Sentences with phrase «largest public services union»

The government's controversial plans for the NHS are facing a potential legal challenge from Unison, the UK's largest public services union.

He also has extensive negotiating experience, and has acted on several occasions as chief negotiator for a large public service union.

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Two large union - organized rallies are planned in Athens on the holiday, with employees at many public services nominally on strike.

In its submission to the government's open public services white paper, the union identifies major problems with Mr Duncan Smith's work programme, where 33 of the 34 contracts went to large private sector providers.

Commenting on reports of the announcements the Prime Minister will make at a Downing Street Summit today about action proposed to be taken against certain public service workers, including teachers, who fail to report sexual abuse of children and young people, Chris Keates General Secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers» union in the UK said: «No one can fail but to be shocked by the horrific abuse of young girls revealed by recent investigations, including the Report today on Oxfordshire.

Danny Donohue, president of New York's largest public employee union, the Civil Service Employees Association, is coming off a tough election battle, running to be leader of the national union AFSCME.

PCS is the largest civil service trade union with over 300,000 members working in all government departments, agencies, non-departmental public bodies and related private sector employers.

Responding to news that the largest unions in the country will ballot for industrial action over pensions, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said:

Following the submission today of the NASUWT response to the Department for Education consultation on «Proposed Increases to Contributions for Members of the Teachers» Pension Scheme», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The Coalition Government should tell the public the truth about why it is seeking to raid the pensions of millions of ordinary public service workers and why it is taxing public sector workers who are acting responsibly by trying to save for their retirement.

Delegates at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union are today debating a motion defending public service pensions.

The Public and Commercial Services Union general secretary said a march of one million people through London followed by strike action on a «large scale» would force the government to think again on cuts.

There are also fissures in the establishment supposedly lining up for Stringer: the Civil Service Employees Association, New York's largest public sector union, endorsed Spitzer on Tuesday.

The deal offered to Civil Service Employees Association Local 058, to run through 2022, is similar to a contract recently approved by one of the state's largest unions, the Public Employees Federation, with 2 percent annual raises going forward.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, has marked 100 days to the General Election with the distribution of materials aimed at teachers, parents and the public emphasising the entitlements that our public education service should deliver for all children and young people.

Teachers and other public service workers on moderate salaries will be forced to bear the brunt of unfair proposals to limit severance payments, the NASUWT, the largest teachers Union in the UK warned today.

Commenting on Prime Minister Teresa May's speech to the Conservative Party Conference today, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «We welcome the fact that the Prime Minister clearly recognises that the education, social and economic policies of her predecessor have led to inequality across education and other public services.

He was able to achieve concessions from the two largest unions, the Civil Service Employees Association and the Public Employees Federation (though PEF's rank and file initially voted down their agreement before approving one with revenue - neutral changes after the governor vowed to begin thousands of layoffs).

Senior elected representatives of the Public and Commercial Services union, by far the largest union in the civil service, today (11) confirmed a rejection of the government's planned cuts to public sector penPublic and Commercial Services union, by far the largest union in the civil service, today (11) confirmed a rejection of the government's planned cuts to public sector penpublic sector pensions.

Cuomo's representatives have been at the negotiating table with two large public employee unions, the Civil Service Employees Association and the Public Employees Federation, since their contracts expired Appublic employee unions, the Civil Service Employees Association and the Public Employees Federation, since their contracts expired ApPublic Employees Federation, since their contracts expired April 1.

«You look at the largest investment in public services since the second world war, the creation of whole new services like Sure Start, the minimum wage, progress on gay rights, changes on paternity leave, the right to join a union, even things that have been difficult that used to cause me problems in government like the Human Rights Act — that is a massive progressive agenda we have delivered.»

The state's two largest public workers union, the Civil Service Employees Association, and the Public Employees Federation, say even without the 401k option, Cuomo's proposed Tier VI benefit plan is too meager, and unacceppublic workers union, the Civil Service Employees Association, and the Public Employees Federation, say even without the 401k option, Cuomo's proposed Tier VI benefit plan is too meager, and unaccepPublic Employees Federation, say even without the 401k option, Cuomo's proposed Tier VI benefit plan is too meager, and unacceptable.

Dave Prentis is the General Secretary of UNISON, one of Britain's largest unions, and one with a huge grip on public services.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, will today reaffirm its strategy to continue to defend the interests of pupils, schools and the teaching profession from the assault by the Government and administrations across the UK on our public education service.

Responding to the report published today by Policy Exchange arguing for reform of the public sector pay and pensions frameworks, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said: «This report appears to be another example of supporters of the Coalition Government seeking to rally support for localised pay in the face of a dearth of evidence to back up the Coalition's proposals for the abolition of national pay frameworks for public services.

Republican Sen. Kemp Hannon's re-election bid on Tuesday was endorsed by the Civil Service Employees Association, the state's largest public - workers union.

The official also said Mr. Paterson had not yet ruled out breaking the no - layoffs pledge, which he made last June as part of a deal with the Civil Service Employees Association and the Public Employees Federation, the two largest unions of state workers.

But Jerry Laricchiuta, president of Civil Service Employees Association Local 830, the county's largest public employee union, said NIFA «has to take a step back.»

The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), New York State's largest public workers union, has endorsed State Senator George Amedore for re-election.

EdWeek's state education blog summed things up: «Evers received a large amount of support from the state's teachers union and campaigned on increasing public school funding and building more wraparound services for the state's poor, black, and Latino students.

The letter to Congress is signed by public and private organizations from every state, including community development organizations; nonprofit service providers; banks and credit unions; state and national trade associations and chambers of commerce, including the American Bankers Association and other groups representing thousands of members; affordable housing organizations; schools, universities and education nonprofits; city governments, state and local elected officials and agencies; and many other businesses, ranging from very large businesses to small, family - owned businesses.