Sentences with phrase «of labor unions»

I'll admit here that I am a member of a labor union.

The bill had the support of a number of labor unions in the state.

We provide skilled and cost - effective representation to advance and bolster the interests of labor unions in a wide variety of industries and professions.

Both men were «at - will» employees and not part of a labor union.

We believe in the power of labor unions as a vehicle for social change.

Most of the reason is because of democratic constituency initiatives of labor unions and trial lawyers.

«It's not my place to talk about the internal dynamics of a labor union,» the mayor said.

Facing layoffs, miners are worried about their future — and in the absence of labor unions, are organizing to demand better treatment.

Because the members of the labor union are part of the same group, the union will often purchase health insurance on behalf of its members to reduce costs.

At 5:30 p.m., Actress Vinie Burrows performs and NYC Public Advocate Tish James delivers a keynote speech during an event organized by the Coalition of Labor Union Women to mark the U.N. observance of «International Women's Day» on Sunday, March 8; Martin Luther King Jr..

Linares, meanwhile, who has the overwhelming support of labor unions, points to his long record of public service.

The square was declared off limits to demonstrations for a third year running and police blocked points of entry, allowing only small groups of labor union representatives to lay wreaths at a monument there.

Bill Clinton's administration pushed for NAFTA and Chinese accession to the World Trade Organization over the objections of labor unions.

Not long after, a host of labor union leaders ripped Nixon for comments she made Wednesday about how labor deals have been driving up the cost of needed subway improvements.

He has cobbled together a formidable array of labor union support, and his approval rating remains high among black voters.

Two powerful unions allied with Mr. Cuomo announced on Friday that they were withdrawing from the Working Families Party, a small but influential alliance of labor unions and progressive activists.

Its pragmatic wing, composed mainly of labor union leaders who supply much of the WFP's budget, saw a Cuomo second term as inevitable and wanted to be in the best possible deal - making position for the next four years.

Separately, the president of labor union federation AFL - CIO, Richard Trumka, added that an exit from the Paris Agreement would be «a failure of American leadership.»

He barely acknowledges the role of labor unions in improving the condition of workers or the systematic weakening of these unions, to which globalization was a major contributor.

Many experiments with worker participation in North America and Europe have been initiated in response to the demands of labor unions for more control over the introduction of new technology.

The deep - seated character of American racism expressed itself in the policies of the labor unions that Social Gospel thinkers supported so strongly.

September 29, 2012 • Catholics used to reliably side with Democrats, in large part because of the labor union movement.

The «housekeeping» or soft money campaign account for the state Democratic Committee in the last six months has raised heavily from a variety of labor unions as Gov. Andrew Cuomo seeks to topple Republican House members who have backed efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

In a year of contentious negotiations between state governments and public employee unions, 52 % of Americans approve of labor unions, unchanged from 2010.

NGP VAN counts thousands of Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations amongst its clients, including President Obama's reelection, all the national Democratic committees, thousands of Democratic campaigns, and hundreds of labor unions, progressive and non-partisan PACs, and other organizations.

The left - leaning party, a hybrid of labor unions and liberal activists, won't rule out supporting Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president after Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, made it clear she would not run.

At a forum hosted by the Greater Syracuse Labor Council, AFL - CIO in Syracuse Wednesday, the three candidates running in the Democratic primary for New York's 24th Congressional District said the strength of labor unions have been decimated in recent decades and argued for tougher federal legislation to protect them and other domestic jobs.

As they prepare to compete along with a Republican candidate in the June primary, however, Tuck and Torlakson's backgrounds and perspectives on a handful of hot - button issues are making the nonpartisan race a referendum on whether change is coming quickly enough in a state where the traditional might of labor unions is being challenged by increasingly restive education reformers.

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton struggled with how to secure the endorsement of labor unions while announcing her opposition to the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a project they supported but environmentalists opposed, according to leaked emails published by Wikileaks on Friday.

The Lower East Side lost a protected health center after city officials lifted protections at the site at the urging of a labor union close to the mayor — a move that produced a windfall for the buyer, who flipped the property to a luxury housing developer.

The ballot line would be composed of the labor unions that have in the past largely funded the Working Families Party and a network of affiliated organizations who have been critical of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, including Citizen Action, New York Communities For Change and Make The Road New York.

Other prominent backers include City Comptroller Scott Stringer, State Sen. Brad Hoylman, Congresswoman Grace Meng, Council member Ritchie Torres and an array of labor unions with ties to the Working Families Party.

A pair of labor unions on Friday announced they are withdrawing from the Working Families Party a day before Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon is potentially endorsed by the ballot line.

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.

In addition to large donations from other elites like Richard Wilpon, the brother of New York Mets owner and Sterling Equities Chairman Fred Wilpon, a host of labor union political action committees funneled the maximum $ 4,950 to Mr. Stringer: Doctors Council SEIU, Mason Tenders District Council and the Uniformed Firefighters FIREPAC all donated.

Texas is anomalous in so many ways: a vast, growing, and relatively prosperous place with a sophisticated state education apparatus and not much by way of labor unions.

In many respects, the New Deal was less about income redistribution than about the recognition of «group rights» benefitting these cultural challengers, a recognition embedded in such policies as the fostering of labor unions, public works programs, and social insurance.

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.

Lech Walesa, the electrifying electrician of the labor union Solidarity inspired a massive outbreak of public protests throughout the nation, and General Jaruzelski was obliged to bow to the parliamentary elections, which this time could not be rigged.

Barrett spent $ 2.9 million, a tenth of the incumbent, and outside groups supporting him, many of them labor unions spent a further $ 15.5 million.

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.

«Working families can add this to programs like workers compensation, unemployment insurance and others that were won through the determined efforts of labor unions like our own.»

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.

DiNapoli does have institutional support in the form of most of the Democratic establishment and a lot of labor unions, which can help him get out the vote on Election Day.

The new group wants to wage an assault against the WFP, which has become an increasingly decisive force in city and state races, and the power of labor unions.

Unlike 2012, Cuomo spent several days at the confab, speaking to caucuses of labor unions and gay rights activists.