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The lobby group's budget analysis singled out the minimum wage proposal backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Democratic lawmakers and wage and labor advocates as the «most significant new business cost» in the spending plan.
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Her resourcefulness as an advocate has been significant on many issues, most recently in the long process leading to the fiduciary rule adopted by the Department of Labor.
I advocate people giving money to those who labor at preaching and teaching, but as free - will gifts, not as mandatory tithes, as gifts of appreciation to supplement their income, not as the sole source of receiving a salary.
Slave labor, he believed, was unfair competition to «free labor,» and that argument was carried forward by Abraham, who was a free labor advocate throughout his years as a Whig and, later, as a Republican.
Whereas the old left, from the Progressive Era to the Depression, openly asserted the interests of the «working man» and organized labor, advocates of feminism, diversity, and gender identity, and neoliberal economics, too, justify their positions as a generic social justice or economic freedom.
(Caldwell, NJ)-- This Labor Day, as we honor the steadfast efforts of our country's workers, the Holistic Moms Network (HMN)-- a national non-profit with 130 Chapters across the U.S. — will be advocating for some of the toughest labor faced by women: childbLabor Day, as we honor the steadfast efforts of our country's workers, the Holistic Moms Network (HMN)-- a national non-profit with 130 Chapters across the U.S. — will be advocating for some of the toughest labor faced by women: childblabor faced by women: childbirth.
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Nurse and patient advocate Carolyn Rafferty, RN, BSN, answers:» «Mother - friendly» is a term that has been applied to maternity care in hospitals that reflects the best information from all the research available as to how women and families should be treated during labor and birth.
Citing Trump and his, as Sen. Jose Peralta put it, «castigating» of immigrants, advocates have resumed pushing for a long - stalled Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act, an omnibus bill that would give farmworkers a number of labor protectLabor Practices Act, an omnibus bill that would give farmworkers a number of labor protectlabor protections.
«I ran for office in order to be an advocate for working people, as I have done throughout my life as a construction worker, labor organizer, father, attorney, and citizen,» Panepinto added.
Also at 9 a.m., NYC Councilman I. Daneek Miller, labor groups and advocates speak out against President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to the Department of Labor, as well as his executive orders regarding workplace safety regulations, City Hall steps, Manhalabor groups and advocates speak out against President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to the Department of Labor, as well as his executive orders regarding workplace safety regulations, City Hall steps, ManhaLabor, as well as his executive orders regarding workplace safety regulations, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
Signing onto the letter include groups ranging from the Working Families Party and their affiliated organizations and labor unions as well as groups that advocate on behalf of the disabled.
Established in 1972, the LCLAA has served as a national grassroots organization formed by Latino labor leaders to secure and protect workers» rights and to advocate for a more diverse workforce.
During his time as a radio announcer at WNEW, Justin jumped into labor activism and served as shop steward where he represented and defended the interests of his fellow employees and advocated to get all union members retroactively paid for decades of overtime work on weekends and overnights.
Religious and labor advocates rallied at the State Capitol Monday as part of a nationwide movement known as Moral Mondays, to urge state lawmakers to take more progressive stances on issues.
As the youngest of six children, his father Jack, a blue - collar, Navy vet of the Korean War, union man and labor advocate who worked for Con Edison for over fifty years, taught him the importance of hard work, dedication, and commitment to community.
Niccoli, a graduate of SUNY Albany with a master's degree in public administration from New York University, works as an anti-poverty advocate in Albany with the Labor - Religion Coalition of New York City.
The system prevents what can be costly and labor - intensive runoff elections, such as the one held in the 2013 primary election for public advocate.
The advocates plan to visit all of the districts whose senators are on the Labor Committee, as well as the office of Majority Leader John J. Flanagan (R - Smithtown).
Religious and labor advocates rallied Monday at the New York state Capitol as part of a nationwide movement, known as Moral Mondays, urging state lawmakers to take more progressive stances on issues.
As the youngest of six children, his father Jack, a blue - collar, union man and labor advocate who worked for Con Edison for over fifty years taught him the importance of hard work, dedication, and commitment to community.
Schneiderman has so far won endorsements from labor unions 1199 / SEIU United Healthcare East and 32BJ, as well as elected officials including U.S. Reps. Jerry Nadler, Charles Rangel and Jose Serrano, NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
Cuomo has received a series of labor endorsements in recent weeks as he faces a primary challenge for the Democratic nomination from Cynthia Nixon, an actress and education advocate.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been binding himself to organized labor ever more tightly as he faces a primary challenge from actress and education advocate Cynthia Nixon.
The club's centennial celebration is honoring state Insurance Department Superintendent James Wrynn as its Man of the Year, state Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D - Ridgewood) as is Legislator of the Year, North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System Director of Government Relations Rosemary Kelly as its Woman of the Year and Freddy Delligatti, business agent for Plumbers Union Local 1 and vice president of the Queens Board of Business Agents, as its Labor Advocate of the Year.
