Sentences with phrase «former union members»

No wonder that just 25 percent of current and former union members think their leaders do a good job representing them.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Ongoing talks between the U.K. and the European Union could break down at any point, according to a former member of the Bank of England.

In addition to Yussuff, Corbett, and McGowan, the task force includes five other members from the trade union movement, municipal councillor Rick Smith from Leduc, Alberta, former EcoTrust Canada president Brenda Kuecks, former SaskPower president John T. Wright, and sustainable development specialist Anna Redden, director of the Acadia Tidal Energy Institute.

five other members from the trade union movement, municipal councillor Rick Smith from Leduc, Alberta, former EcoTrust Canada president Brenda Kuecks, former SaskPower president John T. Wright, and sustainable development specialist Anna Redden, director of the Acadia Tidal Energy Institute.

The Left Platform, which holds about 40 seats in parliament and is composed of former communists and others closely aligned with labor unions, could defeat the government if its members vote against the plan.

At its current rate of economic expansion, moreover, Hungary in perhaps three years will become a member of the European Union, a development which scarcely over a decade ago would have seemed unthinkable for this former Warsaw Pact member.

Also, a number of unions continue to support IDC Leader Jeff Klein in his primary battle with former NYC Councilman Oliver Koppell, though they are supporting — or at least promising to support — primary challengers to other IDC members, including former NYC Comptroller John Liu, who is running against the IDC's newest member, Queens Sen. Tony Avella.

The New York State United Teachers union on Friday blasted the appointment of former Education Commissioner John King to become the acting secretary of education and urged its members to call the White House to «express their displeasure.»

Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg predicts the votes for Republicans and Donald Trump in November won't come from top executives, but union members, because the GOP is «no longer the party of business.»

Russia has already outlined its aims to create a Eurasian Union, an economic and political entity comprising many of the members of the former Soviet Union and centered around Moscow.

Claim 19: «The Chairperson through her arrogant posture brought embarrassment to the Commission by refusing to grant audience to the members of the National Peace Council and the leader of the Africa Union Delegation Mr. Thabo Mbeki, the former president of South Africa during the 2016 General Election.»

If the unions are able to mobilise their members to affiliate to Labour they could have more power than under the former electrical college system.

Even at this uniquely precarious moment for the de Blasio administration, the mayor has assembled a large coalition of surrogates to support mayoral control, including 100 business leaders who are not traditional de Blasio allies, clergy members, union leaders, technology executives, elected officials and former top officials under mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration.

As Tony Blair's former EU adviser Roger Liddle points out in a new and forensically illuminating pamphlet «The Risk of Brexit» other EU members would be well within their rights to resent the UK's latest bout of stroppiness, refusing to join the Euro but demanding new rules to protect its influence, turning its back on the principle of ever closer union while asserting its right to be at the heart of all pivotal decision making.

Members of the NYC prison guards» union are demanding that the union stop paying for the legal defense bills of their troubled former leader, Norman Seabrook.

A meeting between members of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus and former Attorney General Eric Holder has been postponed after the influential labor union Hotel Trades Council raised concerns.

African Union Election Observation Mission — His Excellency, Thabo Mbeki, Former South African President COMESA Election Observation Mission — Ambassor Dr. Simbi Mubako, former Zimbabwean Minister of Justice Commonwealth Observation Group — His Excellency, John D. Mahama, Former Ghanaian President EAC Election Observation Mission — Prof. Edward B. Rugumayo, Former Cabinet Minister in Uganda EU Election Observation Mission — Marietje Schaake, Dutch Member of the European Parliament ICGLR Election Observation Mission — Hon. Makumbi Kamya, Member of Parliament, Republic of Uganda IGAD Election Observation Mission &mdashFormer South African President COMESA Election Observation Mission — Ambassor Dr. Simbi Mubako, former Zimbabwean Minister of Justice Commonwealth Observation Group — His Excellency, John D. Mahama, Former Ghanaian President EAC Election Observation Mission — Prof. Edward B. Rugumayo, Former Cabinet Minister in Uganda EU Election Observation Mission — Marietje Schaake, Dutch Member of the European Parliament ICGLR Election Observation Mission — Hon. Makumbi Kamya, Member of Parliament, Republic of Uganda IGAD Election Observation Mission &mdashformer Zimbabwean Minister of Justice Commonwealth Observation Group — His Excellency, John D. Mahama, Former Ghanaian President EAC Election Observation Mission — Prof. Edward B. Rugumayo, Former Cabinet Minister in Uganda EU Election Observation Mission — Marietje Schaake, Dutch Member of the European Parliament ICGLR Election Observation Mission — Hon. Makumbi Kamya, Member of Parliament, Republic of Uganda IGAD Election Observation Mission &mdashFormer Ghanaian President EAC Election Observation Mission — Prof. Edward B. Rugumayo, Former Cabinet Minister in Uganda EU Election Observation Mission — Marietje Schaake, Dutch Member of the European Parliament ICGLR Election Observation Mission — Hon. Makumbi Kamya, Member of Parliament, Republic of Uganda IGAD Election Observation Mission &mdashFormer Cabinet Minister in Uganda EU Election Observation Mission — Marietje Schaake, Dutch Member of the European Parliament ICGLR Election Observation Mission — Hon. Makumbi Kamya, Member of Parliament, Republic of Uganda IGAD Election Observation Mission — Amb.

