Sentences with phrase «hiring union workers»

He says that by hiring union workers the district could save upwards of $ 11 million.

Requirements to hire union workers evaporated.

Then came the morning of Dec. 3, 2014, when Percoco used his swipe card to enter state offices, and received an email from Howe asking about a client's request to waive a requirement to hire union workers for a lucrative job in Syracuse.

Edward Ott, a labor expert at CUNY and former executive director of the New York City Central Labor Council, said that Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York's agreement may encourage more developers to hire union workers for affordable housing projects.

Not exact matches

Canadian Auto Workers Union economist Jim Stanford: «There is something to be said for hiring an outsider.

But there is little or no discussion in Unions Matter of current intergenerational tensions in the union movement: the movement toward two - tier workplaces, like Air Canada's Rouge Airlines, which aims to hire new, mostly younger workers at a lower pay scale and with fewer benefits than are enjoyed by older, established workers.

Construction of the plant will require hiring 250 workers, and First Solar notes that many of these will be union members.

Ford's deal eliminates cost - of - living increases and freezes the pay of veteran workers while reducing the starting pay for new hires and stretching out the period when their wages can reach that of veteran workers, the union said.

Robert Frick, corporate economist at the Navy Federal Credit Union, said the numbers reflect a healthy long - term trend — companies have hired an average of 200,000 workers each month this year — but flat wages concern him as the country hits 90 straight months of employment gains.

The indefinite strike, designed to hit both the supermarket chain and the Toll — a logistics and labour - hire firm — saw about 250 workers and union officials barring all entry and exit to trucks.

Workers at the Somerton centre went on indefinite strike yesterday morning after negotiations between the company Coles outsources its labour - hire to, Toll Group, and the National Union of Workers broke down.

The Chicago Park District and a key employees union agreed Tuesday on a plan that would give park supervisors greater power to fire and hire workers.

As part of the agreement, labor unions have also said they would hire workers who take part in training programs sponsored by the JSCB.

PLAs typically require 85 percent of workers be hired from union halls, which often means open - shop contractors won't bid, since they can't use their own employees.

The subway - workers union and transit watchdogs are questioning whether the MTA can meet its goal of hiring some 2,700 new maintenance staff as part of its new plan to fix the subways, pointing to problems recruiting for these specialized jobs.

The law would automatically reenroll workers into labor organizations each year and bolster union officials» ability to approach new hires.

A grievance against East Hampton Town filed on behalf of union members who work in the town Highway Department alleges that the highway superintendent's hiring of two temporary workers is a contract violation.

Unfortunately some religious institutions hire union - busting «consultants» and engage in unethical, and sometimes illegal behavior toward workers when they attempt to form a union.

With both the MTA and the unions agreeing to raises totaling 17 percent and first - time employee health care contributions, the key point of contention in the impasse involves the fate of the so - called «unborn» — LIRR workers hired after a new contract is ratified.

Under new plans going out to consultation today, unions will have to give substantial notice before launching a strike and employers will then be allowed to hire agency workers to break them.

The bill would keep pensions for uniformed workers hired after 2009 at either 50 percent of their salaries, based an average of five years of employment, or the basic maximum salary for workers in their union.

That created further controversy, with members of the Council and union officials saying the opt - out provision applies to current city workers and the administration insisting it will be available to future hires.

«It's always easy for the unions to compromise on issues affecting future workers, because those workers aren't hired, aren't paying dues and aren't voting.»

The reauthorization also included a provision that suspended the law unless the Real Estate Board of New York and the construction trade unions agreed on the wages that would be paid to construction workers hired to build the projects receiving the tax exemption.

According to the American Federation of Teachers Union, replacement workers have been hired to take over for LIU staff members when classes begin on Wednesday.

He'd hired as his chief of staff Neal Kwatra, who had turned the city's hotel - workers union into a potent political force.

subsidies to hire local union workers who are women and people of color.

The accountability provisions of the law bedevil the unions to this day, but the large increase in federal education spending ended up helping the unions» bottom line, as still more teachers and support workers were hired.

In 2001, the union couldn't overcome bipartisan support from congressional leaders, reform - minded governors, business leaders eager to hire well - educated workers, and civil rights advocates who saw NCLB as a natural extension of Brown v. Board.

Human Resources Employment Policies and Practices (hiring, firing, evaluations, and wage and hour issues); Collective Bargaining and Working with Unions; Workplace Policies Regarding Email Internet Privacy and Teacher / Student Interactions; Personnel Responsibility Particular to Public Schools and Teachers (FERPA, mandated reporter status, 4th and 5th amendment student rights, etc.); Workers» Compensation; Workplace Wellness; Avoiding Burnout; Best Practices for Employee Leaves; Appropriate Handling of Sexual Misconduct Allegations

A union comprised of freelance game programmers, each paying a certain amount of dues, could set salary rates for hiring in game companies and negotiate on behalf of workers — even in studios with only one or two hired team members.

The worker alleged that when he was hired he was never told who the union was; he was not given a collective agreement and when dues were deducted there was no indication as to which union they were being forwarded.

The ESDC will also consider whether hiring a foreign worker will result in a skills transfer to Canadians, whether a union is present at the workplace (if the worker will join the union) and whether hiring a foreign worker will affect a labour dispute at a workplace.

The Cape Breton mining company faced criticism from a local union two years ago for hiring foreign workers where qualified locals were available for work.

However James Farrar, co-claimant in the landmark employment tribunal decision against Uber, and chair of the Independent Workers» Union of Great Britain's United Private Hire Drivers (UPHD) branch was highly critical of the regulator, saying its decision in 2012 to grant Uber a license and only now, more than five years» later, revoke it shows a «systematic failure».