Sentences with phrase «for organized labor groups»

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.

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It's prudent for Brain Corp. to frame its machine as non-threatening in the eyes of organized labor groups.

Puzder, the chief executive of CKE Restaurants, has been widely criticized by labor rights groups for underpaying workers, failing to offer benefits, and attempting to prevent employees from organizing.

For their part, industry groups said they welcomed the addition and hoped Emanuel would soon lead the board to undo Obama - era policies, including allowing employees to organize in «micro-unions» and holding franchisors responsible for franchisees» violations of labor lFor their part, industry groups said they welcomed the addition and hoped Emanuel would soon lead the board to undo Obama - era policies, including allowing employees to organize in «micro-unions» and holding franchisors responsible for franchisees» violations of labor lfor franchisees» violations of labor law.

Organizing 2.0 leads online organizing and new media skills training for members and staff at community organizations, labor groups, and local campaigns and nonprofits.

The TV spot follows a marketing assault from the hotel industry, organized labor, activist groups and city Comptroller Scott Stringer that produced and publicized findings that the online rental service has accelerated gentrification by illegally converting apartments to short - term lodgings for travelers.»

Last Wednesday night, several of the groups, including the Real Rent Reform Campaign — made up of organized tenants, labor organizations and community groups that advocate for «progressive» pro-tenant legislation — held a well - attended town hall meeting in Brooklyn (they estimated the crowd at about 200 attendees) while the board of the influential Tenants PAC met separately and decided on endorsements for state legislative races.

«I want to thank the unprecedented alliance of elected officials, led by Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio, as well as the representatives of organized labor and New York's advocacy groups, for campaigning so effectively that the will of the people be properly recognized,» she said.

In New York City, allies of Mr. Bloomberg have organized such groups to lobby for the mayor's proposals on congestion pricing, charter schools and other issues, often in opposition to the municipal labor unions.

In a statement, Stewart - Cousins thanked the «unprecedented alliance of elected officials, led by Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio, as well as the representatives of organized labor and New York's advocacy groups, for campaigning so effectively that the will of the people be properly recognized.»

ALBANY — For the first time in recent New York history, unions and other groups representing organized labor gave substantially more money to Democratic candidates for the State Senate than to Republican onFor the first time in recent New York history, unions and other groups representing organized labor gave substantially more money to Democratic candidates for the State Senate than to Republican onfor the State Senate than to Republican ones.

LaBarbera and representatives of construction labor management funds, which advocate for companies that use organized labor and related unions, said it was clear the real estate lobbying group had more sway at City Hall than they did, given that they were not invited into the 421 - a discussions the administration and REBNY had engaged in.

An executive order by New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer last month granting family child - care providers the right to unionize is the latest sign of an aggressive push by organized labor to represent such workers, who care for small groups of children in the providers» own homes.

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.

A coalition of organizing, labor and civic groups presented an alternative «Newark Promise» plan that called for community schools and local control.