Sentences with phrase «for organized labor»

Passage of the bill has become a major priority for organized labor groups, who will be joined in the push by a broad coalition that includes advocates for women and children.

Wisely avoiding the impulse to deconstruct or diagnose the origins of his lifelong support for organized labor, director Diego Luna instead focuses on Chavez's creation of the National Farm Workers Association and the establishment of his guiding principles as an activist and organizer.

Despite a major setback for organized labor in the Wisconsin recall election on June 5, union households still make up about 25 percent of the national electorate and could be a decisive factor in states with large numbers of union members.

«As a dedicated neighborhood activist for my entire career, I know the needs of my community and will be a tireless voice for organized labor and our City's progressive values.»

Critics in the real estate industry lambast the measure as a backdoor way for organized labor to preserve its shrinking slice of the construction market, since unions have the infrastructure in place to provide the training.

Speaking at a breakfast for organized labor workers in May 2014, Heastie remarked, «Raising the minimum wage for organized workers is the key to a good economy for all of us — when workers have more money, they put it right back into the state's economy.»

The resounding defeat of Prop. 1, which would have established a constitutional convention, was a big win for organized labor, which was the main driver behind the campaign for a «no» vote.

While the result of Tuesday's election is not surprising, it represents a victory for organized labor.

Harold Meyerson of The American Prospect says the future for organized labor remains bleak.

Another erroneous assertion — a long time mantra for organized labor — is that workers who choose not to join unions in RTW states are «freeloaders» or «free riders.»

The most damaging area of privatization for organized labor is education, because the unions lose serious money when teachers take jobs in non-unionized, non-public schools.

His disdain for organized labor is made vividly clear, for example, in his view of what constitutes shady or suspicious behavior.

Public support for organized labor was wavering.

Unions claimed credit for the outcome; the AFL - CIO called it a «tremendous victory» for organized labor.

A welter of earlier cartoons makes clear, too, his support for organized labor, the New Deal, and the war on Fascism.