Sentences with phrase «minimum wage campaign»

When Mocha was a puppy, I took her with me to gather signatures for our state's minimum wage campaign.

Cuomo has also revealed new pieces of his $ 15 minimum wage campaign and criminal justice reform policies, among others, as he sets his agenda for 2016 and frames budget negotiations in Albany.

Metropolitan Public Strategies has helped run the minimum wage campaign.

Most MCCEJ activity occurred in the early months of 2016 when Cuomo and company traveled the state on the $ 15 minimum wage campaign.

Cuomo kicked off his minimum wage campaign in Buffalo earlier this week, and he plans to hold another rally in the Syracuse area later today.

«There's not a lot of continuity between a $ 15 minimum wage campaign and ethics,» Cuomo said recently to a reporter.

Set to testify to the Senate Labor Committee, which is chaired by potential congressional candidate Jack Martins, include labor leaders like George Gresham, the 1199 SEIU president who is leading the $ 15 minimum wage campaign named in honor of the late Gov. Mario Cuomo.

Not exact matches

Disney responded to a nationally directed labor campaign in 2014 when it agreed to a $ 10 - an - hour minimum wage for workers.

He had not heard of the $ 15 per hour pay campaign though he was aware of movements to raise the minimum wage to $ 10 to $ 11 per hour.

His remarks were instead a mashup of his campaign stump speech greatest hits, talking about criminal justice reform, a «broken economy,» free tuition at public colleges, the minimum wage and campaign finance reform.

Mr. Mulcair appears to be drawing lessons from this year's Ontario election campaign, where provincial NDP Leader Andrea Horwath was widely criticized from the left for not supporting a campaign for a $ 14 minimum wage in Ontario.

Today, fast - food workers — who most often work for franchisees — are campaigning for a new minimum wage of $ 15 an hour.

In addition to demanding a $ 15 minimum wage and union rights, the campaign said it will keep up «unrelenting opposition» to efforts to «block wage increases, gut workers» rights or health care, deport immigrants or support racism or racist policies.»

With support from the White House for a higher federal minimum wage, as well as two plans from congressional Democrats to hike the federal floor to $ 12 and $ 15 an hour by 2020, expect the wage debate to intensify in 2016 on the presidential campaign trail.

Working - class black and brown women are leading worker justice campaigns that are winning higher minimum wages, stable scheduling practices and better benefits for all wage - earners.

In 1994 - 5, whilst as Shadow Employment Secretary of State she formulated the policy for the National Minimum Wage, devising and campaigning for Labour's commitment to establish a Low Pay Commission.

But Silver reiterated that a Democratic - run Senate would help him achieve some of his own legislative goals, including an increase to the state's minimum wage and a public financing system of campaigns.

The cause that prompted him to speak at the Cambridge Union and at other universities, for example, was the campaign for the Living Wage, a wage meant to cover the costs of life that the current minimum wage does not and one which the Cambridge newspaper «Varsity» recently revealed was not being extended to large numbers of low - earning workers within our multi-billion pound UniversWage, a wage meant to cover the costs of life that the current minimum wage does not and one which the Cambridge newspaper «Varsity» recently revealed was not being extended to large numbers of low - earning workers within our multi-billion pound Universwage meant to cover the costs of life that the current minimum wage does not and one which the Cambridge newspaper «Varsity» recently revealed was not being extended to large numbers of low - earning workers within our multi-billion pound Universwage does not and one which the Cambridge newspaper «Varsity» recently revealed was not being extended to large numbers of low - earning workers within our multi-billion pound University.

Meanwhile, measures like increasing the state's minimum wage and campaign - finance reform were bottled up.

However, Senate GOP lawmakers were not concerned the minimum wage issue would be used against them in an election - year campaign, he said.

Campaign Finance Reform, Dream Act, Late Term abortion, and a second minimum wage increase are all dead.

Labor unions that have backed an extensive campaign to raise the minimum wage this year are concerned, however, the wage increase could be too slow to reach workers.

Workers in restaurants, nail salons and car washes rallied to kick off a campaign to push for one single minimum wage, instead of the $ 7.50 to $ 8.65 tipped workers currently take home, which is below the state's minimum wage of $ 10.40 to $ 13, depending on the area of the state.

Despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo not ruling out supporting Republicans this year, Democratic Senate Campaign Committee Chairman Mike Gianaris remains upbeat, telling Liz last night on the show that Cuomo will ultimately settle with the minority conference given their agreement on bread - and - butter party issues such as women's» health and increasing the state's minimum wage.

He's not wrong on this front — yesterday marked the start of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's statewide RV trip stumping for a $ 15 minimum wage, supported by the Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice, whose donors have not been disclosed.

The governor promised to help deliver a higher minimum wage, support campaign finance reform and a handful of other progressive wish list items.

