Outside the school, more than 100 Chicago police officers, Secret Service guards (including snipers posted on two roofs), and platoons
of other city workers kept the public out of the public school the president chose for the site of the event celebrating his public schools policy.
Not exact matches
The tourism town, where the majority
of Miami - Dade's estimated 11,500 housekeepers and
other hotel
workers are employed, may soon be the nation's next
city to enact laws aimed at protecting hotel
workers from assault or improper advances by hotel guests.
The first
of two Wisconsin
cities in the top 10, this community
of 70,775 has a core
of businesses that has made it a magnet for engineers, scientists and
other high - skilled
workers.
The providers
of the experiences are independent
workers who, according to Airbnb, «create unique experiences around your
city, and earn extra money by bringing
others along.»
This boom includes Richard Florida's people: the young, digitized, multilingual creative class
workers who populate the condos sprouting on Lake Ontario's edge, drawn from
other parts
of the
city and the rest
of the province and country to where economic and educational opportunity beckons.3
Two
other thriving
cities — Atlanta and Washington, D.C. — also see large shares
of super commuters, and
workers throughout the metro are drawn to job opportunities in
city centers.
The work, begun as a parish movement, has grown so that the local demands have overtaxed a large corps
of workers while importunate calls from many
cities in this and
other lands for knowledge
of the work, and pitiful calls for help from sick ones everywhere have to be put aside....
There were splendid buildings erected under Herod and his successors in Jerusalem and
other Jewish
cities — palaces, theatres, hippodromes — but no mention
of them occurs in the gospel record; from the gospels we learn nothing at all about the economic situation in Palestine, except that there were peasants and fishermen, hand
workers and merchants, rich and poor — and all this only incidentally, mostly from the parables.
The
cities of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Burbank, Calif., are among the eight to 10 employers offering the program to their
workers, with hundreds
of other companies expressing interest, Cohen says.
Memo to New York
City government
workers dreaming
of hitting the lottery: You can no longer join an office pool if
other participants include your boss or subordinates, according to a Conflicts
of Interest Board ruling.
Other unions endorsing Zeldin are the International Union
of Operating Engineers Local Union 15, 15A, 15B, and 15D, International Union
of Operating Engineers Local 138, Transport
Workers Union Local 501 (Air Division), New York
City & Vicinity District Council
of Carpenters, Enterprise Association
of Steamfitters Local 638, International Organization
of Masters Mates & Pilots, and Laborers Union Local 1298.
A host
of other special interests — ranging from upstate mayors and county executives to Mothers Against Drunk Driving to the NAACP — all lauded Cuomo's plan, pointing to everything from ride - sharing that gets drunks off the road to transit efforts that will help inner -
city workers get to jobs.
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 elect
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 elect
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.
New York
City employers would need to grant paid time off to
workers who claim to be victims
of domestic violence, sexual abuse or
other «family offense matters,» according to legislation passed by the NYC Council.
At 11 a.m., employees at El Diario join representatives
of the Newspaper Guild
of New York and the New York
City Central Labor Council and
others at a rally to end firings
of union - represented
workers at the newspaper,
City Hall steps, Manhattan.
According to the wage board's recommendation, the first phase
of the increase would take effect on December 31, when the minimum wage for affected
workers would leap from $ 8.75 to $ 10.50 in New York
City and to $ 9.75 in
other areas.
Gov. 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
City University
of New York that will offer more courses to union
workers and
other students wanting to learn about labor issues.
More than 140 New York
City firefighters, police officers and
other workers are in Puerto Rico to help, and Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio is preparing for an expected influx
of thousands
of Puerto Ricans fleeing the storm's damage.
At 9:15 a.m., NYC Public Advocate Tish James, NYC Department
of Consumer Affairs Commissioner Lorelei Salas, NYC Councilman I. Daneek Miller, 32BJ SEIU President Hector Figueroa and
others urge passage
of a package
of bills for fast food
workers,
City Hall steps, Manhattan.
At 9 a.m., Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan,
City of Albany Forestry Division
workers, volunteers from TD Bank as well as young adults from the South End, the Excelsior Conservation Corp, and the College
of St. Rose plant 14 trees to replace
others lost to the Emerald Ash Borer and old age, Lincoln Park, Albany.
