Sentences with phrase «of labor policy»

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.

Paul Kersey is director of labor policy at the Illinois Policy Institute.

Weisberg was formerly the NYC Department of Education's chief executive of labor policy and implementation and now works as vice president for policy at the New Teacher Project.

De Blasio will also announce the department will create a new division for the recently formed Office of Labor Policy and Standards which will work on labor issues for workers in the city and help to enforce specific labor laws, such as paid sick leave and commuter benefits.

«Her skills and passion will surely be fully utilized as Commissioner of DCA, especially in regards to the new Office of Labor Policy and Standards, which will ensure that labor issues are addressed and that the rights of hard - working New Yorkers are met.

«Protecting the rights of New York City's working families is a top priority of the de Blasio Administration and is the central focus of the recently - announced Office of Labor Policy and Standards at the Department of Consumer Affairs,» said a spokeswoman for the mayor.

(Berlin: IZA World of Labor Policy Brief, forthcoming 2016) and Douglas L.Kruse and Joseph Blasi, «Employee Ownership, Employee Attitudes, and Firm Performance: A Review of the Evidence,» in ed.

For example, labor economists analyze the effects of labor policies on employment.

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.

DALLAS - Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Atlanta hold a two - day conference on «Technology - Enabled Disruption: Implications for Business, Labor Markets and Monetary Policy».

Deep policy divisions appear to exist between the business and labor groups: The report cites the «majority» of members preferring to focus on issues outside trade deficits in favor of a «mutually beneficial» trade deal, sentiments to which the labor union representatives dissent in favor of promoting U.S. investment and jobs.

«This is a classic example of union avoidance,» says Mark Price, a labor economist for the Keystone Research Center, a nonpartisan policy think tank in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

In addition to the president, the Coalition has booked a number of Trump administration officials, including Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and White House Director of Policy and Interagency Coordination Carlos Rosillo.

Later, the committee said the current stance of monetary policy is «supporting strong labor market conditions,» a contrast to the language from the previous meeting that indicated «some further strengthening.»

The area's third - largest economy had appeared to be emerging from a long period of stagnation thanks to the European Central Bank's loose monetary policy, improvements in the balance sheet of its banks and the first fruits of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's labor market reform.

«This is a pro-business issue,» says Dean Baker, co-director of the nonpartisan Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. «You have a lot of firms that lose workers; making child care accessible and affordable can increase the labor pool.»

«The electoral advantages of anti-immigrant politics will only shrink over time, suggesting that Republicans should at some point — perhaps before the next presidential election — begin to embrace comprehensive immigration reform,» says Mark Price, a labor economist at the Keystone Research Center, a nonpartisan economic policy think tank in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

While President Obama has supported a few proposals that benefit high - growth, high - tech entrepreneurs (like the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, most of his policies have been hostile to the interests of Main Street business owners, particularly those running labor - intensive businesses with low - wage employees.

His colleague at the ILO, Ekkehard Ernst, who heads the Employment Trends Unit at the ILO Research Department and was the main author of the report, agreed it was «imperative» that «active labor market policies be implemented more forcefully to address inactivity and skills mismatch.»

This reality, combined with the fact that just 10 % of the labor force is now employed in manufacturing, means that there is plenty of electoral support for policies aimed at increasing trade.

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.

If business owners are like investors, healthcare providers, labor union leaders and a myriad of other people with vested interest in our policies, they're probably anxiously awaiting the results to see how their businesses — or sentiment — will fare in 2011.

And it must act consistently and holistically with its support and the elimination of economically hostile policies and laws, such as restrictive labor laws, ever - changing tax policies and an almost exclusive emphasis on funding the government for one more month instead of growing the economy.

THURSDAY, MAY 24 DALLAS - Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Atlanta hold a two - day conference on «Technology - Enabled Disruption: Implications for Business, Labor Markets and Monetary Policy».

Tens of thousands across the country peacefully chanted, picketed and protested Monday against President Donald Trump's immigration and labor policies on May Day, despite a small pocket of violent unrest in the Pacific Northwest.

«However, due to occupational segregation and the devaluation of jobs that women disproportionately hold, outdated labor standards, and insufficient work - family policies, women in the United States aren't able to meet their full economic potential.»

Labor attorney Robin E. Shea offers tips, plus a free example of a harassment policy.

