 campaign has galvanized workers across the country to demand the kind of living wages that they are entitled to receive.
Appelbaum also praised Pilgrim - Hunter for her role in the Kingsbridge Armory fight, in which she, RWDSU and a host of others successfully blocked a development supported by the Bloomberg administration due to a disagreement over so - called «living» wages.
«This strong union stands up for all workers in their fight for fair contracts and wages, and the right to a decent quality of life.
He's not done pushing for living wages and unemployment insurance, working to pass real immigration reform, fighting for more affordable housing and standing up for veterans.
In a minute - and - half video, Goldberg touts the WFP as the «progressive party» that has helped elect officials who in turn have fought to pass measures such as paid sick leave, living wages and support for public transit.
Hawkins heads to Utica for May Day to join a «Fight for Fifteen» May Day Vigil for Fair and Living Wages, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. on the public sidewalk on 100 block North Genesee Street (across the street from the Hess Gas Station), Utica.
We fight to see to it that you are compensated for your lost wages, medical bills, pain, anguish and impairment so you can get back to living your life.
While Aboriginal people in Victoria have successfully fought for important mechanisms such as the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement and Traditional Owner Settlement Act, our failure to pay reparations for stolen children or stolen wages, deliver land justice, close the gap in life expectancy or prevent overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in prison, shows we have much to do to make amends and achieve equity.