Sentences with phrase «major labor leaders»

Criticism of Quinn over the sick leave issue sparked spirited applause at the March 20 LGBT forum, but the tableau presented at City Hall on March 29 ---- with the speaker surrounded by more than a dozen Council members, major labor leaders, and fired up members of both 32BJ and Make the Road New York, a social justice organization ---- provided a striking contrast with the week before.

The same video included appearances by noted progressives like Harry Belafonte and major labor leaders like SEIU 1199's George Gresham, all of whom have influence in the Working Families Party.

Not exact matches

This relatively new movement, which is also sometimes called student - centered learning, has its roots in the progressive strain of American educational thought, but its current incarnation is also based on the modern belief, common among corporate executives and other business leaders, that there is a major and potentially calamitous disconnect brewing between the historical structures and traditions of the American public school system and the labor - force demands of the 21st - century American economy.

At 12:30 p.m., Senate Labor Chairwoman Marisol Alcantara, joined by her fellow IDC members and leaders of major labor unions, will announce legislation to combat union - busting tactics used in right - to - work states spreading nationally, outside Senate chambers, 3rd Floor, State Capitol, AlLabor Chairwoman Marisol Alcantara, joined by her fellow IDC members and leaders of major labor unions, will announce legislation to combat union - busting tactics used in right - to - work states spreading nationally, outside Senate chambers, 3rd Floor, State Capitol, Allabor unions, will announce legislation to combat union - busting tactics used in right - to - work states spreading nationally, outside Senate chambers, 3rd Floor, State Capitol, Albany.

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

Cuomo, who says he will seek a third term, has strong poll standing and institutional support from major labor unions and business leaders.

Recently, the IDC Leader, Senator Jeff Klein, and the other conference members were joined by heads of the major public workers labor unions to promote bills to make it easier to join a union.

But support from the labor movement comes a coalition of groups backing the bill make a major end of session push for the measure, which is sponsored by Minority Leader John Sampson, D - Brooklyn, in the Senate.

While the party's executive committee is dominated by major labor unions — it includes leaders of SEIU 1199 and the Communications Workers of America — most state committee people are engaged and active citizen activists.

Democrats in Washington, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, are vowing to fight the nomination of Andy Pudzer as labor secretary, setting up another major fight over Trump's cabinet choices.

According to Mike Lupica, these tolls, set at $ 2 and collected by EZ - Pass technology so as not to slow traffic, were supported by nearly every major leader in the city: «politicians, labor leaders, community activists, even patrician Metropolitan Transportation Authority board members.»

The pronouncement by Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos was met with energetic rage by de Blasio's allies, including major labor groups, and a statement from the mayor that Skelos» declaration was «just plain wrong.»

Ms. Jimino and Mr. Astorino are among a number of mayors and county leaders from both major political parties who have advocated for the repeal of the Triborough Amendment, which was named after a labor dispute at the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, arguing that the measure strips them of leverage during contract talks.

Leaders from all of the city's major labor unions — representing 1.3 million workers — on Jan. 6 voiced their strong support for Mayor Bill de Blasio's call for universal, full - day pre-K for the city's four - year - olds.

News of Ravitch's potential candidacy is coming to light as talks on a major W.F.P. priority — public campaign finance — have broken down, and as the governor continues to line up labor leaders allied with the third - party to try and convince its state committee to support him.

The governor has indeed cast a wide for advice, and Monday, cognizant of criticism, Cuomo huddled privately with leaders of several major labor unions.

The governor's office personally selected their members, including at least one labor representative and the leader of a major college or university as the co-chair.

This year's new cohort consists of principals, researchers at major educational research organizations and centers, teachers who have been highly effective in the classrooms, an executive director for a region of Teach for America, policymakers from ministries of education, a founder of a volunteer organization working on programs for homeless youths, an education fellow on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, leaders of professional development programs for teachers, a director of development for a private school, and individuals who bring years of experience in the corporate sector and are now turning their energies to the education sector.

It seems difficult enough attracting effective teachers and leaders to work long hours at modest salaries in New Orleans; doing it throughout Louisiana is unrealistic without a major change in the educator labor market.

The program also stands as a major success story for SW TURN, and helps demonstrate that, when labor and district leaders come together with common goals, they can collaboratively implement effective policy changes.

When it became apparent that district negotiators wouldn't back down on issues like tax - funded union release time and payroll dues deductions, DCFT sought intervention from major campaign beneficiary and Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper and his labor department executive director, former state AFL - CIO leader Ellen Golombek.

Jerome Ringo (The Apollo Alliance & NWF)- Jerome Ringo is chairman of the board of the National Wildlife Federation, the first African American in such a leadership position at a major national environmental group and was recently named president of the Apollo Alliance, a coalition of organized labor, environmental, business and civil rights leaders determined to free the United States of dependence on foreign oil.

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