Sentences with phrase «interests of public employees»

«After Pickering, courts were compelled to weigh the competing interests of public employees and employers on a case - by - case basis.

«I believe pension reform is in the best interest of the public employees,» Cuomo said.

3) National: David Webber urges a rule change by the Labor Department to ensure that public pension trustees act in the interest of public employees, and not use pension fund money to promote outsourcingto private, for - profit companies that kill public jobs.

Not exact matches

Given Osiris's strong five - year record of growth and profitability, Bowers was able to help make Miller's wishes come true: he structured a deal that raised $ 13 million from a large local pension fund — the Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System (see «What Pension Funds Want,» [Article link]-RRB--- by selling a package of subordinated debt and convertible preferred stock, which included a fixed interest rate and dividend yield.

«We can define a conflict of interest as a situation in which a person has a private or personal interest sufficient to appear to influence the objective exercise of his or her official duties as, say, a public official, an employee, or a professional.»

It is our duty to support the advancement of public policies that reflect the values of our employees, customers, consumers, shareholders and business partners as well as the broader public interest.

While Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo is a Democrat, he ran on a fiscally conservative platform that had more in keeping with the Senate Republicans» interests — property tax cap, public employee wage freeze, spending reductions — than the majority of Democrats (particularly those who hail from downstate) in the Senate and Assembly conferences.

Scapegoating public employees is an insidious way of dividing public and private sector workers who share common interests.

But she said it's at the very least an appearance of a conflict of interest when the campaign manager frequents a state office when he is not a government employee, and it's potentially a violation of the state's public officers» law.

At its heart, the scapegoating of public employees is an insidious way to divide public and private sector workers who share many of the same interests.

These states assert that they «have a vital interest in protecting the First Amendment rights of public employees, and in the fiscal health of state and local governments.»

The fundamental problem is that the WFP isn't a real political party — it's an agglomeration of public - employee unions dedicated to pursuing union interests, and to hell with everybody else.

Astorino doesn't do that since he never was endorsed by the CSEA or PEF and thus can negiotiate in the best interest of the county (since it's the county taxpayer whose paying for any extra salary increase or benefits) And before you contiune GOP bashing, remember this, Richard Nixon (yes that Nixon) allowed public employees in the US Postal Service to form a union and collectively bargain for salaries and benefits and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (R - NY) signed into law the Taylor Act, allowing NYS employees to form a union and negiotiate (but not strike).

«No employee shall commit any act or neglect any duty which in any way is prejudicial to good order, discipline, or efficiency, or reflects unfavorably upon the good name and reputation of the Port Authority, or adversely affects the interests of the Port Authority or those of the general public.»

ALBANY, NY (03/05/2018)(readMedia)-- The New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) has scheduled Donald Cohen, founder and executive director of In The Public Interest, to speak about the trends and developments in the delivery of public services, with an emphasis on current privatization efforts and strategies on how to protect public serPublic Employees Federation (PEF) has scheduled Donald Cohen, founder and executive director of In The Public Interest, to speak about the trends and developments in the delivery of public services, with an emphasis on current privatization efforts and strategies on how to protect public serPublic Interest, to speak about the trends and developments in the delivery of public services, with an emphasis on current privatization efforts and strategies on how to protect public serpublic services, with an emphasis on current privatization efforts and strategies on how to protect public serpublic services.

New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) and Donald Cohen, Founder and Executive Director of In The Public Interest

However, she said it is at the very least an appearance of a conflict of interest when the campaign manager frequents a state office when he is not a government employee, and it is potentially a violation of the state's public officers» law.

As an example, any business interests and tax records for a public employee is public domain because disclosure is required by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (Pub.L.

The Board's mission is to assure the trust, respect, and confidence of the people of Erie County by discouraging Erie County officials and employees from acting upon personal or financial interests in the performance of their public responsibilities.

The WFP, which is closely aligned with the radical group ACORN, is composed of a variety of public employee unions and special interest organizations that oppose fiscal reform in state and local government and promote increasing spending, raising taxes, and expanding debt to bloat the public workforce.

There is some level of interest in the troopers deal since contracts with other major state employee unions, most notably the Public Employees Federation, will expire this year, meaning that contract talks could be starting in the next several months.

But she says it's at the very least an appearance of a conflict of interest when the campaign manager frequents a state office when he is not a government employee, and potentially a violation of the state's public officers» law.

The group successfully bolstered the governor's policy proposals through millions of dollars of advertising buys that provided a counter to the perennially - high spending of interests like public employee unions during budget negotiations.

Cuomo not only avoided the multimillion - dollar waves of TV ads by public employee unions and hospitals that sunk the last three governors, but he had special interests running ads praising him, after he promised concessions including a «living wage» guarantee for health care union workers and a cap on medical malpractice awards.

The commission promotes «integrity by requiring members, officials and employees of Albany County to be independent, impartial and free from conflicts of interest in fulfilling their public responsibilities.

«No one has a big interest in the tax component,» one Albany insider said, adding that there was a growing belief in the state capitol that the tax increases were a surreptitious way of funding the city's looming public employee union contracts.

