Sentences with phrase «funded by labor»

The lobbying group works with Cuomo and is run by and funded by labor unions, including the Service Employees International Union.

The groups are largely funded by labor organizations and can not receive direct funding from the state.

Not exact matches

Funded by alumni from the McCombs School of Business, where it is housed, Texas Venture Labs will selectively take on projects and provide (student) labor to help the firms get off the ground.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

• Wonolo, a San Francisco - based staffing platform enabling businesses to fill their immediate labor needs, raised $ 13 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital.

And finding themselves graded on their performance every three months, fund managers back raiders who seek to gain by downsizing and outsourcing labor.

The 2002 law, usually called McCain - Feingold, banned the broadcast, cable or satellite transmission of «electioneering communications» paid for by corporations or labor unions from their general funds in the 30 days before a presidential primary and in the 60 days before the general elections.

But the prescription offered by the Taylor rule changes significantly if one instead assumes, as I do, that appreciable slack still remains in the labor market, and that the economy's equilibrium real federal funds rate — that is, the real rate consistent with the economy achieving maximum employment and price stability over the medium term — is currently quite low by historical standards.

A report on Puerto Rico's financial problems by former International Monetary Fund economists, published by the territory's Government Development Bank on June 29, suggested the U.S. territory reform its labor markets and other areas to improve competitiveness and potentially restructure its debts.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

The money was promised by the former Labor government, from a clean technology programme the Coalition has pledged to scrap because it was funded by the carbon tax.

They will also discuss the progress made by the FVIAC's five Working Groups, which cover the following topics: 1) Ports of Entry Inspection Delays, 2) Research and Grant Funding, 3) Agricultural Labor, 4) Education and Branding, and 5) Food Safety.

But you probably had already guessed that, given the fact that the Working Families Party is not only to the left of the Democratic Party, but also funded by organized labor.

Several labor leaders as well as the Cuomo campaign disputed the claims made by WFP State Director Bill Lipton that the governor threatened to work to end funding for the activist organizations as a result of the potential Nixon endorsement.

HTC, a small but influential labor union that has played pivotal rolls at the Capitol in recent years on issues like the legalization of casino gaming, worked with the Real Estate Board of New York to counter a well - funded campaign backed by Airbnb.

De Blasio — who has resisted including the «Fair Fares» (city - funded half - priced Metro Cards) measure in his budget — was massively outnumbered by an army of city elected officials, district attorneys and labor leaders who called on him to pony up $ 212 million for it in his executive budget.

The jury found Percoco received $ 35,000 in bribes in exchange for helping the company beat back a labor agreement and get reimbursed for funds owed to them by the state.

1199 helped undercut one of Cuomo's mortal enemies, the left - leaning Working Families Party, by breaking away from its labor coalition and depriving it of funds and manpower.

The Working Families Party spends millions of dollars on statewide and local campaigns through funds provided by labor unions and other left - leaning backers.

And, as a reader pointed out, it was produced and posted by the Senate Democrat - controlled (and taxpayer - funded) media services unit just two weeks before Espada faces off against his two primary opponents: Gustavo Rivera (who is being backed by a number of the majority leader's colleagues and labor unions) and Dan Padernacht.

The state would also reduce funding for the senior colleges of the City University of New York by $ 485 million in the coming school year, which is partially offset by $ 240 million the state would set aside to settle CUNY's outstanding, long - expired labor contracts.

On topic questions included funding for items in the City's SIRR report and whether there is an alternative source for such items, whether the mayor is satisfied with the pace of City spending of federal money for Sandy relief, whether the mayor is confident of reaching his 500 construction starts and 500 reimbursement checks by Labor Day, Comptroller Scott Stringer's report on a lack of oversight on spending by the Department of Homeless Services, whether the City has the «right formula» for Build It Back, the total number of homes damaged by Sandy and when all will reached through Build It Back, how many of the 132 construction starts to date are repairs and how many are rebuilds and whether the mayor has closely examined the City's emergency management system in the context of preparing for a future coastal storm.

Once the campaign [that voters pay attention to] begins after Labor Day, New Yorkers from across the state will see what those that are close to the capital see day in and day out by Comptroller DiNapoli and he will not need to fund raise.

That was evident in the wake of Cuomo's latest minimum wage proposal, which was hailed by his allies in 1199 SIEU and HTC, (which happen to provide funding to the labor - backed party), but deemed not good enough in an official WFP statement.

