Sentences with phrase «living wage while»

Law schools could also consider formalizing part - time JD programs to allow students the option of earning a living wage while in school and reduce their debt load.

«By providing students with a living wage while they pursue advanced scientific training, this fellowship program opens the door to new careers for veterinary professionals and helps enrich the future of veterinary medical advances,» said J. Michael McFarland, DVM, Diplomat ABVP and Group Director of Veterinary Medical Services & Corporate Citizenship for Pfizer Animal Health.

Stuart Appelbaum, president of the RWDSU, thanked de Blasio for expanding living wage while pressuring him to support a bill to be introduced in the Council that would disallow developers from retaliating against workers who unionize on projects covered under the living - wage law.

If there were no other way for the industry to work, if there were just no possible way for a business to at least pay these players a living wage while they're in this pyramid, I guess I would at least listen to an argument that this has to continue.

Not exact matches

While McDonald's pretends to be «giving back,» it continues to lobby against policies to reduce junk food marketing to children and refuses to pay its workers a living wage, despite growing protests.

While wage and price growth correlate over the life of the full series, over the current expansion (gray dots) the correlation goes the wrong way.

By continuing to spur the creation of new small businesses and providing high - quality living wage jobs, solar's dramatic growth under the Obama Administration enables more Americans to provide for their families while also helping the United States to achieve its clean energy and climate goals.

Economists have argued that one - time bonuses, while significant for workers living paycheck to paycheck, are not as meaningful as permanent wage increases.

So even though the minimum wage has been raised in Massachusetts and out West, when the minimum wage level is raised, that means the families that have been living on food stamps while they've been working at McDonald's or at other low - wage companies don't qualify anymore.

But while one Christian will feel inspired to campaign for a living wage to be paid, another may see the same situation and campaign for measures to strengthen family life, or to free up entrepreneurs to start small businesses.

On top of that, the same right - wing cons who praise capitalism as the reason that millions of people have, truthfully, found a way out of poverty, support politicians who keep wages stagnated, attack the very CONCEPT of a minimum wage despite the skyrocketing inflation and general cost of living, and support one war after another that makes a handful of people VERY rich while millions suffer, and thousands of troops come home with no legs (and thus, lose their jobs and often never recover).

They tend to inflate it while cutting taxes of the wealthiest and cutting programs to help the poorest including those who work for a living but only make minimum wage.

«All the while ensuring that these employees have to apply for SNAP, (Wal - Mart even gives them the forms) and then kvetching about the «freebies» they're getting because they aren't paid a living wage to actually feed their families.»

Our Healthy School Food venture brings award - winning, farm - to - school menus to low - income schoolchildren across DC, all while creating living - wage careers for unemployed adults who have completed our Culinary Job Training program.

Since graduation, Joan has worked for DC Central Kitchen full - time, earning a living wage and comprehensive benefits while preparing healthy meals for DC children.

We fight hunger differently by providing the high - quality nutrition kids relying on school meals need to learn and grow while sustaining meaningful, living - wage careers for at - risk adults who have completed our Culinary Job Training program.

How can we be touting healthy eating and living and waging a battle against obesity in America's children on one hand, while from the other hand, serving them meat that even McDonald's won't put in a value meal?

Our Rainbow Fund allows families to receive this support, while at the same time compensating our team members with a living wage for their important and valuable work.

While parents who are paid a higher hourly rate may indeed qualify for support by working a low number of hours per week, those who earn national minimum wage or national living wage will effectively have to work more hours to qualify for the same type of support - but those extra hours may not be available to them.

While there are compelling reasons from the perspective of poorly paid (or unemployed) workers in eastern and southern Europe to relocate to higher wage economies in the west and north of Europe, there is little incentive for British workers to go to the post-2004 EU countries where the quality of life is lower and minimum wage is as low as # 1.36 per hour, if it exists at all.

Over the last 12 months Labour has increased the number of local authorities with living wage employer status from two to eight, while also adding Birmingham, Oxford and Preston.

«Today's minimum wage still leaves far too many people behind — unacceptably condemning them to a life of poverty even while they work full - time,» Cuomo said.

