Sentences with phrase «labor unions still»

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(One third of inequality is due to lack of union density, Perez says, and the labor market still has slack.)

The NBA and players» union had quiet, early labor negotiations in 2016 and still didn't deal with the age minimum!

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.»

Still, Republicans have questioned the motivations behind closing the loophole — the result of a decades - old Board of Elections decision — as a way of aiding labor union giving.

But, nearly three months later, that key piece of legislation has still not been enacted by the Assembly, and the measure is being revised to reflect concerns by labor unions, who don't want the provision to apply to union officials who might be convicted of crimes.

«The unions are still going to be major players after this, but it will change their revenue picture and it will force them to dial back some of their activities that don't reflect urgent concerns of the members,» said the Empire Center's Ken Girardin, who is rooting for a decision adverse to organized labor.

Still, Samuels acknowledged he accepted the outcome of the con con vote, insisting it would have been as wide a margin as it was, even without the heavy spending by labor unions to sink it.

For starters, there's still the question of the 421a tax abatement and what changes will be made by January that both labor unions and developers can agree upon when it comes to the prevailing wage.

The party, made up of liberal activists and labor unions, has irked Mr. Cuomo for years by trying to push him to the left, though the governor will still appear on its ballot line on Election Day.

The Queens Democratic Party, as well as several labor unions, still support Mr. Liu.

Backed by Mr. de Blasio, the WFP and just about every labor union under the sun, Mr. Smitherman still lost to Mr. Sampson, once the majority leader of the senate, by 14 points.

Prosecutors, though, say evidence will show that Percoco was still a powerful force within the governor's office during that period and that he exerted that influence to help those paying him by getting the Empire State Development agency to reverse a decision regarding use of union labor that greatly benefited the Syracuse developer.

Liu has bravely insisted he's still running for mayor in 2013, but that prospect will get even dimmer with the latest round of accusatory headlines; the biggest beneficiaries from Liu's decline are former comptroller Bill Thompson and current public advocate Bill de Blasio, both of whom would have tangled with Liu for labor union endorsements.

The move was cheered by labor unions and progressive groups that have long urged Cuomo to raise taxes, and are still hoping he will go further.

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.

There STILL is no union, no distinct health and safety regulations, no child labor laws.

I am presently still working as a labor leader for a local union, I beleive in working people and have been in my orgainzation from the bottom to the top and back in the middle you might say.

Today, White folks still hold tremendous influence over the NAACP, but now much of it is through the support of labor unions --

Today, White folks still hold tremendous influence over the NAACP, but now much of it is through the support of labor unions — 70 percent of whose members are White.

The Economic Policy Institute: STILL Wrong on Public Employee Compensation — Center for Union Facts — Despite statements by labor unions and their supporters that a sizable compensation premium is a benefit of union membership, the Economic Policy Institute (EcPI)-- with the assistance of associate professor Jeffrey Keefe of Rutgers University — has gone to great lengths to argue that -LSBUnion Facts — Despite statements by labor unions and their supporters that a sizable compensation premium is a benefit of union membership, the Economic Policy Institute (EcPI)-- with the assistance of associate professor Jeffrey Keefe of Rutgers University — has gone to great lengths to argue that -LSBunion membership, the Economic Policy Institute (EcPI)-- with the assistance of associate professor Jeffrey Keefe of Rutgers University — has gone to great lengths to argue that -LSB-...]

They have some instructional freedoms and autonomies but still follow labor union agreements.

In the meantime, Volvo's labor unions are still looking for answers before they back any transaction.

«Hopes are still high» for his backing, said Lauri Hennessey, a spokesperson for the Alliance for Northwest Jobs and Exports, which comprises about 40 coal companies, transportation firms, labor unions and regional business councils.

But Walmart would still likely face a battle from the City's labor unions and other activist groups over the low wages it pays its workers and over the amount of traffic its store might create.