Sentences with phrase «general strike for»

Lozano also took a break from her creamy paintings in 1969 to propose a «general strike for peace,» but she meant a strike of museums.

Greece's largest labor union, the GSEE, has called a general strike for May 17 to protest the latest austerity package.

Not exact matches

Sanders maintained his support for the striking Verizon (vz) workers, and brushed aside the comments from executives of both Verizon and General Electric (ge).

A board member and spokesman for the Quebec civil lawyers» and notaries» union — Les avocats et notaires de l'État québécois, or LANEQ — he tried in vain in May to find members who were willing to share their first - hand experiences on the picket lines during their historic four - month general strike, the longest in Canadian public service history.

«You can't rule out any tactics out of hand, for example, a general strike.

9-05-1972 Leaders of the Québec Common Front go to jail for defying back to work laws during the April general strike.

For example, it is a general or pure possibility that I might win the 100 - meter dash in the next Olympic Games, but this is not a real possibility given my creaky joints, advancing years, etc. «Real potentiality» refers to those possibilities for the ingression of eternal objects which still remain after one strikes from consideration the impossibilities which the conditions of a given, factual world eliminate from the horizon of any particular actual entity or set of actual entities arising out of that worFor example, it is a general or pure possibility that I might win the 100 - meter dash in the next Olympic Games, but this is not a real possibility given my creaky joints, advancing years, etc. «Real potentiality» refers to those possibilities for the ingression of eternal objects which still remain after one strikes from consideration the impossibilities which the conditions of a given, factual world eliminate from the horizon of any particular actual entity or set of actual entities arising out of that worfor the ingression of eternal objects which still remain after one strikes from consideration the impossibilities which the conditions of a given, factual world eliminate from the horizon of any particular actual entity or set of actual entities arising out of that world.

Not all but most sermons miss the chance to strike a blow for the kingdom that do not at some point hold up for general laughter some quality of the familiar common life of our time and place.

The findings for African - American and Latino students are as striking as the findings for the general student population.

In a striking leader by its editor, the excellent Luke Coppen, the Herald encouraged its readers «to hold the Corporation to account, notably for the blundering and reckless coverage of the affair on the BBC's website» and urged the BBC's director general, Mark Thompson (himself a practicing Catholic) «to trawl through the archives of BBC News Online tosee how ignorant and one - sided reports of «Muslim outrage» helped manufacture a crisis for the Church that has endangered the lives of Catholics».

Understanding this tradition through secondary sources is risky, especially today; for much of what is now said about the Bible in general and this story in particular — for example, that it is sexist, or that it justifies the subjugation of women — strikes me as either erroneous or shallow.

further proof that Elohim is «spirit» in a general sense can be found in the Book of Exodus Chapter 12 Verse 12 where it reads: «For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.»

«We've even been struck down below in our farm system,» says general manager Sandy Alderson, referring to prospects Kirk McDonald (possibly out for the season with a knee injury) and Dave Otto (a stress fracture in his shin).

Swans goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski should have done better with Pedro's long - range effort, but it was still a good strike and he deserved a goal for his general performance.

This was a striking blow for daily fantasy, although both companies were quick to react and have sued the New York attorney general to prevent the ban of DFS.

People keep sharing stories about how awful their General Anesthetics for various things were, including an Egyptian friend who thought they were going to call the security services when he came around from having his tonsils out yelling «Terrorists win» (he was a big Counter Strike fan) so I don't know if I'm going frying pan - > fire.

General secretary Jonathan Baume said his First Division union, which represents the top seven civil service pay grades, was striking for the first time in its history because members are «angry about what is being proposed» on pensions.

Assistant General Secretary of the TUC, Paul Nowak was optimistic about public support for Thursday's strike over public sector pay, and said: «We believe Britain needs a pay rise - and that applies whether you work in the private or the public sector.»

General Counsel Felix Ehrat will leave Novartis over his role in a $ 1.2 million contract it struck with the personal lawyer for President Donald Trump.

Trump today struck out at Jeff Sessions in a fresh round of tweets, criticizing the U.S. attorney general for keeping the acting FBI director and renewing accusations about past investigations of his former presidential rival, Hillary Clinton.

The only visible dissent was Jim McAuslan of BALPA and, more bizarrely, Les Bayliss, Unite assistant general secretary and the Right's candidate for Unite general secretary (who as well as opposing the use of strikes against the cuts promised that, if he were elected, «there will NEVER be any strikes called over Christmas «-RRB-.

But Times columnist Philip Collins, a former speech writer for Tony Blair, said it made no sense for Ed Miliband to back a general strike, it would not get backing from the general public and it would achieve nothing.

But there are matters that are strictly state in nature, such as the unrelenting effort by the Cuomo administration to undermine the state Freedom of Information Law, that strike me as ripe for a look by the attorney general.