The $ 15 wage push had been initially backed by fast - food workers and labor unions as well as anti-poverty advocates.
But advocates, some labor officials and Democratic lawmakers in the state Senate have become increasingly uneasy with the changes as their regulations are being considered.
At 1 p.m., NY Renews, a coalition of community organizations, environmental justice groups, labor unions, faith groups, business leaders, and other advocates fighting for equitable climate policies, holds a telephone press conference to call on Cuomo to step up as a leader for communities hurt most by climate change.
«I don't think he offered a bigger vision... about where we're going,» said Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who described the mayor's contentious tone toward labor unions and Albany as «classic Michael Bloomberg.»
In addition to his stepmother's work as public advocate, his father Victor Gotbaum was a labor leader in the city and his mother was a social worker and a teacher.
In a related event in Albany on Thursday, a parade of business and restaurant officials and owners testified before the Republican - controlled state Senate Labor Committee hearing on the recent Fast Food Wage Board convened by Cuomo, bashing it as largely one - sided political stunt designed to appease progressive advocates.
She was encircled by a dozens of council members, as well as a minimum of 2 UN agency opposed the first bill, and labor leaders UN agency had advocated for the bill since it had been introduced regarding 3 years agone.
Alcantara, a labor organizer, has said she will «continue to be a fierce advocate for the progressive policies» she has always worked for even as member of the IDC.
As Francis addresses a crowd in La Paz, we see his voice rise to something resembling a shout as he advocates for employment as a human right, resembling a fiery labor leader as much as a clergymaAs Francis addresses a crowd in La Paz, we see his voice rise to something resembling a shout as he advocates for employment as a human right, resembling a fiery labor leader as much as a clergymaas he advocates for employment as a human right, resembling a fiery labor leader as much as a clergymaas a human right, resembling a fiery labor leader as much as a clergymaas much as a clergymaas a clergyman.
As NEA president, he leads the nation's largest labor union and advocate for quality public schools.
While the racial, social, political, and economic consequences of poorly performing schools are innumerable and harsh, they won't be felt by Burris who earned $ 268,000 as a principal; or Ravitch who became a fierce public school advocate only after her children completed private school; or Valerie Strauss — another private school parent — who uses her Washington Post real estate to bolster all the drivel teachers» unions send her (without mentioning her connection to communication contracts with labor).
In these roles, she leads and grows a national network of charter school attorneys known as «The Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environments.
Just as he changed the narrative of the labor movement that too often «forgot» to advocate for Latinos, immigrants, the poorest of the poor and people of color, he saw that in education, educational outcomes for kids were not always part of the debate nor were they a priority.
Joe was a great friend of Building One America, Building One New Jersey and of social justice As director of the New Jersey Laborers - Employers Cooperation and Education Trust (LECET) with the Laborers» International Union of North America (LIUNA), he a was skilled and committed advocate and fighter for working families and for the labor movement.
Morris joined the Illinois Education Association (IEA) in 2004, where she began her work as an advocate for member rights, collective bargaining and labor relations.
She had advocated for a change in the discipline code for four years as a youth leader with Make the Road New York, a grassroots group that aims to empower Latino and working - class communities by advocating for education, housing, and labor - rights issues.
The spreadsheet was born in 2007 when Ted Kheel, a labor lawyer and «fierce advocate of mass transit,» as Komanoff once wrote, hired him to answer one question: Could congestion pricing generate enough revenue to make mass transit free?
Political deals (sometimes dubbed «grand bargains») to win Republican support for carbon taxes, such as the proposal by Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and Brian Schatz (HA) therefore risk alienating labor, low - income advocates and economic - justice activists, many of whom are already tepid at best about carbon tax legislation that doesn't directly invest considerable carbon revenues in a «just transition.»
San Francisco labor and employment partner Karen Ng is quoted in this article about NYC Public Advocate Letitia James» policy brief advocating for employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) as a succession plan for employees of businesses whose owners are preparing to retire.
In fact, William Phillips was selected as a «10 Best Labor and Employment Attorneys in New York» by the American Institute of Legal Counsel, 2017 and 2018 «Top 100 Labor & Employment Lawyer in New York» by the American Society of Legal Advocates, «Employment Discrimination Attorney of the Year in New York — 2018» by Corporate International, and was recently selected as a member «Lawyers of Distinction» in Employment and Labor Law.
We include the first openly lesbian judge in the nation; the first openly gay and lesbian appellate judges in California history; the founder of the National Center for Lesbian Rights; founders and former executive directors of Equal Rights Advocates and the East Bay Children's Law Offices; a former chief attorney in the San Francisco public defender's office, as well as several other former public defenders; a former California labor commissioner; a former chief deputy attorney general; and a former chief deputy city attorney and the lead counsel who successfully argued the historic gay marriage case that changed lives in our community forever.
As Secretary of State, Albright reinforced America's alliances, advocated democracy and human rights and promoted American trade and business, labor and environmental standards abroad.