Sentences with phrase «labor organizations in»

With almost 5 million members nationwide, teacher unions are one of the most powerful labor organizations in the country.

Republican Sen. Bill Larkin on Friday announced he had received the backing of five labor organizations in the state, including the two largest public workers employee unions.

The teachers unions also teamed up with other labor organizations in 2016 to form a new super PAC called the For Our Future PAC, which made millions of dollars in independent expenditures in favor of Clinton and other congressional Democrats.

Senator's re-election bid receives slew of key endorsements from labor organizations Senator Bill Larkin (R,C,I - 39th District) today announced the endorsements of five major labor organizations in his bid for re-election in the State Senate.

Senator Bill Larkin (R,C,I - 39th District) today announced the endorsements of five major labor organizations in his bid for re-election in the State Senate.

Nearly one - in - four workers belong to a labor organization in the state, including more than 1 million public sector workers.

You would think it's a no - brainer for the largest labor organization in the state to back a Democratic governor who, despite frustrating actions, has worked to create jobs for its members.

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«We are pleased that Amazon is joining the remarkable group of forward - looking organizations that are pursuing innovations in apprenticeship for the 21st century,» said the Obama administration's Deputy U.S. Secretary of Labor, Chris Lu, in a press release.

The Fixed Annuity Consumer Choice Campaign (FACC Campaign) is organized to protect fixed annuities in connection with the Department of Labor (DOL) fiduciary rule deliberations and any other deliberations by other government agencies and organizations.

But we never got labor organizations to contribute any more than the churches; and indeed, in this financial respect, they may in fact be quite similar.

In addition to anxiety about the overwhelming influence of the profit motive, editors also worried about whether the power of labor organizations could develop rapidly enough to counter the autonomous industrial associations created by the NRA (January 3, 1934).

By the early 1980s, the organization's translator - linguists were laboring in 761 indigenous language projects and SIL members had published over 9,000 articles and books.

The author points to evidence in a variety of other civic arenas as well — labor unions, parent - teacher organizations and fraternal organizations.

This will be taken to Include political organizations; fraternal organizations; college and school groups; labor groups; industrial, business and professional organizations; religious orders; civic clubs, memorial and patriotic societies; philanthropic and reform societies (Anti-Tobacco League, for example); athletic organizations; women's groups, etc., which are in good standing.

This too is an event, an event of labor and production in response to a particular situation or circumstance, and it is individuated by the author's style and organization of material.

It pointed to evidence of declining participation in a variety of civic arenas — politics, churches, labor unions, parent - teacher organizations and fraternal organizations.

It means leaving the privacy ot your solitary labors, moving beyond those expected work relationships in which the product is always the go - between, and saying or doing something about the human affairs — the public realm — of that organization or community of which you are a part.

Dennis King, in his book Lyndon LaRouche and the New American Fascism, describes how LaRouche turned his National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC) from a Trotskyite organization into an anti-Semitic neo-fascist group:

He has now written a memoir, Organized Labor and the Church: Reflections of a «Labor Priest» (Paulist Press), and in it he reflects on, among many other things, the 1980s dustup with the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD), a Washington organization that this writer helped to get going.

In many cases a labor union, the local Chamber of Commerce, a realty board, a mayor's commission, the P.T.A., or some community organization may be the key to the solution of some local problem, or the means by which «the secular relevance of the gospel» can be made manifest.

But for the most part their influence is small in the organizations — political parties, labor unions, manufacturers» associations, farm groups — which are most effective in determining the direction of community affairs.

We do not intend that this institution shall take the highest place in our affections, or the largest share of our labors, but, that we hold this organization as auxiliary to the divinely appointed means of grace, the CHURCH and the preaching of the Gospel.26

In Centesimus Annus, he designates solidarity as «one of the fundamental principles of the Christian view of social and political organization,» tracing it back to Leo XIII's notion of civic friendship as the enduring bond that unites the often antagonistic relations of labor and capital in modern society, through Pius XI's concept of social charity and Paul VI's evocative phrase «civilization of love.&raquIn Centesimus Annus, he designates solidarity as «one of the fundamental principles of the Christian view of social and political organization,» tracing it back to Leo XIII's notion of civic friendship as the enduring bond that unites the often antagonistic relations of labor and capital in modern society, through Pius XI's concept of social charity and Paul VI's evocative phrase «civilization of love.&raquin modern society, through Pius XI's concept of social charity and Paul VI's evocative phrase «civilization of love.»

In an ambitious project to assess the correctness of Talcott Parsons» theory of evolutionary universals, Gary Buck accumulated masses of data for 115 contemporary nation - states from every part of the world.7 He developed elaborate indices (as of 1960 wherever possible) of the ten variables Parsons discussed: (1) communication, (2) kinship organization, (3) religion, (4) technology, (5) stratification, (6) cultural legitimation, (7) bureaucratic organization, (8) money and market complex, (9) generalized universalistic norms, and (10) democratic association.8 Information was taken from such sources as the United Nations Statistical Yearbook, the Yearbook of Labor Statistics, and UNESCO's World Survey of Education.