[234][235][236] That same month he came under criticism from sectors of the left for urging RMT members to cross picket lines in a proposed Underground strike because the latest offer had been «extremely generous», leading RMT general secretary Bob Crow to step down as a TfL board member.

It worth mentioning that IS benefited from the coalition air strikes by marketing itself for all jihadists around the world as the Islamic state that is fighting the evil of the west in general and US in specific, this marketing propaganda attracted many jihadist around the world to join IS.

Commenting on the press comments by Damian Hinds MP which seek to blame the NASUWT's action short of strike action for the decline in school sporting activities, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «Our union and others across the public sector are now on a war footing to prepare for what would be the biggest strike in UK history.

A century on from the UK's only ever general strike, the major federation for organised labour in Britain must learn to be more effective.

Mr Cable continued by remarking that «the usual suspects will call for general strikes and widespread disruption», before being interrupted by further cheering and applause.

For examples of the later, see the direct seizure of productive property by workers councils in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (this later develops from sit - in strikes, or work ins or general strikes with factory occupations).

If Wall Street executives had any concerns about the governor before — as a vestige, perhaps, of the rather more adversarial pose he struck following the financial collapse, which took place when he was attorney general — they seem to have disappeared with de Blasio's election, and the mayor's immediate push for a tax hike and limits on the proliferation of charter schools.

Nevertheless, the Bloomberg administration's decision to push Empire Stores developer Don Capoccia to use all union labor on the project's construction struck many observers as unusual, given Bloomberg's general opposition to imposing those sorts of requirements on unwilling developers, his unwillingness in the past several years to subsidize retail projects, and Capoccia's longstanding preference for running an open shop.

Coming off the heels of the announcement that Syracuse University will provide $ 7 million to the city over four years for general services, Miner said she wanted to strike while the iron is hot and try to reach a deal with another big entity.

The attorney general also called for more power to be delegated to individual members of the legislature, in a strike at Albany's «three men in a room» culture, and for longer terms for Assembly members to cut down on time spent campaigning and fundraising — the latter requiring an amendment to the state constitution.

Mark Serwotka, the general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) said, today's strikes by Revenue and Customs staff are part of an «ongoing campaign» to «cause disruption for the Government at key times».

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said the offer needed to be considered in detail, but confirmed that preparations would continue for massive strike action on November 30th after the «enhanced offer» from ministers.

So even though they look like they're in control, all that is needed is for this hypothetical Householders» Union to conduct a general strike — but only after electing a particular political order into Congress, one willing to back the people.

On July 17, New Mexico Attorney General Udall, SRIC, Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety, and Citizens for Alternatives to Radioactive Dumping file suits to strike down the EPA certification.

After requesting an assistant to take care of it for him, the Lieutenant General couldn't be more confident and in control when pushing for a drone strike that could possibly kill a child as part of collateral damage.

By not exactly parallel token, The China Syndrome will probably strike a lot of general viewers as the first time they have seen a movie about media (perhaps second, allowing for Network).

The glory of Cannes — and of cinephilia in general, for that matter — is that you never know for sure from which direction the long - awaited lightning bolt will strike.

It's the stuff of blustery masters - of - the - universe melodrama, which is why Chandor's debut is most striking for its general refusal to douse his material in Oliver Stone glitz and sizzle, eschewing Wall Street's aesthetic sexiness and glorification for a sober - minded consideration of its eve - of - apocalypse scenario.

The year before this banner was made the Labour Party formed a government for the first time; the year after it was made, Britain saw its first and only General Strike.

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The union's conference also called for a 24 - hour «general strike» in the autumn over pensions, to be organised with other public sector unions.

Teachers have called for a 24 - hour public sector general strike against cuts to children's services in England.

She added: «The call for general strike chimed with the members in our staffrooms because teachers know how high the stakes are.»

In a unanimous vote on 10/28/11, the OEA Executive Board endorsed Occupy Oakland's November 2 «General Strike / Mass Day of Action» and is urging members to participate in a variety of ways, including taking personal leave to join actions at Frank Ogawa Plaza, doing informational picketing at school sites, and holding teach - ins on the history of general strikes and organizing for economic jGeneral Strike / Mass Day of Action» and is urging members to participate in a variety of ways, including taking personal leave to join actions at Frank Ogawa Plaza, doing informational picketing at school sites, and holding teach - ins on the history of general strikes and organizing for economic jgeneral strikes and organizing for economic justice.

Tom Peters, General Motors» director ofexterior design for rear - wheel - drive and performance vehicles, says the idea was to create a more striking package: «We opted to go with bright metal accents, as opposed to satin finish, for things like the exhaust tips and fuel filler, and even the rear lights have a polished look.

To estimate side airbag effectiveness in on - the - road crashes, Institute researchers used data from the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System and General Estimates System to compute the relative risk of dying for drivers of 1997 - 2002 car models with and without side airbags when their vehicles were struck on the left (driver) side.