Sentences with phrase «labor rights groups»

Puzder, the chief executive of CKE Restaurants, has been widely criticized by labor rights groups for underpaying workers, failing to offer benefits, and attempting to prevent employees from organizing.

«Every year we have gotten close» to the act's passage, said Victoria Daza, organizer with Long Island Jobs With Justice, a labor rights group.

Not exact matches

While this figure might not have market watchers jumping up for joy, «it is a positive sign that more people flowed into the labor force and shows the labor market is on the right track,» says Kurt Rankin, an economist at PNC Financial Services Group.

They broke the adult US population up into 13 different age groups, and then projected what the overall labor force participation rate would have been if each of those age groups had the same participation rates that they did in December 2007, right before the start of the recession.

In New York City, a coalition of labor, community and civil rights groups recently won the strongest ban on employment credit checks in the country.

One big concern: Giving investors the right to sue could have «a chilling effect on people giving advice,» says Ann Combs, head of government relations at Vanguard Group and a former assistant secretary of labor under Pres. George W. Bush.

Today was May Day, a historic celebration of workers and immigrant workers, and labor unions, immigrant rights groups, and allies came together to celebrate years and follow years of tradition.

In many respects, the New Deal was less about income redistribution than about the recognition of «group rights» benefitting these cultural challengers, a recognition embedded in such policies as the fostering of labor unions, public works programs, and social insurance.

This voluntary food, flavors and fragrances industries program engages with vanilla exporters, producers, sector organizations and public authorities worldwide to progress issues of governance, traceability, labor rights and technical assistance to grower groups.

Information for the submission was drawn from Baby Milk Action (marketing of breastmilk substitutes, water pumping in São Lourenço, Brazil), International Labor Rights Forum (child slavery and labour in the cocoa supply chain, Labour rights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farRights Forum (child slavery and labour in the cocoa supply chain, Labour rights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farrights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farrights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farmers).

Some have started consulting practices, others are off developing new technologies or working in issues in their home towns, but many have gone right back to work for Democratic campaigns, labor unions, environmental groups, community action networks and the like.

While Lipton and activist organizations — like Make the Road Action, a leading immigrants» rights group that endorsed Nixon on Friday — were careful to blame the crack - up on Cuomo, at least one labor leader offered a more scathing indictment of the WFP.

The New York State United Teachers argues in the legal action that the confidentiality requirement — which the labor group says is essentially a «gag order» against teachers is unconstitutional and violates free speech rights.

The opposition puts him within the same camp of labor leaders and environmental groups who had opposed holding a convention on the grounds constitutionally protected rights and benefits would be put at risk.

The Rev. Emily McNeill, who heads the Labor - Religion Coalition of New York State, said her group is not as concerned about the topics promoted by the evangelical right, including opposition to abortion and gay marriage.

The New York Immigration Coalition organized the march, which was sponsored by 85 organizations representing immigrant rights and advocacy, legal services, labor, faith, civil rights, LGBTQI, women's rights and anti-violence groups.

Mr. Nislick, whose wife has also contributed to Mr. de Blasio, joined forces with a labor group and Wendy Neu, a wealthy Manhattan businesswoman who is active in animal rights causes, to found the anti-Quinn coalition that bought the ad.

There were also plenty of right - leaning groups that aren't associated with organized labor who worked against the convention, notably the state Conservative Party.

Holding a convention had been staunchly opposed by labor groups, who worried rights such as collective bargaining would be impacted or potentially weakened if a convention is held.

In addition to support from labor unions and supporters of public financing of political campaigns, Senate Democrats are expected to receive strong organizational support from groups that focus on women's health and workplace rights issues.

The group is joining a disparate coalition known as New Yorkers Against Corruption that includes labor unions, environmental groups and right - leaning organizations as well such as the Conservative Party and the Rifle and Pistol Association.

Backed by a broad coalition made up of labor, civil rights, and women's organizations and almost 600 faith leaders ---- what one Albany insider described as the sort of group «needed to get anything progressive done» in the Legislature ---- EPSA earlier this year launched a media drive worth more than $ 300,000 targeting specific state senators.

The groups include the state's major labor unions, the Conservative Party, gun rights organizations and environmentalists.

The rally was co-sponsored by members of the Let NY Vote coalition, which includes over thirty organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions, including Common Cause / NY, Public Citizen, New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, as well as the statewide NAACP and the National Action Network, grassroots organizations, faith groups, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American, and the LGBTQ community.

After receiving an endorsement from what some consider New York's most powerful labor group, SEIU Local 1199, and and immigrants» rights group, the former secretary of state said this office would build on what President Barack Obama has done with immigration.

Uber and Lyft are opposed by a series of interest groups, including labor unions concerned about employee protections, existing taxi companies and disability rights advocates.

