Sentences with phrase «more labor unions»

Multiemployer Plan - Generally, a collectively bargained pension plan maintained by more than one unrelated employer, usually within the same or related industries, and one or more labor unions.

More labor unions are endorsing Governor Cuomo for re-election.

ALBANY — Bronx senator Jeff Klein is rolling out the support of more labor unions, as the Working Families Party and its allies continue pressuring him to re-unite with mainstream Democrats.

Two more labor unions endorsed Patrick Murphy's Senate campaign.

Not exact matches

While organized labor contends that a union workforce is a quality workforce, that argument, more often than not, doesn't resonate with business.

While organized labor contends that a union workforce is a quality workforce, that argument, more often than not, does not resonate with business.

Finally, a growing number of union leaders are abandoning the futile efforts to achieve incremental reforms of the current ossified and defunct labor law and instead are calling for opening up labor law to encourage and protect workers who experiment with these and other more fluid and varied activities free from reprisals.

What's more, a number of unions on college campuses are allying with non-governmental organizations, such as United Students against Sweatshops to hold corporations accountable for enforcing labor standards throughout their global supply chains.

In his State of the Union in July, he said the law will let poor people adequately care for their children, «eventually making [those children] more productive members of the labor force.»

It would simply mean conceding that Europe does not yet have the institutions needed for the currency union to survive, and that the capital, labor, banking and fiscal frictions that remain in place ensure that the flexibility eliminated by currency union will re-emerge in more destructive ways.

A more well - rounded assessment of a trade deal like TPP would also look at whether important social institutions, including manufacturing unions, would be negatively affected by more openness to trade, and what changes to labor law we would need to make to soften the blow.

Commenting on Mr. Greenspan's remarks, David Hale of Kemper / Zurich International pointed out that as a result of Europe's more «rigid» (that is, unionized) labor markets, «If France or Germany had enjoyed America's success in reducing unemployment, their trade union movements would be pushing up wages aggressively and setting the stage for a monetary tightening to slow down the economy's growth rate.»

Much more cautious than Marx were those socialists who argued that labor would have to organize politically into trade - unions.

When, on the wall of a labor union headquarters, we read, «Love thy neighbor, but organize him,» we see the necessity; yet we instinctively sense the threat that every organization, labor unions no more than any other, makes to the free personal relationship.

(Smaller people - to - people - sized businesses and labor unions, for instance, can also be more in the nature of mediating institutions.)

The tax was defeated largely because labor unions objected that it was regressive — it taxed the poor relatively more than the rich.

A UN Commission on Transnational Corporations devoted about 15 years of study and negotiation on a draft Code of Conduct for Transnational Corporations that included a general provision requiring transnational corporations to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms in the countries where they operate and more detailed provisions on observance of laws on labor relations and involvement of trade unions.

Many experiments with worker participation in North America and Europe have been initiated in response to the demands of labor unions for more control over the introduction of new technology.

The number of independent contractors in Australia has fallen in recent years — 1.11 million contractors in 2010 to 986,000 by 2013 — which the Abbott government has blamed on a «concerted attack» by the Tax Office and the Fair Work building and construction taskforce under the previous Labor government to push people into more union - friendly arrangements.

This was all avoidable, had the MLBPA been less willing to aim for labor peace and amenities, and more willing to fight hard for everything, big or small, as Marvin Miller used to when the union was first getting off the ground.

Of course some states have labor unions that drive up the costs of labor, food supplies in rural areas cost more and expenses are out of control in others.

Spokesman James Freedland says Schneiderman has racked up more than 50 endorsements from «progressive reformers and major labor unions.»

The suit, which appears below, makes reference to the Citizens United case decided by the US Supreme Court earlier this year that enabled corporations and labor unions to spend much more freely to influence elections.

This attitude was even more prevalent in the 1890 - 1950 era than it is today, having been somewhat eroded by various socialist & labor union activities.

NYSUT was opposed to the tax credit, but the labor union had its hands full on other key issues, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo's effort to once again overhaul teacher evaluations, weaken teacher tenure laws and strengthen charter schools in addition to the perennial push for more school aid.

Conducted by the Retail Action Project, a community organizing group co-founded by the union RWDSU, the survey of more than 110 people on 14 CUNY campuses — or one - quarter of all CUNY food service workers — reported numerous instances of what it says are workers being served «a steady diet of low wages, few benefits, precarious schedules and labor violations.»

