Sentences with phrase «of elections workers»

Photo: Supporters of Anna Throne - Holst and David Calone review absentee ballots for possible challenges while Board of Elections workers oversee the process.

The suit cited «voter suppression» and irregularities in the discarding more than 2,000 ballots by city Board of Elections workers.

His opponent, 62 - year - old Republican and county Board of Elections worker Remy Bell, of Riverhead, is not actively campaigning.

The head election agent at the polling station in question said «One of our election workers was in a polling station early this morning reading a Kindle e-reader.

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Undocumented tech workers say they are shocked and living in fear following the election of Donald Trump earlier this week.

But CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on a conference call that the company is investing «heavily» on safety and security, including workers with language skills for detecting hate speech, and tools for verifying government IDs ahead of elections in the U.S. and abroad by the end of the year.

Unions complain that the election format is simply an opportunity for bosses to unleash a host of dirty tricks on workers and organizers.

Trump, known for his use of Twitter to drive political debate, tweeted about an Indiana air conditioner maker he featured in his election campaign as an emblem of trade deals he said were unfavorable to American workers.

(The AP said that most of the former workers and contestants they interviewed offered no opinion on the current election, but most of those who did said they are not voting for Trump.)

The study analyzes the size of the freelance economy and provides insights into the lives of independent workers and their potential impact on the 2016 Presidential Election.

«This is a frivolous and blatant, politically - motivated complaint that makes a mockery of the Federal Election Commission process,» the Tillis campaign said in a statement, adding it «never employed foreign workers or improperly coordinated with outside groups.»

Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, in a move that may undercut his party's message about their recent tax overhaul ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, told the Economist magazine there is «no evidence whatsoever» the law significantly helped American workers.

«On International Workers» Day this year, lets renew our commitment to push for positive change that will benefit all workers,» says Patrick Colford, President of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, «With this year being an election year, we need to make sure that our elected representatives are accountable for improving fairness and making sure that economic prosperity benefits everyone.Workers» Day this year, lets renew our commitment to push for positive change that will benefit all workers,» says Patrick Colford, President of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, «With this year being an election year, we need to make sure that our elected representatives are accountable for improving fairness and making sure that economic prosperity benefits everyone.workers,» says Patrick Colford, President of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, «With this year being an election year, we need to make sure that our elected representatives are accountable for improving fairness and making sure that economic prosperity benefits everyone.»

In my last post I noted a recent memo from a higher - up at the Department of Justice, trying to intimidate public service workers who want to get involved in the current election campaign.

«We and many allies made Canada Post an election issue in 2015, and the Liberals were elected on a promise to restore door - to - door and to consult on a new vision for Canada Post,» says Mike Palecek, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW).

Fears of further bloodshed has led Kenya's election commission to postpone the planned voting in some opposition strongholds, with safety concerns for its workers cited as deadly clashes continued between police and protesters.

The image of a woman who is battered for 20 years by her clergyman husband and who would forgive him, «because the Bible tells her to,» the image of a young mother and father who can not understand why their three - year - old daughter was sexually abused in the day care center to which they had entrusted her each morning; the image of a woman who was sacked from the women's program of her church because she refused to comply to the request of the president of the church that she and the other women vote for him in his election campaign; the image of a 14 - year - old migrant domestic worker who faces the death sentence on trumped up charges, because she would not give in to the sexual demands of her employer; the image of a male priest of a church saying that every time he beats his wife she should thank him, because she is one step closer to salvation; or the priest who would make sexual advances on a woman who out of vulnerability turns to the church for pastoral comfort... these are but a glimpse of the many such images that are gathered during the course of this Decade.

A Fair Work Commission decision to scrap a workplace agreement at a NSW coal terminal sends ripples through the mining industry, with the issue of workers» entitlements tipped to become an election issue.

Most of his precinct workers had park district jobs, and they knew that keeping those jobs depended on the quantity of votes they produced on election days — not the quality of their work in city parks.

At this point, states and parties have already heavily advertised the date of the election, election sites have been chosen and election workers hired (or recruited) for those dates.

He also added that state workers whom his administration has a contractual obligation to pay at the end of every month, and the political class who made it possible to campaign, contest and win elections will be carried along in his administration.

Election campaigns and access to the electoral process continue to be affected by traditional barriers, security concerns, absence of female voters and female observer groups.Past elections reflect significant obstacles women have faced as candidates, voters as well as election Election campaigns and access to the electoral process continue to be affected by traditional barriers, security concerns, absence of female voters and female observer groups.Past elections reflect significant obstacles women have faced as candidates, voters as well as election election workers.

President Mahama on Wednesday urged the striking workers of CLOGSAG to end their two weeks strike because government can not succumb to their demand since it has resolved not to overspend in an election year.

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 issues.

Special prosecutor Kevin Baxter did not claim the workers» actions affected the outcome of the election - Kerry gained 17 votes and Bush lost six in the county's recount.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court found that New Yorkers Together, which is funded by the Communications Workers of America, and a UFT organization called Teachers for Todd, were operating in violation of independent expenditure rules spelled out in the state election law.

