Sentences with phrase «move unions support»

The bill would let states discontinue that practice, a move unions support.

Not exact matches

Madrid can confound elite consensus and move aggressively to restructure Spain's external debt while redefining its participation in the euro, for example by leaving the euro while committing credibly (i.e. with German support) to rejoin the currency union at some specified future date.

Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants - CWA, said the union «adamantly supports» Delta's move.

Trade Minister Steve Ciobo said on Sunday the government would «look at» supporting the European Union if it followed through with its threat to appeal the US moves in the WTO.

Paul Bulcke, chief executive of Nestle, supports the move to drive the European Union to toughen greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.

Grace Boyle, chair of the student union's Love Veggie society, played a key role in Ulster's adoption of MFM by starting a petition to gather support for the move, because of a lack of meat free and vegan options at Ulster, and because the university does not formally acknowledge that the meat and dairy industries are major contributors to climate change.

So, trade unions in Scotland also support the move to OPOV.

«Francisco has been with us through our fight to give a union voice to car wash workers across New York City, and has been a leader in the Assembly in our fight to end the tip - credit — he knows that supporting our immigrant workers is what makes New York City move every day.

«Should the governor make a strong investment in SUNY and take the university back towards its strong academic mission and then move us in the direction of free tuition, I think that kind of progressive agenda would be very strongly supported by [United University Professions»] members,» said Fred Kowal, president of UUP, the union that represents SUNY employees.

«I am thrilled to have the support of the union that keeps our city moving,» said Espaillat.

Burnham might have hoped to win the support of the main public sector trade union after his warnings, as shadow health secretary, that the Tories are trying to move towards NHS privatisation.

The move follows extensive research and work by the Union with its supply teacher members which found that they are routinely being exploited by unscrupulous supply agencies and denied the pay, training and support to which they are entitled.

Also at 6 p.m., NYC Council Majority Leader Van Bramer and Freelancer's Union host a «Freelance Isn't Free» town hall, to discuss ways in which the city can better protect and support its independent workforce, Museum of the Moving Image, 36 - 01 35th Ave., Queens.

The source said de Blasio has privately told members of the Working Families Party that he was particularly moved to get involved in flipping the Senate after learning that the leadership of health care union 1199 SEIU, which in the past has supported select Senate Republicans, is part of the effort.

A number of unions have referenced that move in their announcements of support for Gounardes.

UPDATE: Johnson released a lengthy statement in response to the AFL - CIO attack, noting he has been a «strong supporter» of a property tax cap and charter schools, was «proud» to support Tier V — «a move that will save Long Island taxpayers $ 8.5 billion and save this state $ 35 billion over the next three decades» — and has been urging teacher and public sector unions to sit down with elected officials to «hammer out revised wage agreements that reflect the current economic reality.»

Historically the AFL - CIO and other labour unions have supported the Democrats almost exclusively and fought fiercely against any attempt by unions to move to the left, arguing that independent campaigns divide the left and lead to Republican victories.

Cuomo has taken steps over the past year to move to the political left and shore up support, particularly with unions and minorities.

My union and I are proud to have been a part of the coalition that strongly supported this legislation and helped moved it through the legislative process in Albany.»

Support from the trade unions proved decisive in Ed Miliband's Labour leadership victory, and he has sought to move the party on from the New Labour era, projecting a more left wing message on tax and inequality.

A longtime teachers union activist, Gallant has been picking up support from across the district despite having just moved there.

The move puts him on another collision course with many of his own MPs as well as Labour - supporting unions like Unite.

Mr. Schwartz has worked extensively behind - the - scenes to line up support for his plan, known as Move NY, from labor unions and business organizations, some of whom resisted Mr. Bloomberg's congestion pricing scheme.

Ms. Lynch, the youngest candidate in the race at 27, could rack up the support of labor unions, even as the Queens Democratic Party moves closer to endorsing Barry Grodenchik, a former assemblyman.

Unions sometimes claim to «support» charter proposals, but these are strategic moves designed to head off something much worse: vouchers.

Persistent pressure by the European Union, primarily moved by France and Germany, for upgrading the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) into an independent specialized agency of the United Nations and in support of a «Green Economy», was also part of the mosaic.

The move in Boston to change the voting rules began with a small group of union members, and in less than a month more than 1,200 teachers had signed a petition in support of the change.

Two years in the making, the historic deal to rewrite teachers» contracts in England and Wales is moving forward without the support of the nation's largest teachers» union, which fears that teaching assistants could replace teachers under cover of the agreement.

In 2015, another survey — admittedly hand - delivered by the union — found that only 6 percent of staff believed the district was moving in a positive direction, 5 percent supported the pay - for - performance system, and 1 percent expressed confidence in Fagen.

The Consortium for Educational Change (CEC) has developed a pair of training sessions that can help all educators — administrators, union leaders, teachers, support staff, board members — learn how to navigate difficult conversations and move those challenging discussions to a productive level.

I fear your advisors, especially those allied with the teachers unions, have convinced you that pulling back on your previous support of charter schools is a «gimmie,» a political move that costs you nothing... (R) apidly expanding charters offer many poor and minority children their best chance of emerging from K - 12 schools ready for a job or further education.

These moves to undermine reform efforts have created an unholy alliance between the far right that wants no state or federal intrusion into local school districts and the extreme left who mindlessly support teacher unions rather than support great teachers.

Teachers Union Pulls Full - Throated Support for Common Core Move by American Federation of Teachers is blow to the White House

Evan Stone and Sydney Morris call upon districts and unions to move past politics and toward meaningful support and feedback for teachers.

The teachers union supported the school closure strategy at first, even though it requires teachers to reapply for their jobs and, in many cases, move elsewhere.

Clinton earned the union's endorsement last fall in a move that prompted some chapters to refuse outright to support the endorsement and fueled accusations that the union didn't adequately consult its members ahead of time.

As far as I can tell, the move was entirely political — a strategy based in the hope that by becoming a champion for the Boston Teachers Union and the Massachusetts Teachers Union, they would support him in his bid for mayor with money and field troops.

Moving Cooper Union forward, while also holding true to its founding principles, is all of our jobs, and it will require the support and involvement of the entire community.

To move forward with the support of the Cooper Union community and an assembly of New York City high schools, colleges, and universities, The Students for a Free Cooper Union have published 2,000 copies of our original communique and list of demands to be distributed at the Citywide Student / Faculty Rally on Saturday, December 8.

The landscape for unionization will be dramatically altered by moving from a vote - based system to a card - based system of certification, including automatic certification allowing a union to demonstrate it has the support of more than 65 % of the proposed bargaining unit.