For their part, industry groups said they welcomed the addition and hoped Emanuel would soon lead the board to undo Obama - era policies, including allowing employees to organize in «micro-unions» and holding franchisors responsible for franchisees» violations of labor law.

Heidi Shierholz, director of policy with the Economic Policy Institute, is a former chief economist for the U.S. Labor Deparpolicy with the Economic Policy Institute, is a former chief economist for the U.S. Labor DeparPolicy Institute, is a former chief economist for the U.S. Labor Department.

This data shouldn't change the Fed's interest - rate strategy, as a rising labor force participation rate will put a lid on inflation regardless of how it's done, but it should lower our confidence that the Fed can solve the problem of a bifurcated workforce, in which a large chunk of workers are getting left behind, simply through interest rate policy.

Joseph Blasi is the J. Robert Beyster Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University's School of Management and Labor Relations and author of book, The Citizen's Share and the Third Way think tank policy report, Having a Stake.

«In the presence of uncertainty and the absence of accelerating inflationary pressures, it would be unwise for policy to foreclose on the possibility of making further gains in the labor market,» she said, adding that «disinflation pressure and weak demand from abroad will likely weigh on the U.S. outlook for some time, and fragility in global markets could again pose risks here at home.»

In stepped Heidi Shierholz, a former Labor Wage and Hour staffer who is now senior economist and director of policy at the left - leaning Economic Policy Instpolicy at the left - leaning Economic Policy InstPolicy Institute.

Treasury yields resume a steady climb higher on Wednesday as fretting about the threat of an economically disruptive trade war between the U.S. and China subsided, and takes a back seat to the concerns about rising interest rates and coming labor - market data, which could inform the Federal Reserve's policy agenda.

«Boeing and Airbus are catching up with the rest of manufacturing,» said Robert Reich, a professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and former labor secretary in the Clinton Administration.

Another is to simply note that even if the economy does not face a chronic shortage of demand overall, it does face a shortage of demand for certain types of labor and policies that address this shortfall are other things equal desirable.

In that scenario, I would expect no more than one Fed policy rate hike this year, as labor market strength has been the highlight of recent economic performance.

And the Council of Economic Advisers announced that policies such as work flexibility «lead to higher labor force participation, greater labor productivity and work engagement, and better allocation of talent across the economy.»

Robert Reich, a former U.S. Secretary of Labor, is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of «Beyond Outrage,» now available in paperback.

This self - reinforcing process could just as easily reverse itself, with slow growth encouraging officials to restrict labor mobility, weakening the transmission of monetary policy and slowing growth even further.

«Franchisors will have to put into place compliance networks,» said Michael Lotito, co-chair of Littler's Workplace Policy Institute, part of global employment and labor law firm Littler Mendelson, P.C. Lotito warns compliance - related costs may eventually trickle down to consumers.

... in the presence of uncertainty and the absence of accelerating inflationary pressures, it would be unwise for policy to foreclose on the possibility of making further gains in the labor market.

«If the outlook for the labor market does not improve substantially, the committee will continue its purchases of agency mortgage - backed securities, undertake additional asset purchases, and employ its other policy tools as appropriate until such improvement is achieved in a context of price stability,» the Fed's announcement stated.

The FOMC's annoucement after their meeting on Wednesday affirmed the Fed's QE3 policy, offering no changes, while stating, «If the outlook for the labor market does not improve substantially, the Committee will continue its purchases of agency mortgage - backed securities, undertake additional asset purchases, and employ its other policy tools as appropriate until such improvement is achieved in a context of price stability.»

Brent Wilton, the company's global head of workplace rights, said in an email to Reuters, «We are partnering with the pilot of this project to further increase transparency and efficiency of the verification process related to labor policies within our supply chain.»

In particular, to the extent that the effect on inflation of further gradual tightening in labor market conditions is likely to be moderate and gradual, the case to tighten policy preemptively is less compelling.

Employees work in approximately eight branches of the OCE, including Sustainable Development, Agricultural Labor Affairs, World Agricultural Outlook Board, Climate Change Program Office, and the Offices of the Chief Meteorologist, Environmental Markets, Energy Policy and New Uses, and Risk Assessment and Cost - Benefit Analysis.

Robert Reich is the former U.S. Secretary of Labor and a professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley.

Robert Reich, former U.S. secretary of labor, is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of «Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future.»

«There are franchise operations in a wide array of locations,» said Marc D. Freedman, executive director of labor law policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.