Sentences with phrase «government workers like»

You're also the lead sponsor of an initiative that would allow cities and the state government to potentially reduce pension payments to government workers like teachers, state employees, and police officers, all groups that are traditional Democratic supporters.

Not exact matches

Of course, government workers face pressure, too, and like their startup counterparts, they are frequently overworked and undercompensated.

Then we had a control group of non-entrepreneurial businesspeople and another group that was not involved in business at all, like nuns and government workers.

Workers hired under this system operate much like federal government contract workers: they are recruited by an outside firm and are paid by them, but they report to and work for another cWorkers hired under this system operate much like federal government contract workers: they are recruited by an outside firm and are paid by them, but they report to and work for another cworkers: they are recruited by an outside firm and are paid by them, but they report to and work for another company.

As Amazon builds up its distribution network, it's hit on a trick long practiced by the likes of Walmart: using the federal government to help pay its workers.

The program started in 2007 and is made available to qualifying workers, like teachers, military personnel, nurses, and firefighters, who hold a job in a non-profit organization or the government.

Like many of the other union leaders we consulted, Darcy says that her union will continue to organize aggressively during hard times, noting that the HEU has successfully signed up workers at most of the health facilities where the Campbell government has contracted out support services.

Union members will demonstrate alongside agricultural workers and film buffs who disagree with government plans to disband publicly - funded bodies like the UK Film Council, Forestry Commission and the Agricultural Wages Board.

Minority Leader John Sampson was among the few donors to give $ 3,850 to Mr. Adam's campaign, with Senators Toby Ann Stavisky and Ruben Diaz chipping in as well, in addition to many government workers and the like.

When this Conservative government bans public sector strikes (FFS Vince Cable is in favour of banning private sector strikes), or when they go in heavy handed against public sector workers striking to protect their livelihood then I will like to see you explain how «liberal» this Conservative government is.

Councilmember Lander said the district needed someone like Sikora who would «fight for progressive values in government, try to win a more equal city, address the challenges of climate change, make sure the rights of workers are respected, address the issues of health care on the policy level, and fight in the neighborhoods to improve our schools and make them better.»

«It will help us because the people against the convention are generally our people — the public sector unions like teachers, government workers and police» concerned the recent «radical wave could sweep a convention» and diminish or erase pension and health benefits, Schaffer said.

The proof is in programs like DROP, where a politician promises the moon and stars to his most loyal constituency, government workers, to make himself look good, then leaves the taxpayers holding the bag.

Cuomo says the restructuring board could also provide political cover for local government leaders who need to make unpopular decisions, like laying off workers in order to consolidate services, or reducing the number of city councilmembers or supervisory boards.

«Now more than ever, workers need people like Chris Fahey who will fight for them in government.

In that case, the court found that governments could not force workers to pay for «ideological» political work by unions that is not related to things like contract negotiations.

He noted that the plight of Kogi State workers today was like a dagger in his mind, saying that no responsible leader would allow workers to go home empty handed at the end of the month in this modern age and chided the present government for being economical with the truth over the bailout fund.

The lecturers, like most other government workers are poorly remunerated.

It's no more surprising to see in this recent times under current NDC administration, more teachers and other government workers been empowered to own properties like houses, lands, private and commercial cars, motor bikes, electric gadgets and several other properties with their «never satisfying» income UNLIKE some eight years and beyond ago under the NPP administration where a newly trained and posted teacher was unable to buy a brand new 21» inch sanyo TV from Melcom with his first monthly income.

But this attorney general knows that in tough economic times like these - when workers are more afraid than ever to challenge outright abuses from unscrupulous bosses - someone in government has to uphold our labor laws.

The agreement, however, is watered down: the law doesn't extend to government workers, which means people like prison break pariah Joyce Mitchell will still be eligible to cash out.

The labour leader also assured the workers that NLC would everything possible to fight for the 36,000 workers sacked by the Kaduna state government and its other counterparts like kogi and Imo government on non-payment of salaries and pensions.

And he wants about 100,000 unionized state workers to help roll back their costs like almost every other sector of the state government is doing.

The government is taking wide - ranging powers that will allow ministers to scrap or water down rights like protections from excessive working hours, equal treatment for agency workers, and redundancy protections.

«Now more than ever, workers need people like Victor Pichardo who will fight for them in government.