However, former Conservative chancellor Ken Clarke said: «I actually think the vast majority of members of the Labour party would quite like to see the party to stop being dependent on these millions from the trade unions, what is left of the trade union movement, that keeps trying to use that as political leverage which they do not want.»

«With the economy in the state it's in, it needs all hands to the pump — businesses, unions, workers, government, opposition,» said the former Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member.

The tactics worked so well that even former Gov. George Pataki and Senate GOP leader Joe Bruno finally threw in the towel and gave the union what it wanted - in the form of billions of extra Medicaid dollars for the hospitals and nursing homes that employ 1199's members.

The health care union allied with Senate Republicans under former majority leader Joe Bruno's leadership, and frequently gave members of his conference four times as much money as it did to Democrats.

A bank has a real grievance with a former member of the carpenter's union — who allegedly robbed it while wearing his union sweatshirt.

As the former governor answered questions in Union Square, he was surrounded by a mob of 50 members of the media.

A former member of the House of Representatives, Bamidele Faparusi, has hailed the judiciary for freeing persons standing trial for the murder of the former chairman of the National Union of Road and Transport Workers, Chief Omolafe Aderiye.

But Labour MP John Grogan rejected this argument, saying he was surprised to hear former union leader Mr Johnson dismiss the «one member one vote» system in this way, adding: «I must urge those on my front bench to resist the forces of conservatism.»

Early Endorsements include: Burt Cohen, former New Hampshire Senate majority leader (reported by Seven Days on May 26, 2015) Emily Hague, at - large Keene City Council member (announced June 6, 2015) Dudley Dudley, longtime Democratic activist; Executive Councilor in the 1970s (reported July 3, 2015) New Hampshire Postal Workers Union (announced Sept. 19, 2015) IBEW Local 490 in Concord SEIU Local 560 in Hanover (both announced Oct. 31, 2015)

«I think the unions did an excellent job in mobilizing their members so you've got some of that effect, too,» said Bruce Gyory, a former gubernatorial advisor who is now at Manatt, Phelps and Phillips.

Top correction officers union members so feared former boss Norman Seabrook's wrath they dared not challenge his investment of $ 20 million in a risky hedge fund, an ex-union official told The NY Post.

Cilento, the union's former spokesman, says he plans to mobilize union members on the local level for legislative, political and grassroots activity.

As a former Walmart board member, Hillary Clinton is not really union member supportable.

He said: «We have seen Tory backbenchers last week defying the prime minister to vote against the Queen's Speech; former Tory chancellors openly calling for Britain to leave the European Union; serving Cabinet ministers joining the chorus at the weekend, saying they would vote for Britain to leave the EU now; and the embarrassing spectacle and truly ludicrous sight of a British prime minister in Washington negotiating an EU - US trade deal, while back home members of his own Cabinet say they would vote to exclude Britain from its benefits.»

But having apologised and explained that his comment was taken out of context, Dr Spio - Garbrah, a former Minister of Communication, Minister of Education, and Minister responsible for Mines and Energy, one - time Ghana Ambassador to the United States and Mexico in the J.J. Rawlings administration, a former member of the UNESCO executive board, board of directors of South African Telecom, AngloGold Ashanti and Vodacom and a former CEO of the London - based Commonwealth Telecommunications Union (CTU), won back support of NDC supporters had widely been envisaged to be the next NDC presidential candidate after Mr Mahama.

Former enterprise minister Iain Gray appeared the clear frontrunner to replace Wendy Alexander, having secured the support of more unions, elected members and constituency parties than his rivals.