The referendum has been opposed by labor unions, environmental groups and other organizations who fear it could lead a stripping of key rights in the existing document.

Labor - backed groups who oppose the foundation cried foul, and noted that Schwartz denounced the group as a right - wing think tank when it set New York's ranking at 50th.

The Let NY Vote coalition is made up of over thirty organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions, including Common Cause / NY, Public Citzen, New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, as well as the statewide NAACP and National Action Network, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American, and the LGBTQ community.

NEW YORK, NY (12/18/2017)(readMedia)-- Last week, over thirty organizations, nonprofits, labor unions, including the New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, and civil rights organizations, including Statewide NAACP and National Action Network, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American and LGBTQ community groups sent a letter demanding that Governor Cuomo and the legislative leaders prioritize Early Voting in the 2018 - 19 budget.

The most recent nod came early Friday, when Make the Road Action — a grass - roots immigrant rights group that receives ample funding from labor — said it would back Ms. Nixon because of «her strong progressive platform and her commitment to passing and implementing the full protections and supports that our communities need and deserve.»

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The group New Yorkers Against Corruption includes the NYS Conservative Party, a number of labor unions, Right to Life, Planned Parenthood, and local GOP and Democratic party chapters.

The groups include the state's major labor unions, the Conservative Party, gun rights groups, and environmentalists.

Cuomo has already been endorsed by several labor unions, the Human Rights Campaign, a leading national LGBT advocacy group, and even musician Elton John.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Wisconsin will no longer be obligated to bargain with its largest public employee unions after the weakened labor groups decided Thursday against seeking recertification votes in the state that was the forefront in this year's fight over union rights.

«Tony Avella has shown a true understanding of the issues important to postal workers and is a fighter for important labor rights,» said Tony Paolillo, president of the postal workers group.

«The Constitution protects the right of all groups, including businesses and labor unions, to petition the government and engage in the political process,» Chamber spokeswoman Blair Latoff Holmes said in a statement.

The CUNY Rising Alliance, a coalition of community groups, faith leaders, labor unions and student organizations, released a white paper today — a companion to its Students» Bill of Rights — that details what it describes as city and state disinvestment in CUNY and the university's imperiled mission.

The group includes include state and local governments, business and industry, civil rights and labor groups, housing and child advocates, and research and professional organizations «that support a complete, fair and accurate census.»

Meanwhile, the «immoral money» group was told that the source of the prize money was Walmart, and also given information on a 2005 lawsuit by the International Labor Rights Forum that alleged Walmart had failed to meet internationally mandated labor standLabor Rights Forum that alleged Walmart had failed to meet internationally mandated labor standlabor standards.

Of course, along with playing the class clowns, the Malloys are also the hardest working members of Ocean's crew, often taking on multiple roles in each heist, and even going the distance on one particular occasion to help a group of Mexican factory workers fight for labor rights.

These are classified in three groups, one Issues involving the global community are global warming, biodiversity and ecosystem losses, fisheries depletion, deforestation, water deficits, maritime safety and pollution, second Issues requiring a global commitments are massive step - up in the fight against poverty, peacekeeping, conflict prevention, combating terrorism, Education for all, Global infectious diseases, digital divide, natural disaster prevention and mitigation and third Issues needing a global regulatory approach are reinventing taxation for the twenty - first century, biotechnology rules, global financial architecture, Illegal drugs, Trade, investment, and competition rules, Intellectual property rights, E-commerce rules, International labor and migration

An executive order by New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer last month granting family child - care providers the right to unionize is the latest sign of an aggressive push by organized labor to represent such workers, who care for small groups of children in the providers» own homes.

We'll be fostering collaboration through collective bargaining and labor - management partnerships, and working with parents, civil rights and community groups.

As Senators of the Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee debated federal education policy at an abbreviated hearing Wednesday morning, two coalitions of education and civil rights groups released letters poking holes in the bill while the nation's two largest teachers» unions released notes containing partial endorsements.

This certainly seemed to be the case in the initial phase of the Common Core State Standards, when the idea of «fewer, clearer, and higher» standards that were consistent across states was supported by an unprecedented coalition of business, civil rights, government, and labor groups (see McDonnell and Weatherford's (2013) article «Evidence Use and the Common Core State Standards Movement: From Problem Definition to Policy Adoption» in the American Journal of Education for a detailed explanation of the varying reasons why so many different groups initially supported the Common Core).

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.

In April, representatives from the airlines, airports, labor, manufacturing, academia, consumer rights organizations, the financial industry, environmental groups, and general aviation were selected to participate in the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC).

As a coalition of over 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith - based, and civic and community groups, Americans for Financial Reform supports the Department of Education's announcement last month of a new competition for student loan servicing contracts.