Sentences with phrase «labor sources said»

If the Supreme Court rules against government employee unions, membership and dues revenues would likely plummet by 20 percent to 30 percent, labor sources said.

Private sector unions have been among Cuomo's reliable supporters, but labor sources said the endorsement was blocked primarily by NYSUT and AFSCME, a parent organization of public employee unions.

For other members it's created a lot of resentment,» the labor source said.

«It's unfortunate that it seems like the administration folded like a cheap suit,» a labor source said.

Among them is 1199 SEIU, the massive health care workers union, which one labor source said has not engaged on the issue.

«She has the power to unite the labor movement,» the labor source said.

Not exact matches

«The notion was there were three sources of power in society: government, business, and labor,» Mills, the Harvard professor emeritus, says.

CEO Jason Goldberg has said those cuts were meant to streamline staffing and costs as the business shifted from a labor - intensive flash - sale model, where tons of new products had to be sourced and prepped every day, to a more standard e-commerce shop with predictable inventory needs.

Goldberg has said past layoffs at Fab were necessary cost reductions as he shifted the company's focus from a labor - intensive flash - sale model, where tons of new products had to be sourced and prepped every day, to a more standard e-commerce shop with predictable inventory needs.

The fact is that there have been very few studies on this subject, and I actually couldn't find a single trustworthy source that says whether or not pedicures or accupressure can induce labor.

This isn't about privileged women saying «breast is best» (a woman's choice how to feed her child is her own)-- it is about misleading, unethical, and in some cases illegal marketing practices, illegally sourcing milk from a horrible dictator, and the use of slave labor.

But while Working Families elements from major labor unions, like 1199 SEIU, worked to cut a deal with Cuomo, sources close to the party said, its grass roots revolted.

But one source cautioned Chairman Ralph Lorigo had been under considerable pressure throughout the day from all sides — the Senate Republicans, labor unions, the state Conservative Party and others — so until I hear the news from Lorigo himself or someone close to him, I'm reluctant to say this is a done deal.

Sources Friday evening said Cuomo and the leadership of the party had reached a tentative deal for the incumbent Democrat to take the labor - backed line in exchange for pushing on key progressive issues such as the Dream Act, the public financing of political campaigns and the women's agenda.

The potential endorsement of Cynthia Nixon in the race for governor by the Working Families Party is leading some labor leaders to consider forming their own ballot line this fall, sources with direct knowledge of the talks on Thursday said.

«We are now well on our way to the successful repowering of NRG in the city of Dunkirk, to provide a reliable source of clean gas energy and a stable tax base in Dunkirk and in our schools,» Horrigan said, adding, «And this is the result of a coalition — a coalition of people in government, in the private sector, and in labor... to be able to bring us together.»

Labor unions, who sources say leaned hard on Mr. Cuomo and Democrats to reach a deal, immediately hailed the move.

The WFP had been girding for the possibility of a labor exodus since 2014, sources say.

A source familiar with the three casino projects said the union is likely to gain more than 3,000 members — a 10 percent increase in its ranks, which would be almost unheard of in the modern labor movement.

McMahon's 2008 primary opponent, Stephen Harrison, was mulling a re-match, but appears unlikely to run again this year, and labor is quietly moving to make peace with the congressman, sources said.

A source familiar with the campaign against DeFrancisco said an effort is also underway to recruit a candidate to oppose him this fall — preferably someone from the labor community.

It also explains, said the source, Cuomo's embrace of Big Labor's demand for a nearly 70 percent minimum wage hike to $ 15 an hour — which could devastate small businesses at a time the governor claims to want to improve New York's notoriously hostile business climate.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has tapped a Queens district leader and organized labor insider to join his administration, sources say.

Sources said that Marco Carrión, Mr. de Blasio's new community affairs commissioner, singled out Ms. Lynch to join the unit because he knew her from organized labor circles.

But a source familiar with Cuomo's thinking said the AG isn't open to supporting Donovan and will back whoever wins the Democratic primary — even if it's Schneiderman, whose long - standing Albany ties and close relationship with «special interests» in the labor movement make for an uncomfortable fit with Cuomo's anti-Albany platform.

Still, a source familiar with the AG's thinking said he considers the labor - backed party's decision a major victory because it will prevent legislators from using the unions as an excuse not to back Cuomo's agenda.

The state Labor Department is preparing a set of regulations that sources say will preempt provisions recently approved by the City Council and expected to be signed into law by Mayor de Blasio this week.

Cuomo spokesman Josh Vlasto declined to break down how much the administration is anticipating from each source, saying that it could complicate future labor negotiations.

Longtime de Blasio pal Kevin Finnegan — a former political director of the powerful SEIU 1199 hospital - workers union — found ways for labor groups to funnel cash to de Blasio's campaigns and causes in amounts above legal spending limits, said a source familiar with the mayor's campaign practices.

I can't imagine that anyone would back Cabrera,» said one labor source.

That's because the union's decision, sources say, was partially the result of heavy lobbying from other labor groups that are snubbing or actively opposing the governor.

«I'm sure the speaker's race is water under the bridge,» said a labor source who has worked with Mr. Heastie and Mr. de Blasio.

«No matter how strong he is on your issues during a campaign, you always want other actors out there pushing him to the left,» said one labor source in the coalition supporting de Blasio's bid for mayor.

Having strong pro-union voices in the other citywide offices creates a line of defense for labor in the event de Blasio proves to be less supportive than planned, sources said.

Other sources say it was Matthew Macguire, a machinist and secretary for the Central Labor Union in New York.

«When choosing future data center sites, we take into account over 35 weighted criteria including close proximity to customers, an ample and reliable power source and fiber optic networks, a large pool of skilled labor, and affordable energy rates to determine the long - term viability of each site,» said Tim McDowd, a spokesman for Microsoft Global Foundation Services, which builds the company's data centers.

Shackelford said business has been brisk, in large part because of federal programs that substantially cut homeowner's costs through tax credits and other initiatives, like the National Home Energy Efficiency Program, that pays much of the cost of labor sealing air leaks that are a big source of the energy losses in American homes.

«Unfortunately, Brazil is a source, a destination, and a transit point for men, women, and children subjected to human trafficking and slave labor,» said Carlos Henrique Haddad, a federal judge in Brazil and a member of the law faculty at UFMG.