Sentences with phrase «from labor unions like»

Schneiderman lined up a long string of endorsements from the left — from labor unions like SEIU 1199 and HTC to the Rev. Al Sharpton (a nod that might come back to haunt the senator in the general election against Republican Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, after he pledged Sharpton's National Action Network would have an «annex» in Albany if he's elected»).

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Yet, like the state, the school, the business and the labor union, the institutional church has its own distinctive sphere and task — not to save us from the state, once again, but to mediate God's saving grace, to nurture its members in the faith and to support them in living the life of obedience before God in Christ.

But while Working Families elements from major labor unions, like 1199 SEIU, worked to cut a deal with Cuomo, sources close to the party said, its grass roots revolted.

He has over one million dollars in his campaign war chest, much of it from other congresspersons in «safe» districts (like Pelosi and Hoyer) and big labor unions.

And public unions such as teacher's unions don't just extract money from the state they do labor too (like teaching our kids), and, like other unions, they unionize to negotiate for better compensation and look out for their own interests, like just about every union out there does.

At the same time, a video shown at the Democratic convention last week featured prominent labor leaders from influential unions like 1199 SEIU and 32BJ endorsing Cuomo.

Despite a push from a coalition of labor unions and high - profile Democrats like New York City mayor Bill de Blasio — and the promise of help from Governor Andrew Cuomo — the Democrats could not pull off a win.

Much of that came in the form of smaller donations from individuals, as well as bigger funds from the many unions and organizations that have endorsed Rivera over the last month or so (like 1199 SEIU, the Committee of Interns and Residents, and a number of other labor groups.)

This leads to economic development like in Albany's Park South area, hence the broad - based interest in his candidacy from labor unions and developers.»

He worked like hell to get the Working Families designation and when he couldn't get it, his union allies said that they might set up a separate party to draw off progressive labor votes from Nixon, the Working Families candidate.

And public - sector labor groups, including the teachers unions and CSEA, have either declared a truce or largely step aside from directly knocking Cuomo has issues like less generous contracts and fights over charter schools have died away.

Hannon has received endorsements from other health - care oriented groups like 1199 / SEIU, a political key labor union.

DiNapoli is well - liked in the Democratic Party and has been rapidly collecting endorsements from labor unions and fellow elected officials.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo this afternoon announced he had successfully garnered a host of labor concessions from Council 82, the union that represents law enforcement — foreshadowing a larger battle Cuomo could have with larger unions like CSEA and PEF.

The labor representative on the board, Mike Fishman, from the service workers union SEIU, says he'd like to raise it all the way to a $ 15 an hour rate.

Until Thursday afternoon, the governor's campaign website touted 51 endorsements, from prominent labor unions, Democratic clubs, progressive advocacy groups, and political parties like the Women's Equality Party and the Working Families Party.

The labor representative on the board, Mike Fishman from the service workers union SEIU, says he'd like to all the way to a $ 15 dollar an hour rate.

While he admitted contributions from PACs, those funds come from groups like labor unions who are supportive of his candidacy, he said.

In addition to large donations from other elites like Richard Wilpon, the brother of New York Mets owner and Sterling Equities Chairman Fred Wilpon, a host of labor union political action committees funneled the maximum $ 4,950 to Mr. Stringer: Doctors Council SEIU, Mason Tenders District Council and the Uniformed Firefighters FIREPAC all donated.

The term «teacher union leader» typically evokes a hard - charging labor activist who shares an adversarial relationship with the school district, is focused solely on protecting members» bread - and - butter interests, and flees from phrases like «school reform.»

When it became apparent that district negotiators wouldn't back down on issues like tax - funded union release time and payroll dues deductions, DCFT sought intervention from major campaign beneficiary and Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper and his labor department executive director, former state AFL - CIO leader Ellen Golombek.

Like the origins of labor unions, teachers» unions like the AFT and NEA emerged out of a need to protect teacher's from terrible working conditions, nepotism in hiring, political backlash, and to advocate for intellectual freeLike the origins of labor unions, teachers» unions like the AFT and NEA emerged out of a need to protect teacher's from terrible working conditions, nepotism in hiring, political backlash, and to advocate for intellectual freelike the AFT and NEA emerged out of a need to protect teacher's from terrible working conditions, nepotism in hiring, political backlash, and to advocate for intellectual freedom.

For families like Spahn's, it was a success: under pressure from the labor unions, the mines where his sons worked launched a proactive campaign in 1994 to train employees for different careers.