But the Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice — a registered lobbying group created last year when Cuomo first embraced the $ 15 minimum wage figure — paid for the RV and rented the space for the event, a spokesman said.

Cuomo's campaign spokesman Abbey Fashouer directed a reporter to his ally Charlie King, who hailed Cuomo's record, including ordering a special prosecutor to probe certain killings by police, increasing the minimum wage and an announcement a day earlier that parolees would be enfranchised.

The governor already has formal endorsements in hand from several longtime backers, including 1199SEIU, which represents health care workers and supported Cuomo's push to increase the minimum wage; the National Organization for Women; the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union; and the Human Rights Campaign, which worked with Cuomo in pushing to legalize same - sex marriage.

The union is a longtime political supporter of de Blasio and Cuomo, who both got behind its campaign to boost the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour by 2019.

This year, he pushed through aggressive gun - control limits, raised the minimum wage by nearly two bucks, and extended a tax surcharge on millionaires, all the while wrapping up the budget before Easter, which used to be about as common in Albany as kudzu.1 It was his father who famously said (to this magazine, in 1985) that «you campaign in poetry, you govern in prose.»

Koppell had been pushing for a more progressive agenda including a higher minimum wage and public financing of campaigns, passage of the Dream Act, which would allow students in the country illegally access to state financial aid, along with all 10 points of the Women's Equality Agenda, which includes a contentious abortion plank.

During his time in the legislature, Brian has sponsored legislation and worked with colleagues to extend and strengthen tenant protections; increase New York's commitment to cleaner more sustainable energy sources and greater efficiency; prevent people from being exposed to toxic chemicals; increase the minimum wage; ensure equality in civil marriage laws; strengthen laws intended to keep guns out of the wrong hands; and promote cleaner, fairer elections by modernizing voting and closing loopholes in campaign finance laws.

Abbey Fashouer, a spokeswoman for Cuomo's re-election campaign, has said the governor's progressive record is «unmatched,» including helping to raise New York's minimum wage, and pushing for gun - safety legislation and the legalization of same - sex marriage.

In his message to the WFP convention — delivered via pre-taped video and a brief phone call — Cuomo embraced the cause of a Democratic senate, signed on to increasing the minimum wage and giving cities a say in setting it and vowed to pursue campaign - finance reform, the DREAM Act, marijuana decriminalization and other goals.

But the campaign has previously pointed to Cuomo's achievements including legalizing gay marriage, tightening gun restrictions, raising the minimum wage, expanding public education funding and banning fracking.

The state is launching a public awareness campaign to remind New Yorkers that the first minimum wage increase will take effect on Dec. 31.

The issues range from increasing the state's minimum wage, reproductive rights legislation, microstamping, campaign finance reform and the DREAM Act.

«Everything I'm hearing from the Governor's office indicates that he remains committed to raising the minimum wage, campaign finance reform, and shutting down Indian Point, replacing it with safer alternatives,» said Gipson.

Cuomo gathered together the same union coalition who have joined him to back the $ 15 an hour minimum wage effort in the campaign - style rally for his newest cause.

A new poll finds Governor Cuomo's campaign for a phased in $ 15 an hour minimum wage is resonating among his base group of supporters.

In a victory for reformers, campaign finance reform is high on the list, along with other progressive initiatives such as raising the minimum wage and changing New York City's «stop and frisk» policy.

Fighting against entrenched power is never easy, and victory is never guaranteed, but the issues we've raised in this campaign — whether it's a lack of affordable housing, the need for a $ 15 minimum wage, or the importance of honest, ethical representation in government — will continue to drive me in what I do next.»

For Labour, the lock of responsibility liberated Miliband to pursue his campaign to address social inequality with a series of commitments on the minimum wage, zero - hours contracts, freezes on energy prices, a cap on train fares and extra investments on the NHS.

The New York State legislative session is ending this week without major progress on big - ticket issues such as campaign finance reform, minimum wage, and the women's equality agenda.

Cuomo has been pushing hard for a phased in $ 15 an hour minimum wage, putting the proposal into his state budget and campaigning for the measure with Vice President Joe Biden.

The Daily Gazette: New York's 2014 Legislative Session a Failure The New York State legislative session is ending this week without major progress on big - ticket issues such as campaign finance reform, minimum wage, and the women's equality agenda.

All the talk of progressive policies like another minimum wage hike and establishment of a public campaign finance system and a formal fracking ban makes business leaders very nervous.

It is about supporting the dedicated direct care workers — who certainly deserve more than a minimum wage — so they can support their families while they continue to support the 130,000 New Yorkers with developmental disabilities,» the #bFair2DirectCare campaign said.

Whether it's a higher minimum wage, worker safety or public campaign financing, Sen. Avella has been there and so we are now proud to support Sen. Tony Avella for reelection to the 11th State Senate District,» stated Stuart Appelbaum, President of RWDSU.