Sentences with phrase «many labour groups»

As the ability of Unifor and UAW to set industry benchmarks diminished along with the Detroit Three's workforces, though, Toyota began paying wages markedly below union rates in certain U.S. regions, notes Kristin Dziczek, director of the Center for Automotive Research's labour group.

The government is working through the multiple issues before making a final decision and has encouraged employers and labour groups to not walk away from the committee's work, said Stephen Laskowski, president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

«We are very concerned about the heavy influence of corporate and pro-business interests, the under - representation of independent voices, and the complete absence of representation from both labour groups and environmental organizations.»

They called for Harrow council's Labour group to suspend Mrs Amadi and for her to be reported to the party's standards committee.

The former Prime Minister spoke to MPs Wes Streeting and Ruth Smeeth for Progress, the Labour group often characterised as «Blairite» in outlook.

In a blog for moderate Labour group Progress she compared good media management to good underwear.

The English Labour group met in Manchester town hall, near the Labour conference centre, and included Ben Bradshaw, the former culture secretary, John Denham, the former universities secretary, and Steve Reed, MP for Croydon and one of the architects of Labour's plans for devolving power.

Within living memory, two leaders of the small Labour group on the council have been convicted on criminal charges — smuggling booze and fags in one case and corruption in the case of his successor.

He was appointed Chief Whip of the Labour Group and a Deputy Welsh Minister for Assembly Business in the Third Assembly of the Welsh Assembly Government (31 May 2007).

Well, in Tower Hamlets, the opposition Labour group don't need a 2/3 majority because they have formed a voting pact with the David Cameron's Tories.

He was the professional adviser on the budget to the Scottish Parliament's Finance Committee for 2002 to 2007, and fulfilled this role for the Scottish Parliamentary Labour Group between 2007 and 2011.

Within living memory, two leaders of the small Labour group on the council have been convicted on criminal charges

«I'm absolutely ecstatic,» said Andrew Western, the leader of the Labour group on Trafford council.

He became leader of the Labour group, and leader of the council, in 2004 before standing down in 2010 following his election as MEP.

[2] Whenever labour groups are stronger, they are more likely to avoid intrusive conditions.

[3] This might be because cooperate groups have more representative power compared to the labour groups.

Presenting a speech at the ongoing National Policy Summit in Accra on Monday, 15 May, sector minister Ken Ofori - Atta apologised and called on labour groups to exercise restraint as the ministry expeditiously resolves the challenge.

Teri Caraway, Stephanie Rickard, and Mark Anner demonstrate that the organisational strength of labour groups is associated with the number of labour conditions that IMF programmes impose on a country.

There are some red faces among Southwark LibDems who, when it was proposed by the ruling Labour group, spoke out against it.

I think his answer to Labour groups around the country is, reportedly, that had he raised it above 40 %, he would have raised less money in taxation rather than more.

His comments come even as some organised labour groups including GHOSPA and railway workers are agitating over their placement on the single spine pay structure and poor remuneration, respectively.

Last month there was a bit of a hoo - ha when Sajid Javid, speaking in Parliament, called the Labour group Momentum «hard left neo-fascist».

A storm disrupted the Volta regional May Day celebration in Keta as rain set in, moments after the various labour groups ended their march past at the Keta SHS park.

Labour First, shadowy right - wing Old Labour group run by John Spellar got in first (though the mouth of former Labour national executive member Luke Akehurst), describing the new group as «a slap in the face for grassroots campaigners ``.

After a debate, the 129 delegates passed Hardie's motion to establish «a distinct Labour group in Parliament, who shall have their own whips, and agree upon their policy, which must embrace a readiness to cooperate with any party which for the time being may be engaged in promoting legislation in the direct interests of labour.»

Further, the Labour group within the local government association wished to make a pay offer to council staff, particularly the low - paid, but were outvoted.

But on April 13, former Respect councillor Mohammad Shabbir released a statement announcing that he had joined the Labour Group within Bradford council.

As a member of Westminster Council and deputy Leader of the Labour Group, he was a leader of the campaign to expose the «Homes for Votes» scandal which led eventually to the surcharging of the former Conservative Council Leader Dame Shirley Porter and colleagues.

I want to see the door left open for those councillors who have resigned the party whip to return so that whoever is elected can be sure that there is a strong Labour group that will work with the Mayor to ensure the needs of Tower Hamlets comes first and we reunite the local party once the dust has settled.»

Labour group leader Len Duvall told Politics.co.uk that Khan was pushing «myths» that the scheme would create new costs for City Hall.

Momentum activists have seized control of the Labour group in the Liverpool Wavertree constituency.

She said today she had become frustrated with the inaction of the Labour group in Brent, which she said had failed to address a recent spate of murders and shootings in Kensal Green.

Curiously, Anderson failed to mention that he was recently suspended by the ruling Labour group on Ashfield District Council pending an investigation.

But he will leave his Labour group in the House of Lords to become a cross bench peer.

Nathan Yeowell, head of office for the LGA's Labour group, warns that the proof of the pudding will be in the eating.

Councillors standing down at the election included Gwen Richardson and Erica Shaw, while former Labour group leader David Potter and the former Conservative council leader from the 1980s and 1990s, Stephen Reid, attempted to return to the council.

With 22,236 votes, the former leader of Tower Hamlets» Labour Group, Christine Shawcroft, was also elected to the NEC.

Previously the Yorkshire and Humber parliamentary Labour group, which includes 36 MPs in the region, had written to John Cryer, chairman of the parliamentary Labour party, asking the NEC to «reconsider their position as a matter of urgency».

The local trade unions came to the meeting with a deputation, and Mayor Rahman urged the Labour group in vain to allow the shop stewards to speak.

Only Tower Hamlets has reinstated EMA and Aim Higher, scrapped nationally by the same people who Labour group leader Councillor Joshua Peck stood shoulder to shoulder with in the vote on Thursday.

The council's Labour group leader Adam Hug blamed «atrocious» housebuilding rates and «insidious» welfare cuts, adding: «The cumulative effect of it is social cleansing.»

Clause I, section 4 of the membership section in Labour's rulebook says: «A member of the party who joins and / or supports a political organisation other than an official Labour group or other unit of the party, or supports any candidate who stands against an official Labour candidate, or publicly declares their intent to stand against a Labour candidate, shall automatically be ineligible to be or remain a party member.»

Last week Tower Hamlets Labour group, myopic in their perpetual factionalism, joined forces with local Tories to vote down the annual budget proposed by the former Labour council leader and now independent mayor Lutfur Rahman, who of course was removed as Labour candidate by the National Executive Committee in the run up to the 2010 mayoral election, despite having been selected by a majority of local party members.

Commenting on the election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London, the Leader of the London Assembly Labour Group Len Duvall AM said: «My congratulations to Sadiq Khan on his...

Commenting on the election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London, the Leader of the London Assembly Labour Group Len Duvall AM said:

The new left - wing Labour group brings back memories of turbulent times for the party in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Commenting on last night's terrorist attack on London Bridge and Borough Market, Leader of the London Assembly Labour Group, Len Duvall AM, said:

The 2008 Labour group leadership election was the first time Labour had elected its Scottish leader with the participation of its members, using a system similar to that used at the time by the UK - wide Labour Party (the system had been adopted in 2007, but no ballot had taken place as Alexander had been unopposed).

Long - serving Council and Labour group leader Stuart Caddy and his deputy Peter Kenyon both lost their seats, with Andy Tatchell becoming group leader.

[1] Following the election the Labour group leader Andy Tatchell was replaced by Julie Cooper.