Sentences with phrase «includes organized labor»

What many call «progressive» only partially includes organized labor.

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For their part, industry groups said they welcomed the addition and hoped Emanuel would soon lead the board to undo Obama - era policies, including allowing employees to organize in «micro-unions» and holding franchisors responsible for franchisees» violations of labor law.

If they are not involved in an organized sport, encourage him to ride his bike, take up running or join the local Y. Don't forget to include physical labor around the house — cleaning gutters, cutting grass, stacking wood, etc..

The New Deal rested on the support of a coalition of interests including: organized labor, farmers, blue collar workers, white southerners, minorities, and more.

The union opposes the referendum because the legislation that allowed for it does not include a labor peace provision that would stop casino owners from blocking union organizing efforts.

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.

At the war's end, following the October Revolution, American authorities saw the threat of Communist revolution in the actions of organized labor, including such disparate cases as the Seattle General Strike and the Boston Police Strike and then in the bombing campaign directed by anarchist groups at political and business leaders.

In 2010, when the party was under federal investigation and risked falling off the ballot in the following election, it agreed to endorse Cuomo after he made the party's leaders sign on to a pro-business platform that included fighting organized labor.

Last Wednesday night, several of the groups, including the Real Rent Reform Campaign — made up of organized tenants, labor organizations and community groups that advocate for «progressive» pro-tenant legislation — held a well - attended town hall meeting in Brooklyn (they estimated the crowd at about 200 attendees) while the board of the influential Tenants PAC met separately and decided on endorsements for state legislative races.

The event will celebrate 25 accomplished women working in various fields, including business, public service, nonprofit, organized labor and media, and feature special guest speaker Maya Wiley, Counsel to Mayor de Blasio.

Cuomo announced he will advance legislation codifying into state law an agreement between organized labor and developers on a lucrative tax incentive program for developments that include a certain percentage of affordable units in New York City.

«One only needs to look to the Working Families Party (WFP)-- whose leadership includes a number of high - ranking labor union officials — to see what organized labor has been able to accomplish politically,» the group wrote in its report.

In the meantime we will be working with legislative leaders — Democrats and Republicans — and continuing to do what we've been doing all along, and that is working with our community and our allies across New York, including those from communities of faith and organized labor, to earn the votes we need to bring the marriage equality bill to the floor of the Senate for passage.»

Cuomo has less - than - rosy relationships with other labor unions, including public - sector organized labor and the New York State United Teachers union.

Virtually all senior members of New York City's organized labor movement attended, including Mario Cilento (president of the NYS AFL - CIO), Gary LaBarbera (president of the Buildings & Trades Council), Vinnie Alvarez (president of the NYC Central Labor Council), Mike Mulgrew (president of the United Federation of Teachers), Randi Weingarten (president of the American Federation of Teachers), George Miranda (president of Teamsters Joint Council 16), Stuart Appelbaum (president of RWDSU), George Gresham (president of 1199) and Grand Marshall Edgar Romney of Workers Ulabor movement attended, including Mario Cilento (president of the NYS AFL - CIO), Gary LaBarbera (president of the Buildings & Trades Council), Vinnie Alvarez (president of the NYC Central Labor Council), Mike Mulgrew (president of the United Federation of Teachers), Randi Weingarten (president of the American Federation of Teachers), George Miranda (president of Teamsters Joint Council 16), Stuart Appelbaum (president of RWDSU), George Gresham (president of 1199) and Grand Marshall Edgar Romney of Workers ULabor Council), Mike Mulgrew (president of the United Federation of Teachers), Randi Weingarten (president of the American Federation of Teachers), George Miranda (president of Teamsters Joint Council 16), Stuart Appelbaum (president of RWDSU), George Gresham (president of 1199) and Grand Marshall Edgar Romney of Workers Unite.

THAT NYSUT establish a task force which shall include member - participants in each of the public retirement systems, including the retirement plan trustees, if applicable, to discuss possible methods, including legislation, to harness and use public pension plan resources to improve poor labor practices and to provide workers the right to organize and bargain collectively in enterprises controlled by private equity funds, as well as other corporate interests; and

Our campaign includes more than 50 education advocacy organizations plus teachers and school administrators, representatives of charter schools and traditional public schools, urban and rural interests, business and organized labor, faith - based groups and community groups.

To meet these goals, FMCSA partners with stakeholders — including federal, state, and local enforcement agencies; the motor carrier industry; safety groups; and organized labor — on efforts to reduce crashes involving motor carriers.

To meet these goals, FMCSA partners with stakeholders, including Federal, State, and local enforcement agencies, the motor carrier industry, safety groups, and organized labor on efforts to reduce bus and truck - related crashes.

To carry out its safety mandate, FMCSA partners with stakeholders, including Federal, State, and local enforcement agencies; the motor carrier industry; safety groups; commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers; and organized labor on efforts to reduce crashes involving CMVs.

Partners with stakeholders including Federal, State, and local enforcement agencies, the motor carrier industry, safety groups, and organized labor on efforts to reduce bus and truck - related crashes.

