Sentences with phrase «negotiating for weeks»

It's often cost many millions of dollars, licensing is involved, and we'd often be negotiating for weeks or months at a time to work out business terms.

Such a decision would throw the ball back to the school board and the Chicago Teachers Union, which have been negotiating for weeks over work - rule changes and benefit cutbacks.

Not exact matches

Xerox has been targeted by activist investor Carl Icahn and shareholder Darwin Deason, who joined forces last week to push Xerox to explore strategic options, oust its «old guard», including its CEO, and negotiate better terms for its decades - long deal with Fujifilm.

«If these bilateral agreements are not negotiated by October 2018 then the chances of being rectified by March 2019 are very slim, which means there's a distinct possibility that there could be no flights in and out the U.K. for a period of time... days, weeks, months, we don't know,» Sorahan warned.

SINGAPORE, March 23 - Noble Group Ltd said this week's resignation of its founder Richard Elman was due to «amicable differences» with the board and a group of senior creditors who are negotiating a debt restructuring that is crucial for its survival.

You can also negotiate for benefits, such as additional vacation days, the opportunity to enroll in professional - development courses, or the ability to telecommute one day a week.

Cohen's recent legal works appears to have been limited, with his lawyer saying in court Monday that Cohen had 10 clients in 2017 and 2018, but only three to whom he provided legal services: Trump, GOP donor Elliott Broidy (for whom we found out last week Cohen had negotiated a hush - money payment) and Fox News personality Sean Hannity.

The deal for the Hong Kong - based paper could be weeks away, or could fall through altogether, according to a source, but they've made progress in negotiating.

Macron sees end of Iran nuclear deal French president Emmanuel Macron, in Washington this week for a state visit, said he sees President Trump putting an end to the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration.

Mr. Black continued, «Against the backdrop of tense NAFTA negotiations in Montreal this week, proceeding with a multilateral trade agreement that retains the majority of the terms negotiated for the TPP assures that Canada's exporters will have new avenues to pursue diversified markets around the Asia - Pacific.»

However, negotiating parties have issued upbeat forecasts in recent weeks, raising hopes for a deal before month's end.

My friend's husband negotiated freedom for wrongfully imprisoned women this week.

Actually David I am convinced the deal WILL go through and was always optimistic we would get Auba as soon as it was reported we would be trying to sign him.Why?Because I believe Ivan G is implementing the changes at the club that is the beginning of removing the absolute power Wenger has enjoyed at the club for far too long.From what I understand the negotiating team have been in Dortmund all week (and they haven't been kicking a ball around or putting fairy liquid in the fountains I've seen all 4 times I've visited the City).

The two sides have reportedly been in talks to negotiate a deal for the past two weeks and any move to the Emirates Stadium will not be affected by Real Madrid's ongoing pursuit of Luka Modric.

Lets assume for a moment that our interest in Aubameyang is not a publicity stunt (you ever wonder why we are the only club who seem to take two weeks to negotiate?).

Arsenal are very keen for Ramsey to agree a new extension before the end of the season or risk having another Ozil / Alexis situation on their hands, but there is a report today that the Welshman and his agent are willing to risk running down the contract next season, and holding the club to ransom to give him a massive increase on his current # 110,000 a week or allow him to negotiate with other clubs next January.

The so called negotiating team have been in Dortmund for the past week, penny pinching along the way.

This window will see another profit for Arsenal to make up the loss of Sanchwz and or Ozil... madnesa... should have asked what they wanted and negotiated and finalised within a week or sold them both in summer... lets see if these new guya can do anything but bear in mind their skill ia kn identifying new young talent!

according to news we were in for him for quite some time negotiating for price, however the proceedings accelerated once set back of arteta ws known, this gives me a feeling that wenger might use him in fa cup so that our remaining fit CMs do nt burn out playing 3 times in a week.

As written by the Daily Mail, Barcelona, who were thrashed 5 - 1 by bitter rivals Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup this week, had hoped to have wrapped up deals for both Coutinho and Dembele by now, but due to Liverpool and Dortmund being difficult to negotiate with, other options are now set to be pursued by the Spanish side.

«City have been negotiating with Monaco for weeks but they are now close to agreeing a fee for Mendy which is likely to be close to the # 50m that City paid for Walker.

City director of football Txiki Begiristain has been trying to negotiate a deal for the Dutchman in the hope of securing a January transfer with talks said to have been underway for a couple of weeks now.

Negotiating With Your Employer According to the Family and Medical Leave Act companies with more than 50 employees must offer up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth or adoption of a child.

If you can negotiate flexible hours or work from home with a babysitter for one or two days a week, you're in luck.

Babysitting class students receive certification upon completing a rigorous five - week course designed to teach them the ins and outs of safety and child care, emergency care, diaper changing, toilet training and negotiating for salary.