At 1 p.m., NYC Public Advocate Tish James, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Gary LaBarbera, president
of the Building & Construction Trades Council
of Greater NY,
other elected officials, and construction
workers and advocates rally to demand greater safety measures on construction sites across New York
City, Broadway and Barclay Street at
City Hall Park, Manhattan.
Under the mayor's plan, which matches a similar increase for state employees enacted by Cuomo last year, about 50,000
city workers — including crossing guards, prekindergarten teachers, custodial
workers and
others — would see their pay reach the $ 15 - an - hour level by the end
of 2018, making them some
of the country's highest paid municipal employees.
At 10 a.m., NYC
City Councilman I. Daneek Miller joins Council members, RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum, UFCW Local 1500 and
others to rally in anticipation
of a vote on the Grocery
Worker Retention Act,
City Hall steps, Manhattan.
Also at 10 a.m., the Asian American Federation will partner with the Biking Public Project, Transportation Alternatives, and
other advocates to hold the E-Bike Rally to Protect Immigrant Food Delivery
Workers to protest de Blasio and the NYPD's planned enforcement
of electric bicycle regulations starting in January,
City Hall steps, Manhattan.
Also at 11 a.m., fast - food
workers and allies rally and meet with NYC Council members to urge them to quickly pass a set
of bills to ensure they and
other low - wage
workers «hold onto gains they've won as US
workers face an uncertain future under a new presidential administration in Washington,»
City Hall, Manhattan.
For all
other workers, it's lower: between $ 10.50 and $ 11 an hour in New York
City and $ 10 an hour in the rest
of the state.
NEW YORK, NY — JUNE 02: Macy's
workers and
other union activists hold a demonstration outside
of the retailer's flagship store at Herald Square in Manhattan on June 2, 2016 in New York
City.
New York
City employers would need to grant paid time off to
workers who claim to be victims
of domestic violence, sexual abuse or
other «family offense matters,» according to legislation passed Tuesday by the
City Council.
Last week, one day after a
City Council committee unanimously approved the bill, two construction
workers fell to their deaths at separate sites in Manhattan within hours
of each
other.
Cuomo's national strategy also explains
other high - profile actions, including his belated embrace
of a «women's agenda,» his refusal to permit «fracking» for natural gas even after repeatedly promising to do so, his anti-gun Safe Act, his embrace
of the teachers unions he had once sharply criticized, and his recent high - profile crackdown on Korean - owned nail salons in the
city that, according to a deeply flawed report in the New York Times, were exploiting their immigrant
workers, said the source.
The bill also calls for establishing
of a
city - run training program for displaced drivers and
other industry
workers.
It will also come days after the New Year's Eve layoffs
of more than 900 state
workers, an event that union representatives marked with a candlelight vigil on the steps
of the Capitol and outside government offices in five
other cities.
Most
of this money from 32BJ, which represents building
workers, was spent on promoting de Blasio's candidacy in tandem with candidates for
other offices, such as campaign literature featuring both the mayor and the particular candidate, often for
City Council.
Other bills that were introduced, but not voted on, included measures to create new penalties for those who fail to report construction fatalities, a requirement for construction companies to give the
city detailed reports about scheduled construction activities months in advance, and a mandate for drug and alcohol testing
of construction
workers at certain job sites.
Recently, CVH released a statement with dozens
of high profile New York elected officials and
other allies, such as District Council 37 and Transit
Workers Union Local 100, calling for the expansion
of the Transitional Jobs program in New York
City and the termination
of the Work Experience Program.
From June 2002 through June 2013, Bloomberg oversaw the loss
of more jobs from the ranks
of the
city's uniformed services than from any
other sector — including police officers, firefighters and Department
of Education
workers, according to a report released Tuesday by the
city's Independent Budget Office.
Even with the gridlock over, Lanza said he still plans to vote against New York
City's sales - tax increase, the lack of which officials here said was costing the city $ 60 million a month and delaying the hiring of cops, EMTs and other city work
City's sales - tax increase, the lack
of which officials here said was costing the
city $ 60 million a month and delaying the hiring of cops, EMTs and other city work
city $ 60 million a month and delaying the hiring
of cops, EMTs and
other city work
city workers.
