Sentences with phrase «major health care workers union»

1199 / SEIU, a major health care workers union and a politically key labor group, has endorsed incumbent Republicans running in key battleground districts.

With Cuomo already accumulating substantial institutional support, such as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and the major health care workers union 1199SEIU, the Working Families Party could play a pivotal role in Nixon's candidacy.

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The bulk of the donations, which will be disclosed Monday in the state party's campaign filing, came from major unions like the ones representing health care and hotel and motel workers, which gave $ 250,000 each, and the American Federation of Teachers, which gave $ 100,000.

While the MRT did propose a 4 percent cap and cuts, it also put forward a wage floor for home health workers; substantial rollbacks in the governor's proposed cuts to nursing homes and personal care; and a major overhaul of the home care industry that is likely to boost the union's membership over the long term.

The tougher choices down the road could include major cuts in state education spending — the political third rail for many lawmakers; or what are euphemistically called «revenue enhancers,» also known as higher or new taxes; or a cap on state spending, which such powerful labor groups as the teachers and health - care workers unions fight against tooth and nail.