Also mounting good campaigns are talented candidates with good ideas like Brian Kavanagh, former chief - of - staff for Council Member Gale Brewer, and aide to former Mayors Ed Koch & David Dinkins; Chris Papajohn who served on the American Civil Liberties Union's committee on disability law when they discovered that U.S. Post Offices are often not accessible to people with disabilities; Gur Tsabar, an aide to Speaker Gifford Miller, is articulate and well - informed on many issues, and authored an editorial in the April 14 Town & Village newspaper about unjust redlining of disabled New Yorkers due to budget concerns; Darren Bloch, a former Con Ed spokesperson who is a member of Community Board 6, is well - versed on housing and homelessness iMember Gale Brewer, and aide to former Mayors Ed Koch & David Dinkins; Chris Papajohn who served on the American Civil Liberties Union's committee on disability law when they discovered that U.S. Post Offices are often not accessible to people with disabilities; Gur Tsabar, an aide to Speaker Gifford Miller, is articulate and well - informed on many issues, and authored an editorial in the April 14 Town & Village newspaper about unjust redlining of disabled New Yorkers due to budget concerns; Darren Bloch, a former Con Ed spokesperson who is a member of Community Board 6, is well - versed on housing and homelessness imember of Community Board 6, is well - versed on housing and homelessness issues.

In August 2014, the Times Union reported that Percoco, then serving as Cuomo's campaign manager, privately contacted several former members of a statewide anti-corruption commission and encouraged them to issue public statements supporting the governor and affirming the panel's independence.

Ramos, a former 20 - year Suffolk County Police Department member who has represented the Central Islip and Brentwood area since 2002, said the permanent task forces would include black and Latino community members, police officials and police union officials.

The mayor was flanked by members of DC 37, a public union that endorses de Blasio for reelection; his MTA board appointee David Jones, who has criticized NYPD fare evasion arrests; Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, chairman of the City Council's Committee on Transportation; former City Planning Chairman Carl Weisbrod; and a slew of elected officials and transit advocates.

Mourners included Tony Bennett, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Bo Dietl, former NYC council speaker Chris Quinn, former NYC council member Robert Jackson and NY Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Donna Lieberman.

If the first day of Norman Seabrook's trial on federal corruption charges was any indication, the fear and loyalty that Seabrook, the former president of New York City's correction officers» union, instilled in his members remain undiminished.

Along with his running mate for lieutenant governor, Brian Jones, a former Harlem elementary school teacher and active union member, Hawkins supports expanding public education from full - day Pre-K through college and increasing state aid to local schools.

Hawkins was polling 9 % statewide even before a widely - praised debate performance, and has earned endorsements from a spectrum of people and organizations, including Ralph Nader, Seattle socialist city council member Kshama Sawant, education analyst Diane Ravitch, and former Mobil Oil VP - turned - renewable energy activist Lou Allstadt; as well as Albany weekly paper Metroland, 6 teachers» unions, 6 Democratic Party clubs, Socialist Alternative, and a number of groups leading the fight against school privatization, such as United Opt Out and the New York Badass Teacher Association.

Alan Milburn, the former Health Secretary, says that only full party members should be allowed a vote in leadership elections and that the unions should no longer have a «structural relationship» with Labour.

Former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman announced the members of a commission he'll lead to study Rikers Island today — a group that does not include correction unions or management and that he vowed would take an independent and «no holds barred» look at the city's jails.

Former Shadow Cabinet member Chuka Umunna said the Labour leader should support keeping the UK in the single market and the customs union even after it leaves the European Uunion even after it leaves the European UnionUnion.

But information reported Wednesday by the Times Union indicates that in 2014, a former member of DeFrancisco's Senate Republican conference engaged in similar activities, although on a smaller scale.

Thursday's event previously was dubbed an IDC event, but newer invitations sent to IDC donors, and shared with the Times Union, have rebranded the dinner a «Democratic Unity» fundraiser — though the funds raised are intended to bolster former IDC members in the upcoming primaries.

At a conference of the Scottish Campaign for Socialism on Saturday attended by a hundred leading CLP and trade union activists, MSPs, MPs and Scottish party executive members, former MSP Bill Butler said of the forthcoming leadership election:

Building workers union 32BJ SEIU announced today its endorsement of Rebecca Lynch, a former member of Mayor Bill de Blasio's Community Affairs Unit, in the election for the Queens City Council seat recently vacated by Mark Weprin.

For the elections for the seats left vacated by current Council members, the union endorsed Democrat Jerry Iannece for Democratic Councilman Tony Avella's seat in the 19th District, Democrat S.J. Jung for Democratic Councilman John Liu's seat in the 20th District, state Assemblyman Mark Weprin (D - Little Neck) for the 23rd District seat vacated by his brother David Weprin, Democrat Jimmy van Bramer for the District 26 seat vacated by Councilman Eric Gioia and former Queens Deputy Borough President Karen Koslowitz (D) for her run for the 29th Council District seat that will be vacated by Melinda Katz (D).