And we'll continue to complain, with good reason: New Yorkers commute an average
of 6 hours and 18 minutes per week, longer than
workers in any
of the nation's
other 29 largest
cities, according to a 2015 report by
city Comptroller Scott Stringer.
Mulgrew testified with three
other city labor leaders, representing classroom aides, firefighters and health workers, who took the Bloomberg administration to task for spending billions of dollars on the corruption - plagued payroll system City Time and the problem - plagued Special Education Student Information System (SESIS) while failing to give needed raises to city work
city labor leaders, representing classroom aides, firefighters and health
workers, who took the Bloomberg administration to task for spending billions
of dollars on the corruption - plagued payroll system
City Time and the problem - plagued Special Education Student Information System (SESIS) while failing to give needed raises to city work
City Time and the problem - plagued Special Education Student Information System (SESIS) while failing to give needed raises to
city work
city workers.
Under the mayor's plan, which matches a similar increase for state employees enacted by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo last year, about 50,000
city workers — including crossing guards, prekindergarten teachers, custodial
workers and
others — would see their pay reach the $ 15 - an - hour level by the end
of 2018.
As the Oct. 7 deadline fast approached, educators at almost 350 public schools across New York
City prepared themselves and their school communities for the crushing loss of more than 700 school support staff — including school aides, parent coordinators, lunchroom workers, crossing guards and others — who were set to be let go by the city in the largest layoff at a single city agency since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office in 2
City prepared themselves and their school communities for the crushing loss
of more than 700 school support staff — including school aides, parent coordinators, lunchroom
workers, crossing guards and
others — who were set to be let go by the
city in the largest layoff at a single city agency since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office in 2
city in the largest layoff at a single
city agency since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office in 2
city agency since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office in 2002.
With the
city Education Department announcing layoffs of some 800 support staff, including school aides, parent coordinators, lunchroom workers, bus coordinators and others, UFT Secretary Michael Mendel joined City Councilman Charles Barron, Assemblywoman Inez Barron and nearly a dozen other Council members in decrying the budget - cutting move at a press conference on August 30 outside DOE headquart
city Education Department announcing layoffs
of some 800 support staff, including school aides, parent coordinators, lunchroom
workers, bus coordinators and
others, UFT Secretary Michael Mendel joined
City Councilman Charles Barron, Assemblywoman Inez Barron and nearly a dozen other Council members in decrying the budget - cutting move at a press conference on August 30 outside DOE headquart
City Councilman Charles Barron, Assemblywoman Inez Barron and nearly a dozen
other Council members in decrying the budget - cutting move at a press conference on August 30 outside DOE headquarters.
Other options could include setting up clinics that could provide primary care more cheaply to
city employees, and giving
workers incentives to get preventive care that could ultimately drive down the cost
of treating them when they get sick.
The 11 - page ruling, by Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein
of Federal District Court in Manhattan, found that the
city had overstepped its bounds in requiring, as part
of a licensing process, that carwash owners buy a special bond within a two - tiered system: $ 30,000 for those whose
workers were unionized or employers who agreed to monitoring, and $ 150,000 for all
others.
The
city has handed out a whopping 160,000 parking placards, to teachers, cops, Department
of Transportation
workers and
others.
According to Politico, United for Affordable NYC's
other donors were unions with close ties to
City Hall, including the United Federation
of Teachers ($ 125,000), the municipal union District Council 37 ($ 30,000) and health care
workers» union 1199 SEIU ($ 25,000).
For all
other workers, it's lower, between $ 10.50 and $ 11 dollars an hour in New York
City and $ 10.00 an hour in the rest
of the state.
The committee assembled a panel
of expert witnesses — tech entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa
of San Francisco, California; demographics researcher Michael Teitelbaum
of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in New York
City; and Puneet Arora
of Minneapolis, Minnesota, who is vice-president
of the nonprofit organization Immigration Voice — to discuss so - called high - skill immigration, green cards, the H - 1B visa program, and
other foreign -
worker visa programs affecting science and technical work.
The researchers quantify the gains and losses
of alternative plans by Detroit Future
City and
others by modeling the employment decisions
of firms, location and commuting decisions
of workers, as well as the decision
of developers to enter particular neighborhoods.
Cities are full
of young
workers, but singletons who spend long hours at the office end up with no time to meet
other people, said Wu Xiuping
of the Beijing Municipal Women's Federation.