Sentences with phrase «left union leader»

The hard - left union leader also warned the Government co-ordinated industrial action on public sector pay was «very likely».

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The leader of the Front National has pledged to hold a referendum on leaving the European Union and the single currency within six months of becoming president.

«Their kidnapping took place», continued the BBC report, «during a period of massive state repression of left - wing activists, union leaders and social activists which became known as the «Dirty War».

A prime minister toppled, a vote to leave the European Union, a shadow cabinet in open revolt against its leader.

David Cameron has angered opponents in the Brexit battle by warning that the Islamic State leader would be happy if Britain opted to leave the European Union.

NYC teachers union president Michael Mulgrew took shots at the de Blasio administration for the second time in two weeks — this time charging city leaders with gender bias over their handling of paid parental leave.

He would equally leave the country on Friday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the summit of African Union leaders.

He said Cameron's resignation in response to the outcome of a referendum that supported Britain to leave the European Union «was a demonstration of courage by a democratic leader who respects the will of the people, even if he didn't agree with their decision.»

WFP leaders had accused Cuomo of creating the Women's Equality Party ballot line last year as a way to potentially undermine the left - leaning, union - backed party.

Labour's leader has made arguably his strongest intervention yet in the debate over leaving the European Union, with a warning that a «Tory Brexit» would be disastrous for most people in Britain.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader Jeff Klein, one of several Democrats targeted by a recent AFL - CIO leaflet campaign for leaving a «trail of broken promises» to labor unions, is hitting back with a mailer that highlights his support for public education.

The leaders of the six «main» parties (VVD, PvdA, CDA, D66, SP and PVV) each had two opportunities to debate, while the leaders of the six «small» parties (Green Left, Christian Union, 50 +, Party for the Animals, Reformed Political Party and Independents) each had the chance to debate once.

«Just yesterday, one of Britain's most prominent right - wing leaders, a man named Nigel Farage, who stoked anti-immigrant sentiment to win the referendum to have Britain leave the European Union, campaigned with Donald Trump,» she said.

The New York State United Teachers union on Thursday will endorse Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle for the Rochester - area House seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Louise Slaughter.

With his encouragement, labor leaders and major unions like the United Federation of Teachers and 1199SEIU left the party.

Trade unions in Scotland have called for Jim Murphy to step down as leader of Scottish Labour as Neil Findlay who stood against Murphy for the leadership last year with the backing of the Left and almost all trade unions announced his resignation from the shadow cabinet at Holyrood where he held the fair work, skills and training brief.

A squabbling Tory party with no plan for the UK when it leaves the European Union is in danger of creating a catastrophe out of Brexit, the leader of the country's biggest union, Unite will say tUnion is in danger of creating a catastrophe out of Brexit, the leader of the country's biggest union, Unite will say tunion, Unite will say today.

Union leaders closely allied with Gov. Cuomo are considering creating their own ballot line to back him as the left - leaning Working Families Party is moving toward nominating Nixon for governor, sources told The Post.

The left - wing No2EU party led by the leader of RMT rail union Bob Crow has gained 1 % of the UK vote in the European Parliament elections.

The European Union is in a «critical situation», the German chancellor has said, as leaders meet in Slovakia to discuss ways to regain trust after the UK's vote to leave the bloc.

Opposition to the new standards — which establish guidelines for what students should learn in math and English in each grade — has been led nationally by both conservative Republicans and tea party leaders and by teachers unions, which tend to lean left.

But Mark Serwotka, leader of the left - wing PCS union, warned that Mr Corbyn would be re-elected if that was to happen.

A squabbling Tory party with no plan for the UK when it leaves the European Union is in danger of creating a catastrophe out of Brexit, the leader...

The leading Brexit campaigner and frontrunner to succeed Cameron as Tory leader claimed he was «sad» to hear of Cameron's decision to resign after the UK voted to leave the European Union.

And the leader of the union of head teachers has warned that children from European backgrounds are worried they may be forced to leave the UK.

They don't care about Westminster gossip, attacking the «Leave» campaign, or which prominent union leader supports the EU.

It's because the old educational establishment — the left - wing local authorities, the leaders of the teachers unions, the Labour party theorists — stood in the way.

Speaking to Radio 5 Live, Labour's «leader who never was» said that Britain was trashing its own history by going ahead with leaving the European Union.

Commenting on the publication by the Department for Education (DfE) of «National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «With increasing difficulties in recruiting new headteachers, and with record numbers of teachers wanting to leave the profession, the Coalition Government has failed to recognise the damaging effect of its policies on the morale and confidence of teachers and school leaders.

Top union and business leaders say they have not witnessed so many victories for labor in decades, as the forces of public and private - sector unions came together to leave a remarkable footprint on the new $ 156 billion state budget.

There is a big public appetite for curbing businesses that behave badly and rejecting performance - related pay in the public sector — two of the great causes of Labour's Left and trade union leaders.

To union leaders and public education advocates, it looks as if Cuomo negotiated the bill in order to appease the political left before a tough campaign season and then waited until after he won re-election to announce plans to veto it, exacting revenge on teachers, who are among his biggest critics.

Former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno leaves the James T. Foley U.S. Courthouse on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed calls for him to resign as Labour leader, as he pledged to make sure his party's priorities are recognised in negotiations to leave the European Union.

But after her stronger - than - expected showing in the Democratic primary, he tacked left after 2014 and has pushed through many WFP priorities the union leaders mentioned, including the minimum wage hike and a new scholarship program aimed at middle - class students.

In addition, there has been a new generation of left - leaning trade union leaders.

The lineup of groups opposing a constitutional convention includes: environmental groups, gay rights organizations, New York City cops, Western New York auto industry workers, the state chapter of the National Rifle Association, every imaginable public and private - sector union, political leaders on the left and right and even a group called «Humanists of Long Island.»

Arguably their loudest cheerleader for the cause is former leader Nick Clegg whose recent book How to Stop Brexit (And Make Britain Great Again) explains how the «historic mistake» of voting to leave the European Union can be reversed.

The Left must resist it and we hope that union leaders will not mince their words in response.

The union leader's comments came as Corbyn delivered a speech in which he acknowledged that Brexit posed a significant challenge for Labour, but insisted it would be wrong to focus only on remain or leave voters.

Together with six prominent left - leaning leaders from trade unions, the breakaway members established a new party, the Barisan Sosialis.

Leader of Unite union lays blame for Labour's disastrous election result «very squarely at the feet of Scottish Labour» and says Murphy should «leave the scene»

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said Ukip did not speak on behalf of the 52 % of Britons who voted to leave the European Union.

Shopping channel billionaire and anti-EU campaigner John Mills insists members of the hard - left leader's own Shadow Cabinet that he has spoken to secretly want to leave the European Union.

Former Shadow Cabinet member Chuka Umunna said the Labour leader should support keeping the UK in the single market and the customs union even after it leaves the European Uunion even after it leaves the European UnionUnion.

Mr Smith, who was scarcely able to answer a question throughout the ninety minute event without being booed by Mr Corbyn's supporters, accused the Labour leader of being «10 out of 10» for leaving the European Union.

«Now that Britain has voted to leave, I think the country deserves to have a leader who believes in Britain outside the European Union and who also has experience at the highest level of government.

But when budgets are squeezed, as they are now, municipal leaders often seek wage or benefit concessions, which leave unions with little incentive to come to the bargaining table and negotiate in earnest.

Nevertheless, his pointed call for sweeping labor concessions left many union leaders with jaws agape.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, center, leaves the Senate Chamber on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union archive)