Sentences with phrase «local public service unions»

«There was a very well - orchestrated get - out - the - vote effort by local public service unions, but many of those voters would have been Astorino supporters, so it's hard to measure,» said the spokesman, Bill O'Reilly.

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With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

He chose not to go to university and instead started work as union organiser representing public sector workers in local authorities and the health service.

Local parties and trade unions chose Grenfell Tower, rail services, growth and investment, public sector pay, workers» rights, the NHS, housing and social care as the eight topics for full debate and votes, with Brexit motions failing to win the necessary backing.

The affected unions are: Civil and Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG); Ghana Medical Association (GMA); Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT); Coalition of Concerned Teachers; National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT); Public and Health Service Workers Union; Ghana Registered Nurses Association; the Government Hospital Pharmacists Association and others.

Representatives of local unions in the building trades, as well as the industrial, public and service sectors, voted on the candidate selections.

«Reducing such public subsidies to trade unions is a practical way that councils can save money, to keep council tax down and protect frontline services for local residents - including union members themselves.

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.

Key diplomatic work will increasingly be done by cheap, inexperienced local staff and the diplomatic service will be overstretched under plans outlined by the Foreign Office today, according to the Public and Commercial Services Union.

Across the public sector - in the civil service, education, local government and health - unions representing around one million public sector workers have already either rejected or refused to sign up to the government's «heads of agreement» offer.

While public - sector unions and some of the institutions of New York's left that they dominate feud openly with Cuomo and have pushed him to be more economically progressive, he's been able to fend off left - flank challenges with the support of the building trades and the major locals of the Service Employees International Union, 32BJ and SEIU.

«Created by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the State Legislature, this task force of key state agencies, prominent state and local elected officials, and labor union representatives, has hit the ground running to help ensure that the closure process effectively addresses the needs of the communities surrounding Indian Point,» said Task Force Chairman and Department of Public Service Executive Deputy Tom Congdon.

Warning that services to the public would suffer as well as the local economies hit by the office closures, the union vowed to campaign against the plans.

«On behalf of the local growers who have supported the Oneida County Public Market in its initial, highly successful weeks, and the consumers who come to Union Station each Saturday in ever - increasing numbers, I want to thank the Agricultural Marketing Service for its support of our project,» Picente said.

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.»

My 37 year career in California public schools, included 10 years of service as a teacher, during which I served proudly as union president and lead negotiator for my local CTA chapter for nearly 8 years.

The Cooper Union's Service to Sustainability Awards recognize people and organizations that share the Institute's commitment to enhancing public understanding of sustainable environments and green building design and construction, and work to promote the adaptation of sustainability on local and global levels.

Cooper Union has demonstrated a long history committed to to service to society, and there are a number of existing initiatives that continue to build community from the Saturday art program for high school students, to the Interactive Light Studio, an outreach project where engineering students are working to create a digital display that responds to sound, which will be installed at local public school for deaf and hearing children.

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.

AARP Foundation Litigation, ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, American Association for Justice, Asian Law Caucus, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California Alliance for Retired Americans, California Employment Lawyers Association, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, California Labor Federation, California Reinvestment Coalition, California Teamsters, Public Affairs Council, California Women's Law Center, Center for Justice and Democracy, Coalition of Disability Access Professionals, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of California, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, Designing Accessible Communities, Disability Rights Advocates, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Equal Rights Advocates, Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, Gray Panthers, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Legal Aid Society, Employment Law Center, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Mexican, American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Center for Youth Law, National Consumer Law Center, National Immigration Law Center, National Senior Citizens Law Center, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Protection & Advocacy, Inc., Public Advocates, Public Counsel, Public Interest Law Project, Speak Out California, Strengthening Our Lives (LA County Federation), Teamsters Union Local No. 70 Utility, Consumers» Action Network, Western Center on Law & Poverty, Women's Employment Rights Clinic, and the Youth Law Center.

[128] A similar conclusion was reached by Arbitrator Sarra in Clarendon Foundation v. Ontario Public Service Employees Union, Local 593 (Mitchell Grievance), in which she wrote, in part, as follows in paragraph 39 of her award:

[247] Some labour arbitrators in Ontario have considered a breach of a collective agreement as a factor in assessing undue hardship: see, for example, Chatham - Kent Children's Services v. Ontario Public Service Employees» Union, Local 148 (Bowen Grievance), [2014] O.L.A.A. No. 424 (note, however, that the arbitrator in this case relied on Renaud, supra note 208, a case that arose under British Columbia's Human Rights Act, S.B.C. 1984, which did not enumerate specific factors for assessing undue hardship, as the Ontario Human Rights Code does).