Village officials said they recently began negotiating
new labor agreements with the Firefighter / Paramedic Association as well as the Metropolitan Alliance of Police and may have to make modifications later this year depending on contract settlements.
LACKAWANNA, NY (10/15/2008)(readMedia)-- About 100 workers in the Lackawanna City School District represented by CSEA, the Civil Service Employees Association, have overwhelmingly ratified
a new labor agreement with the district on October 3, 2008.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of
new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our
new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions
with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on
new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply
agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements
with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts
with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from
labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships
with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance
with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and
new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection
with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection
with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection
with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9)
new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining
agreements and
labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger
agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger
agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection
with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated
with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger
agreement; (23) risks associated
with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
With ports near gridlock and cargo delays being felt throughout the U.S. commercial supply chain, U.S.
Labor Secretary Tom Perez plans to travel to San Francisco on Tuesday to help broker an
agreement on a
new contract between dockworkers and the group representing shippers and terminal operators.
In addition, Mulally negotiated a landmark
labor agreement with the United Auto Workers in 2009 that eased onerous work rules and introduced a 50 percent lower wage for
new factory hires.
The fact is the
new agreement has placed football in the best
labor - management shape of any major professional sport,
with a contract that runs until the year 2000.
That concern echoes the assessment of DiNapoli's
New York City counterpart, Comptroller Scott Stringer, who recently called the contracts the «Achilles heel» of the de Blasio administration, and said budget chaos will ensue if the mayor doesn't reach
agreements with the city's
labor unions by the end of June.
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.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a tentative
agreement on Thursday
with the
New York City firefighters» union for a seven - year labor pact that includes retroactive raises for firefighters, new disability pension protections and increased staffing for 20 of the Fire Department's roughly 200 engine companies by 20
New York City firefighters» union for a seven - year
labor pact that includes retroactive raises for firefighters,
new disability pension protections and increased staffing for 20 of the Fire Department's roughly 200 engine companies by 20
new disability pension protections and increased staffing for 20 of the Fire Department's roughly 200 engine companies by 2019.
Since October 2011,
new design - build legislation was enacted, a fast tracked federal environmental review and concurrent procurement processes have been completed, a project
labor agreement with construction unions was negotiated, and construction activities commenced — all
with an unprecedented level of transparency and community involvement.
According to the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater
New York (BCTC), an organization consisting of local affiliates of 15 national and international unions representing 100,000 members in
New York City, project
labor agreements (PLAs)
with these terms for four projects valued at $ 345 million are in the process of being executed by unions in the industry.
The de Blasio administration has reached a project
labor agreement with the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater
New York, covering $ 3.5 billion of work and repairs at the
New York City Housing Authority over the next three years.
«This
agreement aligns PEF's contract
with other state
labor contracts, while continuing the trend of fiscal responsibility in
New York.»
The latest
labor endorsement for Klein comes as 1199 / SEIU has indicated it will back all five members of the IDC after Klein and the mainline Democratic conference reached an
agreement to form a
new coalition after Election Day this year, ending its two - year alliance
with the Senate GOP.
And several unions that were key in negotiating the WFP endorsement deal of Cuomo that started the Senate reunification ball rolling — SEIU 1199 and HTC — will likely stick
with Liu regardless of the IDC's
new power - sharing
agreement, according to a
labor source.
The contributions from
labor come only three days after the Hotel Trades Council struck an
agreement with Resorts World
New York in Queens that will great increase the minimum pay for workers in the short and near term following a ruling by an independent arbitrator.
They have also come to an
agreement with Uniform Food and Commercial Workers Local 2013, which represents roughly 900 Freshdirect employees, on a
new contract, and my office is happy to see such cooperation between
labor and management.
Klein and the I.D.C. have struck a sort of deal to make a deal
with mainstream Democrats in the chamber as part of an
agreement to unite Cuomo,
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, the Working Families Party and its major
labor affiliates in a push to flip the Senate into Democratic hands.
De Blasio announced a tentative
agreement with the
New York City firefighters» union for a seven - year labor pact that includes retroactive raises for firefighters, new disability pension protections and increased staffing for 20 of the department's roughly 200 engine companies by 20
New York City firefighters» union for a seven - year
labor pact that includes retroactive raises for firefighters,
new disability pension protections and increased staffing for 20 of the department's roughly 200 engine companies by 20
new disability pension protections and increased staffing for 20 of the department's roughly 200 engine companies by 2019.
Poughkeepsie... Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro and CSEA President Liz Piraino announced
agreement on a
new labor contract
with the CSEA, Dutchess County Government's largest employee union
with over 1450 members, including employees of Dutchess Community College.
A bill that passed
with two dissenting votes «creates
new oversight and accountability to track financial assistance
agreements» and how successful they actually are at creating jobs, according to a memo from the
labor federation.
On Tuesday, Cuomo said he would in fact be implementing the
new wages as part of
new collective bargaining
agreements with labor.
If the majority of staff vote for affiliation
with a statewide
labor union called the
New York State United Teachers, the library's board and management must begin negotiating a collective bargaining
agreement.
When Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his first
labor agreements with New York City unions this spring, he was sharply criticized for granting long - awaited wage increases in exchange for promises of unspecified though sizable savings on health care expenses.
Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino — both Democrats
with histories of strong
labor support — are proposing
new state laws that would give them broader power to overhaul troubled schools, open more charter schools and revamp collective - bargaining
agreements.
U.S. Buick dealers have been asking for the Envision for the better part of the year, but a firm deal was not in place until General Motors signed a
new four - year
labor contract
with the UAW,
with sales of the Envision being part of the
agreement.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble
with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, including store closings, higher - than - anticipated or increasing costs, including
with respect to store closings, relocation, occupancy (including in connection
with lease renewals) and
labor costs, the effects of competition, the risk of insufficient access to financing to implement future business initiatives, risks associated
with data privacy and information security, risks associated
with Barnes & Noble's supply chain, including possible delays and disruptions and increases in shipping rates, various risks associated
with the digital business, including the possible loss of customers, declines in digital content sales, risks and costs associated
with ongoing efforts to rationalize the digital business and the digital business not being able to perform its obligations under the Samsung commercial
agreement and the consequences thereof, the risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, the performance of Barnes & Noble's initiatives including but not limited to its
new store concept and e-commerce initiatives, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, potential infringement of Barnes & Noble's intellectual property by third parties or by Barnes & Noble of the intellectual property of third parties, and other factors, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time
with the SEC.
Mackinac's director of
labor policy is Vincent Vernuccio, who chairs a committee of the
labor task force of the Bradley - supported American Legislative Exchange Council and previously has worked at the Bradley - supported Capital Research Center and Bradley - supported Competitive Enterprise Institute... MCLF spent much of last year helping to defend the
new right - to - work law, in policy and legal arguments, as well as in the larger public discourse in the state and nationally... MCLF is working
with the Bradley - supported National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation on this and several other legal matters surrounding implementation of right to work in Michigan... On education, among other things, Mackinac is analyzing mroe [sic] than 200 collective - bargaining
agreements (CBAs) in the state, covering some 75 % of the state's public - school students, to see if and if so, how, they are adhering to the teacher - tenure and - evaluation policy changes.
Director of Human Resources / HR Consultant — Professional Duties & Responsibilities Oversee the planning, direction, and management of all HR - related activities including staff recruiting, candidate tracking, personnel screening and testing, and hiring processes in accordance
with Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment regulations Support senior management to develop and maintain personnel policy and ensure compliance
with all standards, authoring and implementing
new policies and procedures as needed along
with creating HR procedure manual Serve as lead analyst for compensation reviews, performance and pay - scale benchmarking, market studies, and salary structure decisions, also creating organizational / staff planning charts for all departments and all positions Create and deliver firm - wide staff
new - hire orientation, training and development programs, and performance evaluations utilizing a competency - based appraisal system which leads to focused training and development programs based on common and individual areas of performance deficiency Manage all aspects of workers compensation and unemployment claims on behalf of employer, attending hearings and participating actively in all related meetings Hold responsibility for all benefit negotiations, administration, and plan reviews, promoting compliance
with and effective execution of IRS / DOL regulations, ERISA, HIPPA, and all audit - related processes Implement and sustain safety programs while performing regular safety - policy trend analyses to identify critical issues, developing corrective action plans to ensure compliance
with applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations including OSHA and other applicable laws Consult
with management regarding employee - and
labor - related issues to resolve conflicts in a professional manner, conducting grievance hearings and negotiation
agreements with worker representatives within the provisions of any applicable contract Provide relevant guidance and administration to the development of human resources site on firm intranet, housing online - employment forms, manager resources, job postings, and HR - related forms and documents Develop valuable staff relationships to improve workplace morale as well as maintain positive business relationships
with all related brokers and vendors
Designed electronic file systems and maintained electronic and paper files.Handled all media and public relations inquiries.Maintained the front desk and reception area in a neat and organized fashion.Served as central point of contact for all outside vendors needing to gain access to the building.Facilitated working relationships
with co-tenants and building management.Made copies, sent faxes and handled all incoming and outgoing correspondence.Created weekly and monthly reports and presentations.Organized files, developed spreadsheets, faxed reports and scanned documents.Properly routed
agreements, contracts and invoices through the signature process.Managed the day - to - day calendar for the company's senior director.Received and screened a high volume of internal and external communications, including email and mail.Managed daily office operations and maintenance of equipment.Maintained detailed administrative and procedural processes to improve accuracy and efficiency.Coordinated meetings
with other department managers and served as main liaison between sales and field staff.Scheduled and confirmed appointments for entire management team.Provided support for CEO and sales team in managing operation work flow.Successfully established effective systems for record retention by creating database for daily correspondence tracking.Developed more efficient filing systems and customer database protocols.Qualified competitive subcontractor bids prior to execution of contracts.Submitted all project closeout documents in accordance
with the contract.Assigned projects and tasks to employees based on their competencies and specialties.Accurately provided status information on project progress to the project management.Monitored the safety of all construction activities, making on - site personnel safety the top priority.Acted as the liaison
with company safety representatives to promote awareness and understanding of safety protocols.Increased the employee base by 50 % to meet changing staffing needs.Advised managers on organizational policy matters and recommend needed changes.Conducted
new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives.Directed personnel, training and
labor relations activities.Served as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work - related problems.