Joining forces with writers and intellectuals, these men and women — who came together at the progressive John Reed Club, founded in New York City directly after the crash — were dedicated to creating work that tackled a range of socially conscious themes, including class struggle, labor organizing, immigration, socialist mysticism, utopian communities, racial justice, and the Spanish Civil War, among others.

One of the first examples of organizing women and immigrant laborers, who had previously been overlooked, who were responsible for major labor benefits, including increases in wages and reduction in working hours.

Simblist has contributed to various print and online publications, including Art21 Magazine, Modern Painters, Glasstire, and Art Papers, and has organized and participated in panels at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Southern Methodist University on such topics as race and sexuality in the work of Glenn Ligon, and labor and class in the arts.

The march was organized by the 900 - group - strong People's Climate Movement, which included non-profit environmental and social justice groups, as well as labor unions and companies committed to taking action on climate change.

Harmon also pointed out that several significant stakeholders have yet to weigh in on the issues, including owners of fossil power plants in the state, such as Dynegy and NRG Energy, as well as organized labor and coal companies such as Peabody Energy.

Her firm covers a broad range of workplace issues facing employers including; union organizing, contract negotiations, arbitrations, unemployment challenges, unfair labor practices, workplace investigations, lay - offs, employee discipline, performance problems, employee handbooks, policies and procedures, and downsizing.

He represents and counsels clients in the full range of traditional labor matters, including litigating unfair labor practice cases before the National Labor Relations Board, negotiating labor contracts, assisting in organizing campaigns, developing labor strategies and arbitrating grievances arising under labor contrlabor matters, including litigating unfair labor practice cases before the National Labor Relations Board, negotiating labor contracts, assisting in organizing campaigns, developing labor strategies and arbitrating grievances arising under labor contrlabor practice cases before the National Labor Relations Board, negotiating labor contracts, assisting in organizing campaigns, developing labor strategies and arbitrating grievances arising under labor contrLabor Relations Board, negotiating labor contracts, assisting in organizing campaigns, developing labor strategies and arbitrating grievances arising under labor contrlabor contracts, assisting in organizing campaigns, developing labor strategies and arbitrating grievances arising under labor contrlabor strategies and arbitrating grievances arising under labor contrlabor contracts.

In recent years, Danish has practiced in South Texas, where she represented clients in civil litigation and handled all aspects of employment and labor issues, including trial ofemployment discrimination claims, labor contract negotiation and arbitration and organizing campaigns.

Our services in this area include advising on large - scale employee transfers, counseling on benefits and human resources issues, providing guidance on organized labor matters, and defending companies in employment litigation.

John also has years of experience and outstanding results in all other aspects of labor law, including union organizing drives, strikes, picketing, boycott and trespass issues, grievance arbitrations and federal court litigation.

Covered reasons for trip cancellation and interruption include common carrier delays and / or cancellations resulting from adverse weather, mechanical breakdown of the aircraft, ship, boat, or motor coach you were scheduled to travel on, organized labor strikes that affect public transportation in addition to mandatory evacuations, terrorist acts, layoffs, and more.

Other covered reasons that may apply to cruise - goers include inclement weather or organized labor strike coverage.

Its representes both private and public sector employers in a number of traditional labor law matters, including employer defense in labor arbitrations of all types, employment discrimination litigation, wrongful discharge and related tort cases, union organizing campaigns, and collective bargaining negotiations.

Designed electronic file systems and maintained electronic and paper files.Handled all media and public relations inquiries.Maintained the front desk and reception area in a neat and organized fashion.Served as central point of contact for all outside vendors needing to gain access to the building.Facilitated working relationships with co-tenants and building management.Made copies, sent faxes and handled all incoming and outgoing correspondence.Created weekly and monthly reports and presentations.Organized files, developed spreadsheets, faxed reports and scanned documents.Properly routed agreements, contracts and invoices through the signature process.Managed the day - to - day calendar for the company's senior director.Received and screened a high volume of internal and external communications, including email and mail.Managed daily office operations and maintenance of equipment.Maintained detailed administrative and procedural processes to improve accuracy and efficiency.Coordinated meetings with other department managers and served as main liaison between sales and field staff.Scheduled and confirmed appointments for entire management team.Provided support for CEO and sales team in managing operation work flow.Successfully established effective systems for record retention by creating database for daily correspondence tracking.Developed more efficient filing systems and customer database protocols.Qualified competitive subcontractor bids prior to execution of contracts.Submitted all project closeout documents in accordance with the contract.Assigned projects and tasks to employees based on their competencies and specialties.Accurately provided status information on project progress to the project management.Monitored the safety of all construction activities, making on - site personnel safety the top priority.Acted as the liaison with company safety representatives to promote awareness and understanding of safety protocols.Increased the employee base by 50 % to meet changing staffing needs.Advised managers on organizational policy matters and recommend needed changes.Conducted new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives.Directed personnel, training and labor relations activities.Served as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work - related problems.

Passage of the bill has become a major priority for organized labor groups, who will be joined in the push by a broad coalition that includes advocates for women and children.

Its representes both private and public sector employers in a number of traditional labor law matters, including employer defense in labor arbitrations of all types, employment discrimination litigation, wrongful discharge and related tort cases, union organizing campaigns, and collective bargaining negotiations.