Sentences with phrase «largest public workers union»

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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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.

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.

PEF is the state's second largest public employee union representing about 55,000 mostly white collar workers.

It is no accident that the American labor movement has been kept afloat by the success of public - sector unions - and that the largest, most powerful union in the country is not the Teamsters or the United Auto Workers, but the National Education Association.

A group of California teachers belonging to a local chapter of the National Education Association, the largest teachers union in the country, are suing to overturn state laws that allow school districts to force public sector workers to join unions as a condition of employment.

Public employee unions maintain retirement benefits far larger than those received by most private sector workers (and taxpayers).