Sentences with phrase «impact on bargaining»

We only need to look at Porter's Five Forces to realize that the threat of substitutions and new entrants can have a profound impact on the bargaining power of suppliers and buyers.

Not exact matches

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

On the other hand, if he is a «hot commodity», psychologically it tends to lessen the impact of Peterson's negatives at the bargaining table.

As per BBC Sport, Liverpool spent # 34m on the Egyptian international last summer, and given his impact this season, that is looking like more of a bargain with each passing week.

Zouma, who is currently on - loan at the BET365 Stadium this season from the Blues, has made an impressive start to life with Hughes» side, with the impact he's made so far make his excruciate # 7M loan fee, which is what they paid to loan the defender as per the Mirror, look like an absolute bargain.

haven't had as much of an impact on the pitch, not a whole lot to bargain with.

«Let's see where the money's coming from, let's see what the impact is going to be on our collective bargaining agreements,» Joy said.

«Union bargaining coverage has a positive impact on some aspects of job satisfaction.»

A very bad bargain when you consider how many additives that negatively impact health are added on the other end.

Collective bargaining has negative impact on students» future earnings and employment New study offers first evidence of the long - term effects of duty - to - bargain laws

An article in the Fall 2013 issue of Education Next looks at the impact of Wisconsin» s collective bargaining reform on school districts.

Thus, teacher collective bargaining negatively affects the long - run labor market outcomes of men and exacerbates racial / ethnic disparities due to the disproportionate impact on non-whites.

Even Terry Moe, an outspoken opponent of collective bargaining for teachers (see «Seeing the Forest Instead of the Trees,» book reviews, page 77), suggests that research on the impact of collective bargaining on student outcomes «has generated mixed findings (so far) and doesn't provide definitive answers.»

Another Stanford professor, Caroline Hoxby, came up with pretty much the same conclusion in a detailed empirical study: collective bargaining has a negative impact on teacher performance.

Although the findings are weaker on this count, the best evidence indicates that the impact of collective bargaining is especially negative for schools that are «relatively» high minority within a given (larger) district....

It covers a variety of issues that school leaders may encounter related to the court decision's impact on employee benefits, such as health insurance, retirement benefits, personal leave, collective bargaining agreements, and other areas of employer - employee relations.

Likewise, states with and without strong collective bargaining posted gains in 2013 and held steady in 2015 — that is, the presence or absence of bargaining has no impact on NAEP scores.

While this brief focuses on Act 10's impact on Wisconsin teachers based on the data available, the same forces driving changes in the teaching workforce can also affect the broader public sector.3 Proponents of Act 10 insisted that reducing collective bargaining rights for teachers would improve education by eliminating job protections such as tenure and seniority - based salary increases.

Previous research from Eunice Han examined the immediate impact on turnover in four states, including Wisconsin, which restricted teachers» collective bargaining rights during the 2010 - 11 school year.49 Han found that in these states, involuntary dismissals were lower relative to the nation as a whole, but that more teachers voluntarily left the classroom.

In a 2017 working paper, Florida State University doctoral student E. Jason Baron examines the impact of Act 10 on student performance across the state of Wisconsin.62 Act 10 provisions that limited collective bargaining were only implemented once current collective bargaining agreements expired.

While the union proposal frames most of the proposed changes in the spirit of improving overall educational outcomes, the district response was tailored to addressing the potential impact the changes would have on charters by drawing their oversight into collective bargaining.

All the big name authors» books available at bargain prices have had a huge impact, too, as Russell Blake said on his blog in December:

Unless you clearly understand how mortgage interests work and the impact they can have on your mortgage payments, you will not be able to identify a good bargain.

Relying on cherry - picked statutory history, Brennan found that Title VII's plain text did not prohibit collectively bargained, voluntary affirmative action programs that attempt to remedy disparate impact — statistical imbalances in the racial composition of employment groups — even if such plans used quota systems.

It is important to understand that the ratification of the Convention will have little impact on present - day legislation and the current situation in Canada, since the rights to associate and bargain freely are already very clearly protected in Canada, under both the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the human rights legislation of every province, as well as by certain provisions of the Canada Labour Code and the statutes of the different provinces dealing with labour relations.

Depending on the motivation behind a party's request that the settlement agreement contain a confidentiality clause in the first place, and the relative bargaining power of the parties during negotiations, the impact of a confidentiality provision can be either quite restrictive or have very little practical effect.

To meet the test of affecting the rights of employees the matter must «impact broadly on members of the bargaining unit».

My chief concern is not the narrowness of the NJ recommendations, but the failure to explore complicated issues relating to how having (or not having) the death penalty on the books (or an expanded LWOP) might impact charging and plea bargaining practices throughout New Jersey's criminal justice system.

Be aware of the updates on laws and policies that impact collective bargaining to avoid costly mistakes

In positional bargaining, each side only attempts to pursue their own needs and wants, without regard to its negative impact on labour - management relations.

«If you're doing business with government of Canada, a conviction or plea bargain that results in a conviction can have an adverse impact on your ability to do business with the government of Canada.

This list does not touch on reforms to laws of general application which will also impact on Indigenous peoples - such as reforms to workplace relations legislation governing conditions of work and bargaining power, and changes to telecommunications in rural and remote communities to name but two.

Joint custody adversely impacts on women because it diminishes their bargaining power and forces them to make financial concessions in order to avoid it.

This impacts the real estate investment world in two ways: on the one hand, those with access to capital may be able to pick up a bargain in a struggling market.The challenge would arise when trying to rent your property to prospective tenants with a small budget.