Sentences with phrase «got union labor»

«We got Democrats and Republicans, we got liberals and independents and conservatives, we got union labor and management, we got Jews and Christians and the Islamic community.

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What else gets coal companies, some environmental groups, and labor unions in support of it?

The government is likely to insist that if automakers and other companies get federal aid, they will have to avoid «rewarding labor unions» and replace defined benefit pension plans with «defined contribution» plans.

Complains Tusk, «Labor unions should be pro contract workers getting benefits, but if everyone can have the flexibility of being an independent contractor while also enjoying benefits, why would anyone have jobs?»

This was all avoidable, had the MLBPA been less willing to aim for labor peace and amenities, and more willing to fight hard for everything, big or small, as Marvin Miller used to when the union was first getting off the ground.

The focus on labor peace — a lie former Commissioner and current Commissioner Emeritus Bud Selig loved to mention — helped bring the players here: There was too much union attention paid to veterans and the money they were already getting, and the money they would get once they hit free agency.

My husband had cleaned the accounts out and changed the locks then had gone someplace we could not get to him His Union Minister got us in to see him the day after labor day and He had been told what i needed, He had it ready but hardly would talk three words to us.

The New York Hotel Trades Council's Neal Kawatra did not take kindly to NYC Councilman Charles Barron's claim on «Capital Tonight» yesterday that «most black and Latino people, people of color» belong to public sector labor unions, which are getting the cold shoulder from the Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner, AG Andrew Cuomo.

«The politically potent union has standing labor agreements with all three of the casino projects that got the green light from the Gaming Facility Location Board.»

PPP also have the feature that the company does the building so that they can sometimes get around state / muni union labor rules which is good or bad depending on who you ask.

We had a great victory yesterday, and I am so grateful for my team, the many volunteers, and labor unions who helped get me to the finish line.

Ask a Democrat or Republican who's labored in Albany or City Hall and seen the titanic union up close, and they'll tell you that, for better or worse, it does right by its members and gets what it wants.

David Zouh, an assistant United States attorney, told jurors in his summation, for instance, that a single phone call between Percoco and a state official in 2014 constituted a crime when he sought to get help on a labor union matter for Cor Development.

On his website, Nicodemo lists five major issues that impact his district, including getting state funding for Yonkers schools, stricter gun laws, human and LGBT rights, education and fighting for unions and organized labor.

During his time as a radio announcer at WNEW, Justin jumped into labor activism and served as shop steward where he represented and defended the interests of his fellow employees and advocated to get all union members retroactively paid for decades of overtime work on weekends and overnights.

The 23,000 - member union has a habit of getting in very early with candidates in hopes of maximizing its investment and gaining maneuvering power in a field dominated by bigger labor heavyweights like SEIU 1199, CSEA and the AFL - CIO.

Cuomo has been adept at raising millions of dollars from interests whose businesses are impacted by Albany actions — labor unions, real estate developers, business executives, the health care industry, charter school backers, government contractors, and the film and TV companies that get tax breaks for filming in New York.

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.

When Hart was asked how she would deal with the union, Bellone interrupted and said commissioners don't typically get involved in labor contract negotiations.

DiNapoli does have institutional support in the form of most of the Democratic establishment and a lot of labor unions, which can help him get out the vote on Election Day.

But pension reform has angered labor unions, a key Democratic constituency when it comes to funding and get - out - the - vote efforts.

The New York City Central Labor Council will be mobilizing our strong base of union members to out get - out - the - vote every day through Election Day in the Fifteenth Congressional District to send our friend Charlie Rangel back to Washington.

CWA is a major get for Klein, considering the labor union is a key player within the Working Families Party, which is officially remaining neutral in this race and the primary campaign between IDC Sen. Tony Avella and former city Comptroller John Liu.

The small but scrappy and political potent union has standing labor agreements with all three of the casino projects that got the green light from the Gaming Facility Location Board.

It is a very labor friendly state and Bernie gets a lot of rank and file union support while Hillary can only get endorsements delivered by some union leaders.

Because if in New York state which is a bastion of labor support, if you can get a New York City construction project that is government subsidized to be open shop, then you have really diminished union labor.