This is a wise investment of tax dollars that will help rebuild our region's infrastructure while at the same time providing living wage construction jobs for people who want to work,» said Buffalo NAACP President Rev. Mark Blue.

It is striking that while 19 Labour councils are already living wage employers, not a single Conservative council is yet accredited.

And while companies are not legally entitled to pay more than the National Living and Minimum Wages, those which have signed up to the real Living Wage scheme have pledged to pay all workers those rates.

Interestingly, northern Tories suggested more emphasis on the living wage was needed, while northern Labour members wanted more power devolved to local areas.

Around the Capitol, reporters last night took to referring to the minimum wage deal as «Frankenwage» because it was a serious of policies all jammed awkwardly together, and also for a while there, simply refused to rise up and live, no matter how much gubernatorial energy (cajoling to outright threats of wage boards or loss of a pay raise, according to several lawmakers) was pumped into it.

Three elected officials — NYC Councilmen Corey Johnson and Mark Levin and Assemblyman Keith Wright — were among those arrested today while protesting at LaGuardia's Terminal B this afternoon to push the Port Authority's hand on a living wage and benefits for airport workers.

«Raising the city's living wage — and expanding it to include thousands more workers — will spur economic activity and growth while lifting working families out of poverty,» Councilwoman Debi Rose (D - North Shore) said.

De Blasio has challenged Quinn on the living wage bill, claiming the speaker stalled the bill's passage while also blunting the scope of the legislation.

«In addition to his efforts to improve the State's economy, the governor's proposal to raise the minimum wage from $ 7.25 an hour to $ 8.75 an hour — to keep up with the cost of living — would go a long way in helping put more money in the pockets of New Yorkers while also stimulating the economy.»

«We told the mayor that while he was telling us he was against the project, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen was having private email conversations with FreshDirect lobbyists promising support for the $ 140 million subsidy if the company could deliver on living wage jobs, but more than half of FreshDirect's workforce remains below living wage,» Harry Bubbins, member of the group, said in the press release.

While supporters argue tax dollars should not be used to subsidize poverty - level wages, Bloomberg has repeatedly slammed the bill, as well as a related living - wage bill, threatening they will kill jobs and border on communism.

Hawkins also wants NY to go carbon free with a 100 - percent clean renewable energy by 2030, while providing a public living wage job to any New Yorker who needs one.

One would require a prevailing wage for building service employees, while the other would require a living wage for every worker on a city - assisted development, including the development's tenants.

But while Cuomo is being hit by some on the left for not proposing a high enough minimum wage, those close to the governor say he went with an hourly rate — $ 11.50 in the city and $ 10.50 elsewhere — that he believes the Senate GOP can ultimately live with.

On workers» rights, she claimed that even George Osborne's living wage was introduced too quickly and would harm business, while on welfare, she joined the majority of the PLP last summer in abstaining on the Tories» welfare cuts.

While Hutchings is still around, many of the other large employers that provided a living wage to generations of Syracuse residents have moved on.

There are some fine private schools that accept everyone up to their capacity and charge as low a tuition as is economically feasible while still giving their teachers a living wage.

While public schools can be a stairway out of poverty, equally important is a living wage that ensures more hardworking families have the time and resources to dedicate to their children.

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The picture that is emerging from our data collection and our look at bestseller churn is that the number of Big - 5 debuts at each earning level is relatively flat, year over year, while the number of living - wage - earning indie author debuts is growing exponentially year over year.

The Debtor has not been employed on a full time basis since December 2009 and has never maintained a position that paid him a sufficient wage to enable him to repay the Student Loans while maintaining even a minimal standard of living.

Maybe that extra money is what you save while you live on the minimum wage job.

The riots waged against the WTO convention in Seattle in 1999 protested the use of corporate sweatshops, where low - wage laborers have literally worked their lives away while creating commodities for Western capitalist markets.

A term life policy is in place to protect a wage - earner's family, usually while he or she is working.

While the battle for a living wage continues, it's important to recognize that, even with a relatively well - paying café job, food service is difficult permanent career (unless you're a successful chef or restaurateur).

When it comes to earning a living wage and being able to pay back any loans or debt you may have accrued while obtaining your degree, medical assisting may foot the bill.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation