Sentences with phrase «of organized labor»

Also going are college students, construction workers and representatives of organized labor and several charities assisting in recovery efforts.

But teachers and supporters of organized labor more generally should respond cautiously to this call to arms.

This coalition of organized labor, coal companies, oil companies, and environmental groups was able to effectively message to both political parties.

This attack has been a bipartisan effort aimed mainly at teachers, the largest section of organized labor, but this attack extends to all public sector workers.

He has been a reliable supporter of organized labor's priorities.

Panepinto certainly wasn't alone in opposing the changes other elected officials, activists and members of organized labor did so as well.

As a result of his efforts, he has received substantial support within the local labor movement in the 33rd Senate District, and has the full support of the organized labor movement in this state moving forward.»

And a union leader, who asked not to be named, said there was an opening for Miner in the world of organized labor even though Cuomo would likely win all the endorsements.

Advocates of traditional schools have long seen charters as a backdoor scheme to privatize the school system and weaken the political influence of organized labor, and have pointed to the large donations Success Academy and other charter chains have gotten from bankers and hedge fund managers as proof.

It's prudent for Brain Corp. to frame its machine as non-threatening in the eyes of organized labor groups.

«Even if she says things that today sound supportive, she's not going to be a steadfast friend of organized labor,» Jamie Rinaldi, a teacher from Newton, Mass. and a union activist told Politico.

«No one builds with the skills and the ability of organized labor.

The program delves into expansionism, Manifest Destiny, the Wild West, various wars, the rise of organized labor, the Great Depression, the post World War II boom, the Civil Rights movement, globalization and the effects of different technologies.

As proof of the value of organized labor on a major construction project, Donaldson cites the Ulster County Jail, which had a PLA.

This support was key in countering the efforts of organized labor to stop the agreement.

The division was forced by the intolerance of the churches most proud of their tolerance, who demanded conformity to an ideological agenda much more rigorously than did the leaders of organized labor.

NYC elected officials looking to curry favor with a the anti-Wal-Mart segment of organized labor rushed to release statements comdemning the retail giant following this weekend's New York Times story that detailed how it had used bribes to win market dominance in Mexico and then shut down an internal probe into the scandal despite its own investigators» recommendation to widen it.

«It is past time that we stopped talking about how to manage the decline of organized labor and started talking about how to revitalize it for the changing conditions of the 21st century.

«For 20 years, I have been working in the trenches in Albany on behalf of organized labor to bring about progressive legislation,» Alcantara said in a statement.

A number of organized labor groups have lined up to provide early endorsements to Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he seeks a third term this fall and faces a new primary challenge from actress Cynthia Nixon, with the latest nod coming from the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1500, New York's largest supermarket workers union.

At the war's end, following the October Revolution, American authorities saw the threat of Communist revolution in the actions of organized labor, including such disparate cases as the Seattle General Strike and the Boston Police Strike and then in the bombing campaign directed by anarchist groups at political and business leaders.

The WFP, along with many in the so - called «progressive» branch of the organized labor community, has embraced Occupy Wall Street.

There is, however, already evidence of organized labor's newfound commitment to helping the Democratic cause in the Senate.

«Standing up for, and fighting on behalf of, the women and men of organized labor has defined my career,» Shorts said in a statement posted to his campaign's Facebook page.

Led by New Yorkers for Clean Livable and Streets, also known as NYCLASS, the activists and council members at the press conference expressed optimism that the legislation would ultimately pass the City Council next spring and become law, despite the opposition of organized labor and a sizable number of council members.

We will not single out victims... the standard that we live with today is because of organized labor.»

In 1999, one such leader, Denis Hughes, was elected President of the NYS AFL - CIO and invited me to join him in a new initiative to expand the capacity of organized labor in partnership with government, business, education and advocates for economic and social justice.

Even New York City's vaunted matching funds program has not been immune to the influence of organized labor.

At 12:30 p.m., LG Kathy Hochul recognizes the contributions of organized labor in the resurgence of WNY at the Buffalo Building Trades Holiday Party, Ironworkers Local 6 Hall, 196 Orchard Park Rd., Buffalo.

«In hindsight, it's easy to see the whole thing was just a scam, a cynical ploy to drive a radical agenda using the muscle and money of organized labor while widely ignoring the actual concerns of New York's working people.

And the support of large unions like the RWDSU — which represents 100,000 members — can matter more than that of elected officials, thanks to the strength of organized labor in getting out the vote.

Since December, the supporters of the rich tax — an alliance of organized labor and community - activist groups — waged a campaign that further weakened Governor Paterson.

As one of the largest unions in New York City, 1199 SEIU's endorsement is a significant boost to Lancman, who has secured the lion's share of organized labor support in the race for the 6th Congressional District.

The mayor held his rally in front of a crowd of organized labor representatives, but a prominent one was missing — The United Federation of Teachers.

«You made Mario Cuomo the governor of the State of New York just on the backs of organized labor and I will never forget it,» said Cuomo, who had more than $ 19 million in his Cuomo 2018 account in July.

«(T) he hard working men and women of organized labor here in Central New York have always supported our state legislators and local lawmakers who have done the right thing for us in Albany and we expect them to do the right thing again this year.

Unfortunately, this excellent growth opportunity has improperly been attached to ridiculous stipulations that protect the interests of organized labor.

The Working Families Party is generally considered an extension of organized labor, if not its tool.

De Blasio described Democrats as the party of organized labor.

His former colleagues in the state Legislature always give him the loudest cheers at state events, he is a darling of organized labor and was elected in 2014 with more votes than either Schneiderman or Cuomo.

Their clout at City Hall reflects the power of organized labor under de Blasio — especially of those activist unions that share the mayor's progressive ideology.

There is no doubt Gustavo Rivera is a strong ally of organized labor.

But what will unionization bring the postdocs at UCHC and any other campuses that may follow them into the ranks of organized labor?

Janus and West Virginia touch on issues within a long - standing debate: the role of organized labor, specifically teachers» unions, in public education.

The NEA has 200,000 members who work on university campuses as well, for an overall membership that makes it the largest single organization in the shrinking category of organized labor, once a stalwart of political power within the Democratic Party.

Most of the buzz about the city's reforms focuses on the banishment of organized labor and the proliferation of charter schools, which enroll nearly 80 percent of public school students, up from 1.5 percent pre-Katrina.

Could the recent spate of teacher - led protests in West Virginia, Oklahoma, and other states signal a resurgence of organized labor in education?