Sentences with phrase «largest public workers»

On Monday, the largest public workers union, the CSEA, suspended all political endorsements and campaign contributions over the pension package, saying lawmakers traded the retirement security of future workers in exchange for new district lines, which were also passed in the all night session.

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

The state's largest public workers union on Thursday formally endorsed Republican Sen. Sue Serino in her re-election bid for a second term.

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 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 unacceptable.

Kennedy, a Buffalo lawmaker, was endorsed by the AFL - CIO, New York State Troopers PBA, the Communications Workers of America and CSEA, the state's largest public workers union.

CSEA is the state's largest public workers union and is known supporting Democratic candidates in most races.

PEF, a union of mostly white - collar workers, represents about 55,000 members and is the second - largest public workers union in the state.

DC 37, NYC's largest public workers union, released its legislative endorsements for the Sept. 9 primary.

Members of the state's second - largest public workers union have voted to approve a three - year contract with the state, the leaders of the Public Employees Federation announced Wednesday evening.

When Zephyr Teachout, then a little - known Fordham Law School professor, challenged Cuomo in a primary four years ago, one of the state's largest public workers unions, PEF, endorsed her, while NYSUT decided to sit out the governor's race entirely, declining to pick a favorite.

The leadership of the state's largest public workers union says the proposal also raises questions and uncertainty for local government employees.

CWA New Jersey Endorses Tom Malinowski for Congress Democratic congressional candidate Tom Malinowski has picked up the endorsement of the Communication Workers of America New Jersey, one of the state's largest public worker unions.

Not exact matches

The newly elected Progressive Conservative government in Manitoba has moved quickly to cement its anti-worker bona fides with the radical right - wing by making it more difficult for non-union workers to join a union, and by opening up bidding on large scale public construction projects to non-union companies.

There's an increased demand for workers for hire to protect specific things, people and places than there are those mandated to protect the public at large.

The Elon Poll / The Business Journals survey gauged public opinion in these metro areas — many of the country's largest — about landing the project, which promises to be home to 50,000 workers and an investment of $ 5 billion.

CSEA, the state's largest public - workers union, announced it would suspend its backing of state lawmakers in order to «re-evaluate our political relationships and make judgments about the criteria.»

Donohue, who heads the second largest state workers union in New York, is a tough - talking sort, and has never been shy about expressing his opinions about the governor in public, particularly when he feels his members are getting the short end of the stick.

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.

The New York Public Interest Research Group reported recently that three of the state's largest insurers charge blue - collar workers significantly more than college - educated professionals with the same driving record.

The contract comes about seven months after New York's second - largest state worker union, the white collar Public Employees Federation, reached its own three - year deal with 2 percent annual raises, no increases in negotiated health - care premium sharing and no givebacks.

«The party must be careful about the implications of the failure to break through in Scotland, among public sector workers and in seats with large numbers of ethnic voters Main Cameron spent # 111 getting every extra Conservative vote»

The savings come from reduced costs for public assistance to low - wage workers — in effect a taxpayer subsidy to large low - wage employers — and increased tax payments by workers benefiting from the wage hike.

A Labour administration would focus on three things to help ease pressure on public services and wages including better enforcement of the minimum wage, cracking down on recruitment agencies who only supplied workers from particular countries and looking at areas and types of jobs where there were large numbers of foreign workers.

If public sector workers are given a bigger pay rise than the 1 % promised by the Government, it will lead to «debts ever larger for our children and our grandchildren to have to pay off», a senior minister said.

Large majorities think many public sector workers should be given pay rises above one per cent, and most Labour voters think their party should support strike action if pay demands are not met, according to my latest poll.

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.

The wage increase announced by Cuomo affects workers of the State University of New York (SUNY)-- but not those within the City University of New York (CUNY), the country's largest urban public university system.

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Teachers at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, have condemned the Coalition Government's attacks on the pay of public sector workers, which has seen teachers» pay cut by almost 15 %.

«A large piece of that is the public employees, state workers, public employee unions.

Cuomo has voiced support for Paterson's layoff plan, but the two largest state worker unions — CSEA and PEF — have been fighting hard to counter it, even calling on the governor to rescind the firings after learning that he has doled out some $ 17 million worth of pork prior to his impending departure from public office.

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.

The co-chairmen of the General Assembly's Labor and Public Employees Committee cheered the recommendation from a wage board in New York to phase in a $ 15 minimum wage for workers in large fast food chains.

Wayne Spence likens the 51,000 workers who make up the membership of the Public Employees Federation to a large family — a unit that can at times be quarrelsome.

The two largest state worker unions have already settled on new contracts with givebacks, though one of them, the Public Employees Federation, had to hold a second vote, after the agreement was initially voted down.

In 2005 Labour's vote was on average almost as high (37.2 %) in seats with relatively low proportions of public sector workers as it was in seats with a relatively large proportion (37.5 %).

The union represents about 50,000 workers and is the second largest public - workers labor group in the state.

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 largest direct cash benefit in a typical low - income worker's public - assistance package is the Earned Income Tax Credit — pioneered in New York state by the late former Gov. Mario Cuomo,» noted McMahon, whose conservative - oriented think tank has at times praised the current governor.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- The leader of the state's largest public employee union says the workers are willing to make financial concessions to Gov. Scott Walker but will not give up their collective bargaining rights.

In her bid for re-election, Lincoln has found herself the target of large, influential unions upset over her refusal to support legislation that would make it easier for workers to unionize and over her refusal to back a public health insurance option as part of the Democratic health care bill.

Falk has won the endorsement of the statewide teachers union and the largest union representing public workers.

The Public Employees Federation, New York's second - largest state workers union, is weighing in on this morning's reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is thinking of following in his father's footsteps and seeking a massive reduction in the state workforce in his first executive budget.

Up to 750,000 teachers, lecturers, civil servants and other public sector workers are expected to walk out in the largest day of strike action since the 1980s.

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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.

As the Oct. 7 deadline fast approached, educators at almost 350 public schools across New York City prepared themselves and their school communities for the crushing loss of more than 700 school support staff — including school aides, parent coordinators, lunchroom workers, crossing guards and others — who were set to be let go by the city in the largest layoff at a single city agency since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office in 2002.

In his first budget address to the legislature, Murphy said he would use the extra revenue to ramp up state aid for school districts, increase funding for the beleaguered NJ Transit and a make a larger payment into the cash - strapped public worker pension system.

Officials with Local 371 and the Public Employees Federation, the state's second - largest public labor union, said they are forming a coalition to convince state leaders to review the Justice Center's effects on the workers who are investiPublic Employees Federation, the state's second - largest public labor union, said they are forming a coalition to convince state leaders to review the Justice Center's effects on the workers who are investipublic labor union, said they are forming a coalition to convince state leaders to review the Justice Center's effects on the workers who are investigated.