The union, which represents more than 70,000 workers in New York, is endorsing Schneiderman at City Hall in Manhattan this morning and has pledged to do a voter outreach campaign — including mailings, door - to - door canvassing and member mobilization — in support of Schneiderman's election.

(Albany, NY)-- One day after being appointed Ranking Democratic Member of the New York State Senate Elections Committee, Senator Brian Kavanagh today joined with fellow legislators and advocates — including the Brennan Center for Justice, Citizen Action of New York, Citizens Union, Common Cause / NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), Planned Parenthood, and Transportation Workers United Local 100 and colleagues in the Senate to urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to fully fund early voting in the Fiscal 2018 - 2019 Executive Budget.

The part released Monday showed footage of Cambridge Analytica executives suggesting that the company could use bribes, former spies and sex workers to help candidates win elections worldwide.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is intending to offer the chance of becoming an affiliated supporter to every CWU levy payer before the General Election.

But it has been said that the Americans are likely to vote for the experienced Mrs. Clinton, who was once an aide worker, former First Lady, a Senator and a Secretary of State in the Obama administration, and Nana Addo, knowing the influence the American elections has on the Ghanaian one, is clearly distancing himself from Mr. Donald Trump, who is being described as belligerent, anti-black, anti-Islam, anti-Mexico, among others.

Bob Master, the political director for the Communications Workers of America District One, said the union polled its members after the election and found that 60 percent had backed Clinton and 40 percent had backed Trump.

Across several neighborhoods in Northeast Brooklyn, voters reported few if any issues with their experience Tuesday morning, often going out of their way to compliment election workers as being competent, courteous, and helpful.

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For more than 30 years, New York City charged a reasonable, minuscule income tax — 0.45 % — on approximately 800,000 suburban workers who make daily use of our city's roads, subways, police and other services.Over the strenuous objections of then - mayor Rudy Giuliani, Silver strong - armed his own Democratic members and ended up making an alliance with Republican members to kill the tax — not for any rational reason, but simply to boost the political prospects of an obscure suburban Democrat who was trying to win a Senate seat in a special election.

Toback noted that the political action committee of the Communications Workers of America gave $ 109,600 to the Nassau County Democratic Committee one week before Kaminsky's narrow April 19 victory in a special election to replace former Sen. Dean Skelos in the 9th District.

An August 1997 meeting of the Transport Workers» Confederation of the Mercosur Common Market area resulted in Moyano's election as their Secretary General; this was followed by a November 1998 election as Vice President of the Transport Workers» Section for the Latin America Committee of the ITF, in London.

As such, and especially in the aftermath of the 2016 election, it should be clear to members of both political parties that struggling workers face real challenges and need real solutions.

In the July Budget, Osborne also planned to cut tax credits, which top up pay for low - income workers, prompting claims that this represented a breach of promises made by colleagues before the general election in May.

Pretty much all the left press other than Solidarity [Workers Liberty's paper] has denounced the election court decision against Lutfur Rahman, mayor of Tower Hamlets in East London, and most of the left has backed Rabina Khan, Rahman's ally, for the new mayoral election on 11 June.

Alyson Kennedy, a member of the Socialist Workers Party who was that group's candidate for Vice President during the 2008 election, said that despite Sanders idealism, he wouldn't be able to enact sufficient changes to help working class people.

Political watchers and other pundits, had projected Americans to vote for the experienced Mrs. Clinton, who was once an aide worker, former First Lady, a Senator and a Secretary of State in the first Obama administration, and Nana Addo, knowing the influence the American elections had on the Ghanaian one, clearly distanced himself from Mr. Trump, who ahead of the American election, was described as belligerent, anti-black, anti-Islam, anti-Mexico, among others.

Naturally enough, this refrain and a party that looks divided burrows away in the minds of workers and guess what, we get a self fulfilling prophecy, we lose some elections and the pretext for a coup arises.

But Weiner's campaign called a high - ranking Board of Elections official who told the worker to let him vote, the campaign said.

Vanderhoef will also be seeking to layoff 150 county workers, save $ 1.8 million by not reimbursing out - of - county students at the community college, cut the intelligence task force from the police budget, kick $ 1.4 million in local election costs back to towns, reduce funding to contract agencies by $ 300,000 this year and over $ 500,000 next year, and install a new charge on your motor vehicle registration.

In 2008, the Board of Elections began examining Castro's eligibility to run as a resident of the 86th district after allegations that numerous voters were registered at the same addresses as his home and that of campaign worker Steve Santana.

The Journal News, of Westchester County, reported on its Web site that a polling station in Hartsdale opened about two hours late because election workers couldn't get access to locked - up ballots.

If you look at the demographics, at where we need to be at the next election, we need more people in the north voting for us, more of what they call here «blue collar» workers and I call the white working class.

Voters can find their designated polling places at the city Board of Elections website, and report any problems to poll workers there or by calling their borough offices.

The 1985 Local Elections saw a Labour Party — which was part of a coalition government with Fine Gael — fare poorly, with its national share of the vote dropping to just over seven percent and with its position as the leading left wing party being usurped by a major contender for this position, namely the Workers Party.