Sentences with phrase «funds from labor groups»

He told POLITICO New York that the MCCEJ is a «broad coalition» drawing funds from labor groups and others.

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Keep in mind, too, that the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee — maligned for not keeping pace with their well - funded Republican counterparts — was able to marshal the help and resources from a variety of labor groups.

Records show advocacy groups tied to the party have received millions in state funding and financial support from labor unions — in essence biting the hands that feed them.

Local campaign staff and candidates, staff at union locals labor organizations not based in DC, community organizing groups that aren't part of national networks, grassroots groups that aren't getting funding from the main backers of community organizing and progressive causes, staff working in local government, and the list goes on and on.

The National Republican Congressional Committee, the GOP - aligned Congressional Leadership Fund, and House Majority PAC (the go - to Democratic group focused on House races) already made initial ad reservations, totaling more than $ 124 million from Labor Day to Election Day.

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.

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.)

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

The most recent nod came early Friday, when Make the Road Action — a grass - roots immigrant rights group that receives ample funding from labor — said it would back Ms. Nixon because of «her strong progressive platform and her commitment to passing and implementing the full protections and supports that our communities need and deserve.»

There's a well - funded campaign opposing a convention that has support from labor unions, nonprofits, political groups and elected officials of all political stripes.

Records show advocacy groups tied to the WFP have received millions in state funding and financial support from labor unions — in essence biting the hands that feed them.

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

De Blasio has backed a broader push among liberal groups and labor unions to swing the Senate back to Democratic control, headlining fund - raisers for the Democrats» campaign committee and helping extract a pledge from the Independent Democratic Conference to re-join the main conference next year.

The lawsuit, which includes parents from Yonkers and New York City, was announced Tuesday by the Alliance for Quality Education — a labor - backed group that advocates for increased funding for schools.

Borrowing from New York's playbook, Illinois funders, advocates, and parents built an extensive coalition of religious organizations, community groups, and, surprisingly, some blue - collar labor unions (not teacher unions) to advocate for the reform.

He has worked on international projects with funding from groups such as the National Science Foundation, World Bank, United Nations and the International Labor Organization and acts as a reviewer for a number of economics journals.

A highly orchestrated, secretly foreign - funded group of Australian environmental activists opposing the $ 16 billion Adani coalmine in Queensland has «dampened» Indian investment interest in Australia and received heated criticism from the federal Coalition and Queensland Labor governments.