The Village Board this week authorized municipal staff to negotiate a 10 - year contract with the Alsip - based company for continued residential refuse and recycling collection and disposal services.

Over the past week, things have gone downhill quickly for both Lopez, who announced he won't be seeking re-election as Brooklyn Democratic chairman, but has refused to heed calls to resign his Assembly seat; and Silver, who was revealed to have negotiated a secret settlement of $ 103,000 worth of taxpayer cash with two women whose harassment claims against Lopez pre-dated those sent to the ethics committee.

Cuomo has been negotiating behind closed doors with legislative leaders over an ethics bill for weeks now (much to the chargin of the NY Times editorial page, which called over the weekend for these talks to go public).

People who would adopt the Governor's point of view would be inclined to say that after Republican Senate Majority Leader negotiated in good faith for several weeks, he ultimately could not sell the deal to his members.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who had indicated support for the Senate's effort to expand charter schools, has not made a public appearance in Albany this week, remaining behind closed doors negotiating with lawmakers.

While the inspector Flanagan proposed has been characterized primarily as a bargaining chip for Senate Republicans as they negotiate with the Assembly, de Blasio may still end up with just a one - year mayoral control renewal by the end of next week.

For weeks, the normally outspoken Schumer said little as Entergy negotiated with the Cuomo administration in an effort to improve FitzPatrick's chance of survival.

Additionally, de Blasio's negotiated plan with the real estate industry to renew a critical tax break for developers known as 421 - a had been shot down just weeks earlier by Cuomo, who claimed the mayor's proposal had «generated problems.»

A subpoena for John Kerry to testify before Congress next week on Benghazi has been put on hold while the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the State Department negotiate when — or if — the secretary of state will appear.

To that end, Paterson predicted state lawmakers will pass the budget extender he sent to them last week that includes furloughs for some 70 percent of the state workforce, and again attacked the unions for refusing to negotiate a deal to help close the $ 9.2 billion deficit.

While the city and the county head for the negotiating table, representatives from nine Ulster County towns met this week to urge the new mayor to hold fast on the status quo.

There have not been any angry public walkouts from the negotiating room to this point, but there have been the usual grumbling about the stickiest issues, which this week include talks on «Raise the Age,» workers compensation reform and support for charter schools.

Last week, Senate Finance Committee chairwoman Catharine Young (R - Olean) said gun control — a particularly dicey political issue for Republicans in New York — would be sent to the negotiating table for further talks.

In the remaining six weeks of the filing period, unions advocating for a prevailing wage in the 421 - a deal being negotiated at the session's end gave $ 125,800.

Last week, McConnell said he would introduce a fresh bill in about a week, but he also acknowledged that if the broader effort fails, he may turn to a smaller bill with quick help for insurers and consumers and negotiate with Democrats.

They would also have time — perhaps weeks or more — to negotiate with Mr. Paterson over how to raise the money to pay for any increases.

«We're now coming into the heat of the negotiating session with the Assembly and the Senate and now we're going to determine whether or not our key legislative proposals actually pass,» Cuomo told listeners, highlighting his push to increase the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour and his proposal for 12 weeks of employee - funded paid family leave.

Pay has become a hot - button issue in Albany as the governor seeks a series of one - day furloughs for 100,000 state workers, after labor leaders refused to forgo a 4 percent raise for the state work force that was largely negotiated under Gov. Eliot Spitzer, or to delay a week's pay.

this same group has been negotiating with the republicans during the transition for weeks.

As a result of the UK's stance, the European Commission scaled back its offer for us, and last week's draft withdrawal agreement suggested that free movement would have to be negotiated as part of the UK's future relationship with the EU.

He said: «We have seen Tory backbenchers last week defying the prime minister to vote against the Queen's Speech; former Tory chancellors openly calling for Britain to leave the European Union; serving Cabinet ministers joining the chorus at the weekend, saying they would vote for Britain to leave the EU now; and the embarrassing spectacle and truly ludicrous sight of a British prime minister in Washington negotiating an EU - US trade deal, while back home members of his own Cabinet say they would vote to exclude Britain from its benefits.»

The unfinished progressive priorities Cuomo set for himself after negotiating the state budget and in the State of the State were mere afterthoughts in the last week, when lawmakers instead focused on some lower - hanging fruit: a package to combat the heroin epidemic, a pause on Common Core - based teacher evaluations and a bill to let New York City reduce its speed limit to 25 m.p.h.

The state GOP circulated a petition last week urging supporters to back Silver losing his leadership post over his role in negotiating more than $ 132,000 in settlement money for the alleged sexual harassment victims of Assemblyman Vito Lopez.

Kaye's appointment means the case is likely to drag on for several more weeks - and hang over Paterson as he tries to negotiate a budget with lawmakers.

By contrast, Brynien told me yesterday that the Cuomo administration hasn't come to the negotiating table with his union for about four weeks now.