«It's disappointing that Governor Cuomo and some state lawmakers — pushed by powerful, labor - backed special interests — continue to pursue the use of tax dollars to fund partisan political campaigns,» said the group's executive director, Brian Sampson.

The Buffalo News reported last week that the one anti-Proposal 1 group, funded almost exclusively by an array of labor unions, has raised $ 1.5 million for its campaign to stop the convention.

The budget includes additional funding toward parks that had been lobbied for by Council members and advocates, including almost $ 700,000 to extend beach season one week past Labor Day.

Mr. Linn, meanwhile, has managed to settle the vast majority of the city's outstanding labor contracts with relatively conservative deals funded by health care savings.

They accounted for the $ 13.6 billion cost of all the contracts by adding funds to the existing labor reserve in the budget, spending $ 1 billion from a separate account known as the «health stabilization fund» and forcing unions to come up with $ 3.4 billion worth of health care savings through FY2018.

Hedge fund managers and executives have made nearly $ 40 million in contributions to political candidates and committees in New York since 2000, according to a paper from the Hedge Clippers, an online group backed by a coalition of labor unions and community organizations.

«Now they want government to validate that decision by saying government will fund the program that pays non-union labor,» he said.

The split is part of a broader dispute within the WFP between its labor union founders and activist groups that have largely been funded by unions to push issues.

The amendment was supported by a well - funded campaign composed of casino companies and labor organizations that appears to have spent more than $ 2 million on the effort, which included TV ads, mailers and robocalls from Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The coalition is backed by businesses, private sector labor organizations and elected officials, and it can raise unlimited funds to meet his goal, according to Board of Elections guidelines and court rulings.

A group funded by casino companies, business groups and labor unions called New York Jobs Now spent $ 1.9 million supporting the ballot referendum.

This would cloak union members who contribute smaller amounts to labor lobbying funds, but would prompt more disclosure by members of the pro-Cuomo Committee to Save New York, a monied coalition of private - sector unions, business and real estate groups.

The Service Employees International Union and two of its major affiliates in New York — 1199 and 32BJ — have been major backers of the campaign, along with the Hotel Trades Council, the labor - backed Amalgamated Bank and a joint entity funded by 1199 and the Greater New York Hospital Association.

Demos's labor union funders, including the SEIU and UFCW, would benefit from the dues they would by law receive.

Citing the success story of Premier Aviation, USA in Rome, Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. today urged other employers to participate in the On The Job Training Program operated by the Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and funded by the New York State Department of Labor.

Some of that money would come from accounts controlled by Cuomo — either his personal campaign account or accounts of the Democratic State Committee — and other funds would come from major labor unions.

Yet on Monday, he was holding himself up as the defender of the pension fund against the plan, and being hailed by labor unions for doing so.

By Karen CaffariniSpecial to the TribuneMERRILLVILLE — A local union official hopes to begin development this spring at Union Park, using union labor and union funding.

The Patriot Majority was formed by a former spokesman for Sen. Harry Reid and is funded by organized labor.

The City University of New York's faculty union promised to hold Governor Andrew Cuomo to a commitment by his budget director on Thursday that the administration will «address» funding its expired labor contracts once a deal is reached between the union and the university.

Driven by a shared goal of creating jobs, increasing funding for schools and lowering property taxes, a broad coalition of business leaders, labor unions, economic development professionals and educators announced the formation of NY Jobs Now in support of Referendum # 1 on ballots in November, which would authorize up to four new casinos in upstate New York.

City - funded spending is projected to increase at an average annual rate of 4.6 percent between Fiscal Years 2013 and 2018, driven by higher labor costs and debt service.

ALBANY — The 25 largest donors to state - level politicians and political parties last year included several hedge fund managers, labor unions and a PAC controlled by a former leader of the Senate.

This concept is rooted in ongoing efforts supported by the labor movement to allow public and private pension funds to sue Wall St. firms for pension losses.

On the cusp of Labor Day weekend, the state was pronounced saved, at least by implication, when committee spokesman Michael McKeon said the business - and real estate - funded group had served its purpose and was disbanding.

Already, the Transport Workers Union, which has been engaged in bitter criticism of de Blasio over funding for an emergency Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) plan put forward by Lhota (again the agency's chair), has spent $ 119,025 on a TV ad attacking the mayor (TWU is seen as an ally of Governor Andrew Cuomo, a consistent de Blasio foe with whom the union negotiates its major labor contracts).