In addition to hearing a major case involving public - employee unions, the U.S. Supreme Court may face a wide range of disputes of keen interest to the education community.

The root of this difficulty is that both sides in public - employee negotiations find it in their interest to reduce the wage portion of the overall collective bargaining agreement — which, in the case of the Chicago public school teachers, is quite high at over $ 75,000 per year — in favor of larger pension benefits under a «defined benefits» plan.

But in education, as in other public - sector collective bargaining, the interests of employees are represented on both sides of the table.

The same path could have been taken with public school employees without the political distortions that public employee unions introduce by virtue of having their interests represented on both sides of the bargaining table.

According to a 2016 Gallup poll, Millennials rate the opportunity to «learn and grow» as an extremely important aspect of jobs to which they might consider applying.31 Eighty - seven percent of Millennials said that «development» was an important part of a job.32 Unlike many school districts, various entities elsewhere in the public sector and in the private sector have responded to their interests and are increasing the amount of feedback, professional development opportunities, and support they provide to employees.33

Of particular interest to Golden Staters, the California Policy Center (publishers of UnionWatch) has posted Transparent California, a valuable website which is «dedicated to providing accurate, comprehensive and easily searchable information on the compensation of public employees in California.&raquOf particular interest to Golden Staters, the California Policy Center (publishers of UnionWatch) has posted Transparent California, a valuable website which is «dedicated to providing accurate, comprehensive and easily searchable information on the compensation of public employees in California.&raquof UnionWatch) has posted Transparent California, a valuable website which is «dedicated to providing accurate, comprehensive and easily searchable information on the compensation of public employees in California.&raquof public employees in California.»

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They find that the higher the percentage of public employee who are unionized, the greater risk investors see of the state defaulting on its bonds, resulting in higher interest rates

A classic case for the debate about whom the American public education system serves more — parents and taxpayers or unionized employee special interests — is the issue of tax - funded teachers union release time.

Their interests often converge because in big cities today minorities form an large slice of public employees.

We'll also be contacting the state Department of Finance, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office, the California State Teachers Retirement System, the California Public Employee Retirement System, the Brown administration, state lawmakers and staff from both sides of the aisle, school officials, teachers and their union representatives, parents and interest groups — asking for help understanding this topic and also sharing our findings to seek further comments.

School choice battles incite bitter resistance from one of the largest, most politically potent and well - financed set of economic interests in the nation: public school employee unions.

ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY — Charter school board members and employees MUST be held to rigorous financial disclosure requirements and conflict of interest prohibitions as all other organizations receiving public money.

A school district's interest in its efficient administration of education can outweigh its public employee's right to speak on issues of public concern.

The result of this and subsequent cases is that public employee's First Amendment rights can be limited if the government has a legitimate «proprietary interest in directing or controlling the individual's speech.»

At least $ 600 billion in assets currently invested by California's 80 different public employee pension funds, earning financial interests billions in management fees and commissions every year, and guaranteeing public employees retirement packages that ordinary citizens can only dream of.

As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of matters such as: appropriations, fiscal law and financial management; acquisitions, financial assistance and public private partnerships; innovative financing; real property and asset management; information technology investment and capital planning; employee ethical conduct, conflicts of interest and political activities; equal employment opportunity and other civil rights matters; Federal personnel and employment; and alternative dispute resolution.

The Contracting Officer may require dismissal from work those employees deemed incompetent, careless, insubordinate, unsuitable, or otherwise objectionable, or whose continued employment is deemed contrary to the public interest or inconsistent with the best interest of national security.

All employees should maintain high standards of integrity, conduct, and concern for the public interest.

This program allows graduates with high levels of debt and lower incomes for substantially reduced monthly payments and includes a forgiveness provision of any remaining balances in 10 years for employees in the public interest or public service arenas or after 25 years for everyone else.

NOTE: Applicants who are employees, spouses, contractors, and immediate family members of public agencies and non-profit institutions that are recipients of HOME funds will be asked to complete a form allowing NHS of Greater Cleveland to confirm with an applicant's employer that their work does not create a conflict of interest.

PDF Report shows Canada needs a Financial Consumer Code TORONTO, March 20, 2018 — Two of Canada's leading consumer groups, FAIR Canada and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), today welcomed a government report that confirmed major Canadian banks incentivize their employees to «mis - sell» unsuitable financial products to Canadians.

Make sure to note that interest rates tend to differ based on the type of organization you work with — Employees in Defense, Railways, Public Sector Banks, Public Sector Undertakings falling under Maharatna / Navaratna categories do get to avail different interest rates on personal loans from ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and others.

41 Where, at any time after the commencement of a strike or lock - out, the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the public interest that the employees in the affected bargaining unit be given the opportunity to accept or reject the offer of the employer last received by the trade union in respect of all matters remaining in dispute between the parties, the Minister may, on such terms as he or she considers necessary, direct that a vote of the employees in the bargaining unit to accept or reject the offer be held forthwith.