We need to make sure that we are in control over the things that affects us.Anytime there is flood and people loose their life, most of the blame goes to sitting presidents.I am not saying that the central government does not have responsibility to ensure that enabling environment is created.They have a great work to do but as citizens what is our quota?When you move around Accra, sometimes i becomes angry within myself because i am in doubt as to whether our sanitation laws exit.People because of the tax they claim they pay waits for zoom lion workers to come and clean the choked gutters before our houses and shops either than that, it will remain like that.Is it modernity or civilization that has turned us to forget our traditional values or duties of ensuring that our environments is clean?Everybody in our Ghanaian setting knows the responsibility of men and women in making sure that our environments are clean not waiting for flood to occur and we start blaming sitting presidents.To the media, though your responsibility is to keep governments on it toes, you equally have a mandate in educating the public of what we are expected to do as citizens in other to ensure that our dear nation is a better ecosystem for all of us to live.The attention of the media should be shifted from making politicians popular to making us aware as citizens of our responsibilities.I sometimes get confused to hear journalists calling opponents to comment on issues concerning the sitting governments and the only thing that comes to my mind is what do the journalist want to hear from the political opponents?Nothing.They will end up criticizing without giving an alternative.The media should rather resort in questioning people directly to where the problems are coming from.Let us build our institutions.When it comes to energy issues.Citifm will call Hon.KT Hammond who was a deputy minister living who he worked under (His boss at that time) and I always become confused because what can we expect from him?nothing.

British Workers Wanted felt like an opportunity missed to discuss some big issues — review A lack of trust in Government and energy suppliers is causing Britain's # 11bn smart meter rollout to falter, an academic study has found.

Because states like Illinois have constitutional protections that lock in benefits for existing workers, the only way for state and local governments to address funding problems is to target new workers.

The government will phase - in mandatory 1.9 per cent contributions from employers and workers over two years, starting with larger companies in 2017 before moving on to smaller operations like convenience stores and dry cleaners.

The program started in 2007 and is made available to qualifying workers, like teachers, military personnel, nurses, and firefighters, who hold a job in a non-profit organization or the government.

That's exactly what Allison Betton, a 48 - year - old government worker, and husband Kevin MacMillen, 52, liked about Inglewood when they bought their 1,100 - sq - ft, 1930s bungalow there earlier this year.

State or local government workers (like teachers, city workers, police, firefighters, etc.) hired before March 31, 1986 and who participate in their employers» alternative retirement systems.

«The heroes of this story are people like lawyer Joel Kupferman and industrial hygienist Monona Rossol... each refused to be lulled by the failures of most of the New York media to report what was actually happening; each helped to pierce the false claims of government officials and to validate the concerns of rescue workers and ordinary citizens, to confirm to them that they were not imagining their ailments.»

Vinod Khosla & Khosla Ventures, and Al Gore & Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers are venture capitalists responsible for a lot of failed ventures, laid off workers and untold sums of government money taken and never paid back - but pay no mind... Mitt Romney is the evil vulture capitalist that likes firing people!

a nation of remarkably productive, often well - paid workers who are becoming increasingly reluctant to pause from their labors and refresh their souls — a nation whose cash - drenched corporate employers typically don't pay for much time off (less than two weeks annually, on average), a nation whose globe - gripping federal government is the only one in the whole industrialized world not to legally require generous periods of paid kick - back - and - hang time — is a nation that's socially screwed up, particularly in comparison with European countries like France, which orders its citizens outside to play for the entire month of August and a few other weeks spread through the year.

«We know that the government was sensitive to certain issues, like the issues of the workers and the unions, and that specific reference was made in Clark's final report that these issues would have to be resolved prior to any concrete steps being taken, so Ontario clearly had its mind turned to broader policy issues and broader stakeholder issues.»

Mechanic's Liens (also known under different terms like «construction lien» or «supplier's lien») is a long - standing way for governments to protect contractors or workers, which promotes construction growth.

For example, government bodies like police departments, school districts, and highway construction workers provide a service to the public.

Not only does the federal government offer workers comp to federal employees, but states like PA have their own workers» compensation program.

By now [after almost two years of legislative inaction], the government's decision not to challenge the WSIAT decisions in court has taken a more sinister complexion — it looks like an attempt to take advantage of a peculiarity of administrative law to ensure that the unconstitutional bar to mental stress claims will continue to apply to all but the most well - resourced and determined injured workers....

If you want to be treated like a government worker then government, not private practise (where both the risks and rewards are greater), is the place for you.

The research found that over half (57 %) of workers in the legal industry would like to see the Government do more to promote their physical and mental wellbeing.

CIWA would like to assist these local groups to form one organization to represent injured workers, lobby governments and undertake activities on behalf of all injured workers in their province or territory.

Along with nurses and doctors, many Planned Parenthood health centers have counselors, social workers, and health educators who can give you information about sexual health, parenting skills like breastfeeding and nutrition, and health insurance and government programs that help you and your family stay healthy.

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, a growing number of aging and obsolete shopping malls are being transformed into vibrant, walkable mixed - use communities, creating more - profitable retailers and developers, property - tax - flush governments, and more content and less harried residents and workers.