Sentences with phrase «of a labor union who»

In our bizarre newspeak world, the leader of a labor union who tries to force kids to stay in their failing public schools gets a «human and civil rights» award and the Walton Foundation, which gives millions to help free those kids, is vilified.

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Finally, a growing number of union leaders are abandoning the futile efforts to achieve incremental reforms of the current ossified and defunct labor law and instead are calling for opening up labor law to encourage and protect workers who experiment with these and other more fluid and varied activities free from reprisals.

Last month, the union filed a complaint with a federal labor board on behalf of scores of workers who it says were laid off because they support the union.

«We can not sit on a council for a president who tolerates bigotry and domestic terrorism,» said a joint statement from Richard Trumka, the labor union's president, and Thea Lee, its chief of staff.

Economists sometimes argue that when a society becomes sufficiently wealthy the benefits of increased wealth will trickle down to those who are now poor, but in the countries they cite as success stories, the improvement of the lot of the poor was greatly benefited by governmental action and labor unions, neither of which are viewed favorably from the point of view of the theory.

Elites with degrees from the Kennedy School of Government or Yale Law School and other institutions that produce the people who design and run government programs, nonprofits, and labor unions as well as corporations.

Their plight is so desperate and so little noticed outside of Colombia — that the labor union leaders in Bogotá who met with our delegation welcomed us with the words, «We have been waiting for you for 50 years.

Such congregations — perhaps because they are made up of a disproportionate number of parishioners who are in management — commonly think of labor unions as corrupt and grasping.

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.

According to Sen. Diane Savino, a former labor leader who was monitoring the AFSCME election at the union's convention in Boston via BlackBerry while the Senate was in the final throes of its last day in Albany (for now, at least), Donohue received 648 votes to Lee Saunders» 652.

Cahill garnered a little more than 41 percent of the vote, which many Republicans considered a success against the then - popular incumbent, who was a prodigious fundraiser and favorite among labor unions.

Flynn, a businessman from Hunter, is being backed by the Transport Workers Union, a national labor organization, whose international president, John Samuelsen, (also FORMER president of TWU Local 100 here in New York), said in a statement to be released by Flynn's campaign that the candidate is «a leader who understands that the economic security of families must be the highest priority of Congress, and that unions are a necessary partner in that mission.»

It was the first official breakfast of the 2018 Somos Annual Spring Conference in Albany on Sat., Mar. 10th and Crespo addressed union leaders and members who had gathered for the traditional New York City Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) morning repast.

«As a reminder, 90 % of the union movement who started the Working Families Party left four years ago — the only thing that happened today is that the rest of labor followed,» Appelbaum said in a Friday statement.

As part of the agreement, labor unions have also said they would hire workers who take part in training programs sponsored by the JSCB.

He said the unions — who have been losing their grip on certain markets in the city to union labor — were at risk of being cut out of all 421a projects.

Harry Nespoli, chairman of the city's labor coalition, suggested letting New York apply some of the $ 400 million of unused cash from the union health - insurance fund to pay for teachers who would be fired under the mayor's $ 65.7 billion spending plan.

The bill had leadership juice behind it: it was sponsored in the Assembly by Herman «Denny» Farrell, D - Manhattan, the Assembly Ways & Means chairman, and co-sponsored in the Senate by John DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, the Finance Committee chairman, and Diane Savino, D - Staten Island, who is both a close ally of labor unions and a leading member of the Independent Democratic Coalition.

The labor organizations who banded together include: 1199 SEIU, 32BJ, the New York State Nurses Association, Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union, District Council 37, and locals of the United Auto Workers and Communications Workers of America.

Also at 1 p.m., the New York Civil Liberties Union presents oral arguments in the Albany County Supreme Court challenging the exclusion of farmworkers from the state labor law that protects employees who organize, Albany County Courthouse, 16 Eagle St., Albany.

And, as a reader pointed out, it was produced and posted by the Senate Democrat - controlled (and taxpayer - funded) media services unit just two weeks before Espada faces off against his two primary opponents: Gustavo Rivera (who is being backed by a number of the majority leader's colleagues and labor unions) and Dan Padernacht.

Gov. Cuomo, backed by labor leaders including UFT President Michael Mulgrew (center), signs legislation at UFT headquarters to reduce the number of services that New York's public sector unions are obligated to provide to workers who do not pay to support those services.

For Democrats and labor unions, who are also being nationally outspent by GOP - friendly super PACs, this might be the most worrisome aspect of the bruising Wisconsin recall fight.

The workers, who have won the backing of the Trump administration, 20 states, and numerous labor watchdogs, argue that these payments are tantamount to forced political advocacy, since the government unions affect budgetary decisions and other matters of public policy.

As the youngest of six children, his father Jack, a blue - collar, Navy vet of the Korean War, union man and labor advocate who worked for Con Edison for over fifty years, taught him the importance of hard work, dedication, and commitment to community.

Peter List, a former union organizer who now works as a labor consultant, said Cuomo's bill should be seen in light of his tough primary fight with Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon.

