Sentences with phrase «most public worker unions»

The new state law, held up pending a legal challenge, forbids most public worker unions from negotiating salary schedules, benefits and workplace rules with employers.

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Countering these arguments, Andrew Cuomo has cobbled together a coalition to support his amendment, the most vocal of which have been the business leaders who stand to profit from casinos and public sector workers, primarily teacher's unions, who will be the beneficiary of increased state revenues.

«It is on record that we have never, since the inception of this administration, had any dispute with the organized labour and I will be the first to admit that the Labour Unions in Lagos State have been most responsible and while, at the same time, being dogged in their advocacy for the promotion of the interests of workers in Lagos State, both in the public and private sector groups.

This demonstrates that most workers in the public sector do not want to lose a day's pay by striking but are being forced to do so by a minority in their union who have been wound up by the militant and ideologically - driven desires of union barons.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Union backers are decrying a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling upholding a law supported by Gov. Scott Walker that takes away most collective bargaining rights from nearly all public workers.

-- Includes language to pre-emptively respond to a looming Supreme Court decision that most observers expect will weaken public employee unions by letting state workers decline to pay dues even if they benefit from the union's efforts.

CSEA is the state's largest public workers union and is known supporting Democratic candidates in most races.

If unions and their Democratic allies prevail in the recall — just over a year after Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation to curb collective bargaining rights for most public workers — it would send a powerful warning to other politicians who might try to limit union rights.

Faced with devastating budget cuts from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and a deeply hostile electorate, New York's most influential public - employee unions have unexpectedly shifted their strategy for defending cherished government programs and worker benefits.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Wisconsin Democrats who fled the state nearly three weeks ago asked Monday for a meeting with Gov. Scott Walker to talk about changes to his plan to eliminate most public workers» union rights, a request the governor dismissed as «ridiculous.»

It is no accident that the American labor movement has been kept afloat by the success of public - sector unions - and that the largest, most powerful union in the country is not the Teamsters or the United Auto Workers, but the National Education Association.

Gov. Scott Walker's move to curb collective bargaining for most public workers gives school districts unprecedented authority to run schools as they see fit, without consulting teachers unions.

The Madison teachers union is cited for its role in helping organize last spring's massive protests at the state Capitol in response to Walker's efforts to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public workers, as well as other legislation including strict voter ID requirements that are likely to limit voting by college students, the elderly, the poor and immigrants.

Public employee unions maintain retirement benefits far larger than those received by most private sector workers (and taxpayers).

First, having been a member of what I considered to be a militant (most seem to be militant in my estimation) trade union (United Association of Steamfitters and Plumbers of America, Local 46, Toronto) for approximately ten years, I would concur with you vis a vis your apparent assumption that said unions have worn out their societal usefulness, and now serve only the purposes of their membership, and to hell with the public interest economically speaking, not to mention the absolute chaos the actions of powerful public sector unions create when they cause their entire membership to go on strike, for eg., the Toronto garbage workers» strike, the Toronto transit workers» strike etc..