Cuomo was praised by New York State AFL - CIO President Mario Cilento for having the «sheer force of will» for getting the project done and for the bridge being built with «100 percent union labor.»

Percoco, prosecutors said, was later able to help Cor with several issues, including getting an expensive «labor peace» arrangement with local unions waived by state officials for a Syracuse Inner Harbor project.

Figueroa dismissed the notion that unions failed to get what they really fought for as «a bit cynical» and said that the agreement advances the interests of labor while opening doors for organizing more non-union workers.

Two Syracuse - area developers — Cor Development's Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi — are accused of paying Percoco $ 35,000 in exchange for help Percoco gave them on various state matters, including getting reversed a «costly arrangement» involving union labor on a Syracuse project and state money for a $ 15 million film studio outside Syracuse that ended up being a flop.

Harig is endorsed by the Western New York Labor Federation and NYSUT, but he claims he's not getting any financial support and has a «neutral union agenda.»

The company wanted to avoid a labor - peace agreement, with construction unions that Empire State Development officials said was needed to get grants.

Prosecutors, though, say evidence will show that Percoco was still a powerful force within the governor's office during that period and that he exerted that influence to help those paying him by getting the Empire State Development agency to reverse a decision regarding use of union labor that greatly benefited the Syracuse developer.

The left - leaning party, a hybrid of labor unions and progressive activists, will lend their get - out - the - vote operation to Ms. Lynch in what is expected to be a competitive race to replace former Councilman Mark Weprin, a Queens Democrat.

Mr. Bloomberg's assiduous courting of labor paid political dividends: after getting virtually no labor support in his first campaign in 2001, he picked up dozens of union endorsements in his third - term victory in 2009.

But in a story last year, Politico New York reported that 62 percent of donors had business or labor contracts before the city, or were trying to get a project approved — including the union DC37, which was negotiating a contract, and a manufacturer of scented garbage bags who eventually got a contract to provide them to the city.

The Manhattan lawmaker has a number of heavyweight labor unions on his side to help get out the vote and has styled himself as the liberal go - to candidate for black, Latino and gay voters.

So we got right on the horn with Savino, who has a labor - union background, and talked about it, as she was filling up her car with gas to drive back to Staten Island.

The mayor also believes he can get a better pension deal by restoring direct collective bargaining of pension benefits between the city and its labor unions, which state law has prohibited for nearly 40 years.

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.

The point here is twofold: 1) There was no way labor was going to back a Republican — certainly not Carl Paladino, and 2) Cuomo had no record as an executive with labor (he was good with the unions during his four years as AG, leaders say), but now he's got one on which he'll be judged going forward.

The division among labor over Cuomo has blunted some of the criticism he has gotten from other unions that have remained aligned with the Working Families Party.

In contrast to his 2010 gubernatorial run when he placed third in a field of seven, but couldn't get in the door, the Teamster turned candidate says that many labor unions are now at least «listening and interested» in his Green Party campaign.

Liu has bravely insisted he's still running for mayor in 2013, but that prospect will get even dimmer with the latest round of accusatory headlines; the biggest beneficiaries from Liu's decline are former comptroller Bill Thompson and current public advocate Bill de Blasio, both of whom would have tangled with Liu for labor union endorsements.

Kindlon has gotten contributions from law firms; Soares has banked donations from labor unions.

«You have the largest labor unions in the room who also have been our biggest funders arguing Cynthia should not get the W.F.P. line, which is a pretty forceful argument coming from your biggest funders,» said one participant, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting and for fear of angering Mr. Cuomo.

«Like the new Tappan Zee Bridge, we plan to get this project done on time, under budget and will use union labor to get the work done,» said Cuomo.

He got a few — a Senator, some labor unions, an old rock star who doesn't live in New York.

«It is not acceptable for developers to get a billion - dollar - a-year tax break while paying workers low wages and creating little to no affordable housing,» said Paul Fernandes, executive director of the New York City and Vicinity Carpenters Labor Management Corporation, an organization of unions and contractors.

Benjamin was the overwhelming favorite after getting multiple endorsements from labor unions and elected officials.