At that time, the one - time liberal darling who took on Lieberman over the Iraq War drew the wrath of labor unions for his reservations about a bill mandating employers provide paid sick leave.

I expect the legislative leaders and DiNapoli will express solidarity with the unions — particularly the state comptroller, who owes no small part of his victory over Republican Harry Wilson last year to the efforts on his behalf by organized labor.

Opposition to the convention has been fueled this year in large part by labor unions and environmental groups who worry about the consequences of opening up the constitution.

Niou, who works for Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim, has garnered several key backers, including influential labor unions 32BJ and the United Federation of Teachers.

Around the table sat Mr. Cuomo; the leaders of New York's most powerful labor unions; Joseph Crowley, the top - ranked New York Democrat in the House of Representatives; and the two rival Democratic leaders of the State Senate — Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who leads the main group of Democrats, and Jeffrey D. Klein, who leads the breakaway group — among others.

Cincinnati, Ohio (CNN)- Texas Gov. Rick Perry took sides Tuesday in the ongoing battle over organized labor in Ohio, coming down forcefully on the side of Republicans who want to drastically limit the collective bargaining ability of public sector unions.

De Blasio, who was elected to his current office with a big hand from organized labor, hasn't had much formal union support to speak of so far this year.

Stuart Appelbaum, head of the Retail Workers and Department Store Union (RWDSU), the local labor leader who invited Trumka to the armory, said that «bringing the head of the AFL - CIO the first week after he is elected sends a powerful message about what working people want in economic development.

As Political Director of the New York City Central Labor Council, Carrión has forged deep partnerships among 300 local unions from every trade, occupation, and public and private sector of the New York economy, representing a wide spectrum of workers, including teachers, truck drivers, operating engineers, nurses, construction workers, electricians, firefighters, retail workers, janitors, train operators, bakers, and many more who are the face of today's workforce.

Marshall, who is being challenged by attorney Marc Leavitt and retired businessman Robert Schwartz for the Democratic nomination for borough president, has received the support of several unions in recent weeks and also has the backing of the labor - backed Working Families Party.

Sugarman, who was appointed by Gov. Cuomo, wrote that the effort on behalf of the Dems was led by de Blasio and his team and included a group of influential political consultants and labor unions close to the mayor, the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee, several of the candidates who were helped, and the Ulster County and Putnam County Democratic committees.

Prosecutors said he received millions of dollars from businessmen who wanted help from the Legislature, and firms that had him pressure labor unions to invest money with them — and then he concealed the payments in his ethics disclosure forms.

But, nearly three months later, that key piece of legislation has still not been enacted by the Assembly, and the measure is being revised to reflect concerns by labor unions, who don't want the provision to apply to union officials who might be convicted of crimes.

Opposing the convention is a broad array of powerful interest groups — including most of state's unions and environmental advocates — who argue that it would give business interests and other well - financed groups an avenue to weaken existing labor and environmental protections.

As the youngest of six children, his father Jack, a blue - collar, union man and labor advocate who worked for Con Edison for over fifty years taught him the importance of hard work, dedication, and commitment to community.

«The unions are still going to be major players after this, but it will change their revenue picture and it will force them to dial back some of their activities that don't reflect urgent concerns of the members,» said the Empire Center's Ken Girardin, who is rooting for a decision adverse to organized labor.

The rally, though not billed as another labor - related event for Mr. Cuomo, corralled hundreds of members from three of the state's major unions — 1199 SEIU, 32BJ SEIU and the Hotel Trades Council — into several pens on Seventh Avenue around 41st Street to hear the Democrats, who spoke from a stage above the crowd.

The eight City Council members, all Democrats, who are competing to lead the 51 - member legislative body as speaker for the next four years must convince numerous constituencies of their viability, including some combination of county party leaders, labor unions, the mayor, and other influential politicos.

«We are at war with the reformers,» Mulgrew said bluntly in an extraordinary admission during a gathering of 3,400 union delegates who voted for a new labor contract Wednesday night.

At a meeting Monday with a group of influential labor leaders representing some of the state's powerful unions, including 1199 SEIU, 32BJ, the Hotel Trades Council and the Communications Workers of America, Cuomo said he couldn't pass a budget with campaign finance reform because of Senate opposition, and pressed the leaders to rein in the restive members of the Working Families Party, who vote on the party's endorsement.

«The Working Families Party was created by labor unions, community organizations and progressive activists to advance an agenda and elect candidates who improve the lives of working people.

The 421a abatement expired at the beginning of the year after Cuomo and the Legislature kicked over the details of the extension to construction labor unions and real - estate developers, who failed to reach a long - term agreement on a prevailing wage.

In the NY - 18 where five Democrats are vying at the chance to take on Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth, the labor group gave their endorsement to Maloney, who has worked to solidify union support as part of an overall GOTV effort.

Cunningham, who thanks to her years of widely respected lobbying and consulting work in state politics is often referred to as the most powerful woman in Albany, first became known as a prominent labor strategist, serving as political director for the 1199 / SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the most politically potent union in the state (and perhaps the entire Northeast).