(iii) Not permitting any employee, inspector, contractor, or other personnel to accept payment, gifts, or favors of any kind, other than prescribed fees, from any business inspected: Except, That, a certifying agent that is a not - for - profit organization with an Internal Revenue Code tax exemption or, in the case of a foreign certifying agent, a comparable recognition of not - for - profit status from its government, may accept voluntary labor from certified operations;

Customers include companies and organizations such as Trinity Senior Living Communities, Presence Life in Chicago, the Atlanta area's Northeast Georgia Health System and the U.S. Department of Labor.

On the off chance that that existed, a Jeremy Corbyn - drove organization may choose to attempt to get British wellbeing spending move down to the European normal as an offer of total national output, as Tony Blair's Labor government did in the 2000s.

There will be 3 grand prize winners and the the room makeover prize includes paint, supplies, labor, color consulting services, a $ 500 Sears gift card, and a $ 1,000 local community donation (The winners can choose the nonprofit organization or charity and Sears makes the donation in the winners «names).

The grass roots organization Improving Birth coined the term «obstetric violence» - which is playing out in labor and delivery units in certain parts of the world; the World Health Organization called for increased scrutiny of these disrespectful childbirth care practices, as women treated in this way, feel assaulted and violated, and must be taken as seriously as rape.

As part of her organization Birth on Labor Day, or BOLD, she developed a play called «Birth,» performed in communities to spread the message about new options in childbirth.

Giving Austin Labor Support is an organization of dedicated volunteers who provide emotional, physical and informational support to those who are under - supported through their birth experience in order to improve birth outcomes and empower women and their families.

The organization, Water Birth International, was formed to encourage research, distribute accurate information, and to help people who were interested in the concept successfully implement the use of water baths for labor and birth.

Several professional organizations, including the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the American College of Nurse — Midwives, support healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies laboring and giving birth in water (5, 6).

The labor - backed Working Families Party, an organization that has at times been at odds with Cuomo during his tenure as governor, released a similar statement, noting the impact of the incoming Trump administration in Washington.

In local races it will play a dominant role; in larger races it will play a complementary role, for labor unions and nonprofit organizations it still plays a strong role in connecting organization to its members.&raquIn local races it will play a dominant role; in larger races it will play a complementary role, for labor unions and nonprofit organizations it still plays a strong role in connecting organization to its members.&raquin larger races it will play a complementary role, for labor unions and nonprofit organizations it still plays a strong role in connecting organization to its members.&raquin connecting organization to its members.»

Organizing For America (itself an online - enabled entity), labor unions and progressive organizations have cranked up the heat this weekend, making hundreds of thousands of calls and neighborhood visits and flooding the airwaves with commercials, helping to make it possible possible and perhaps even likely that Massachusetts will keep Kennedy's seat in the Democratic column and deny Republicans and chance to block the heathcare reform bill.

The email from Forward NY — a collection of labor groups and advocacy organizations opposed to Spitzer's candidacy — criticizes Spitzer for not participating in the public financing system in New York City and «jetting around» to various talk shows on cable and network TV.

Flynn, a businessman from Hunter, is being backed by the Transport Workers Union, a national labor organization, whose international president, John Samuelsen, (also FORMER president of TWU Local 100 here in New York), said in a statement to be released by Flynn's campaign that the candidate is «a leader who understands that the economic security of families must be the highest priority of Congress, and that unions are a necessary partner in that mission.»

«To be the first and only candidate endorsed by labor in this race, particularly by an organization that holds such a deep and personal legacy for my family, is a profound honor,» Flynn said.

A workforce development organization that provides training to New York City Housing Authority residents is urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top leaders in the Assembly and Senate to include a design - build provision for improvements, but asked that they not include a project - labor agreement in a final deal.

Also at 11:30 a.m., the New York State Building & Construction Trades Council, the AFL - CIO and other labor organizations hold a press conference to close the prevailing wage loophole in state budget, outside state Senate lobby, third floor, state Capitol, Albany.

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.

Labor unions are the most important progressive and grassroots organizations in the United States.

It is also intended for institutional groups (e.g. Democratic clubs, labor unions, progressive advocacy organizations, etc.) that endorse candidates or otherwise have a stake in Democratic politics:

Like Lipton, she accused Cuomo of attempting to drive out his political opponents with too heavy a hand — and worried that it would cripple the organizations that rely in large part on labor's support to fund their work.

Today in New York and Connecticut, the more conservative elements in the Democratic Party are trying to eliminate fusion voting, and it remains to be seen whether the WFP and its allies in community, labor, civil rights, environmental, student and feminist organizations can stop them.

From the workingmen's parties of the 1820s and 30s, to the trade union and reform movements of the 1840s through 60s, culminating in the Knights of Labor of the 1870s through 90s, the self - organization of workers was the prime expression of this labor republican conception of citizenLabor of the 1870s through 90s, the self - organization of workers was the prime expression of this labor republican conception of citizenlabor republican conception of citizenship.

The president of the country's largest labor union told delegates at her organization's annual gathering that they would not work with the Trump administration because the president and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos could not be trusted to do what is in the best interests of children.

Local campaign staff and candidates, staff at union locals labor organizations not based in DC, community organizing groups that aren't part of national networks, grassroots groups that aren't getting funding from the main backers of community organizing and progressive causes, staff working in local government, and the list goes on and on.

Labor unions and left - leaning community groups hostile to Ms. Moskowitz — the types of organizations that specialize in pulling out the vote for low turnout primaries — would rush to Mr. de Blasio's defense.