The paper also reported that more than half of that cash has come from the biggest players in Albany: Labor unions, the real estate and construction industries, the health care sector and lobbying firms.

Cuomo stuffed a $ 1.5 million line item into his election - year budget to create a new «School of Urban and Labor Studies» at the CUNY that will offer more courses to union workers and other students wanting to learn about labor isLabor Studies» at the CUNY that will offer more courses to union workers and other students wanting to learn about labor islabor issues.

Cahill garnered a little more than 41 percent of the vote, which many Republicans considered a success against the then - popular incumbent, who was a prodigious fundraiser and favorite among labor unions.

Individual donors can give no more than $ 5000 per campaign under the current rules, for example, while direct donations from corporations and labor unions are banned altogether.

The more than 150 - member coalition opposing a constitutional convention includes labor unions, and the state's Conservative Party, which often opposes unions.

The Working Families Party, whose base combines labor unions and individuals and activist groups, has emerged as a force in New York through unusual «fusion» laws that allow candidates to run on more than one party line.

Originally a small union of drugstore pharmacists, 1199 operated in the shadows of more vociferous labor leaders a half - century ago, playing second fiddle to men like Albert Shanker, the revolutionary head of the UFT, and Harry Van Arsdale Jr., the first president of the New York City Central Labor Coulabor leaders a half - century ago, playing second fiddle to men like Albert Shanker, the revolutionary head of the UFT, and Harry Van Arsdale Jr., the first president of the New York City Central Labor CouLabor Council.

More than a year and a half after its most recent contract expired, New York's second - largest state worker's union has reached a tentative three - year labor agreement with the Cuomo administration.

Of course, some individual labor unions have more field staff than the entire RNC now does, but it's a smart change for them to be making.

The Greater New York Hospital Association and the influential labor union 1199 SEIU on Tuesday launched a six - week ad campaign to push for more health care funding in the state budget.

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FPI joined the rally, where ordinary tax payers, elected officials, community organizations and labor unions called for a 0.5 % New York State tax on stock buyback trades, which would mean corporations using their federal tax cuts simply to benefit their shareholders would have to pay a small New York State tax on... (read more)

«I think there is a way to do it that accommodates union labor, but not at prevailing wage, so we're trying to find a more balanced approach.»

The Supreme Court's handling of an upcoming forced dues case could cost labor unions in New York more than $ 100 million, according to a new report.

Grodenchik has received more than ten thousand dollars from other politicians» campaign committees, for example, and Lynch has taken close to $ 50,000 — more than half of her contributions — from labor unions.

Despite her more than two decades in the FBI, heading the Suffolk Police Department will bring her new challenges such as dealing with the powerful police labor unions, specifically the Police Benevolent Association, whose contract is up in 2019.

UFCW Local 1500 is one of the area's largest and most active labor unions, representing more than 23,000 workers.

The reality is that creation of a public campaign finance system — an issue of utmost importance this legislative session to the activist faction of the WFP — is not actually all that important to many labor unions, which care more about job creation, wages and benefits.

It was also suggested that perhaps the New York City - based unions could choose to redirect their support to the Central Labor Council, empowering it to become more of a political player, though it would not — as the WFP does (for the moment)-- have the benefit of a ballot line.

New York has the highest union membership rate in the country — one in four workers belong to labor groups, more than double the national rate of 10.7 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statislabor groups, more than double the national rate of 10.7 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor StatisLabor Statistics.

As Political Director of the New York City Central Labor Council, Carrión has forged deep partnerships among 300 local unions from every trade, occupation, and public and private sector of the New York economy, representing a wide spectrum of workers, including teachers, truck drivers, operating engineers, nurses, construction workers, electricians, firefighters, retail workers, janitors, train operators, bakers, and many more who are the face of today's workforce.

He says a survey by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics finds that union members make on average $ 11,000 more a year for comparable jobs.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Several labor unions say that more than $ 400,000 in contributions by Walmart since 2001 helped bring about the creation of an unusual taxpayer - paid subsidy last month to help employers offset a higher minimum wage in New York.

More than 400 delegates, representing local unions, labor councils and area labor federations throughout the state, were in attendance.