Sentences with phrase «of public sector workers as»

In 2005 Labour's vote was on average almost as high (37.2 %) in seats with relatively low proportions of public sector workers as it was in seats with a relatively large proportion (37.5 %).

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And he or she must be supported by a senior political leader who serves as a public sector catalyst to build coalitions of governments, workers and training and research institutions and help to pitch investment proposals to head office decision - makers.

Unifor will initially represent more than 300,000 workers across roughly 20 sectors of the economy, primarily in manufacturing, communications and transportation, as well as some public sector employees in the health, education and transit sectors.

In order to win next year, Cameron needs to persuade at least some of the millions of public sector workers currently living under a one per cent pay freeze that their living standards will improve as well.

That's why, as with most strikes in the public sector, who backs down most will not depend on a direct conflict between workers and management as to who can inflict or sustain most pain; too many members of the public would be caught in the crossfire and both sides» reputations would suffer unacceptably.

They manage the opposition of public sector workers either by persuasion or by deprofessionalising them, as with the increasing use of technology to replace qualified teachers.

This has been particularly felt in London and the South East, where many vital public sector workers, such as teachers and police officers have found themselves priced out of the market.

«Tomorrow, as thousands of public sector workers learn their fates, the one - man scourge of the Tories will not be on a demo, or a picket line, or even in a TV studio.

The law, which was hammered out as part of this year's state budget talks, limits the free services that New York's public - sector unions must provide to workers who opt not to join the union.

Three quarters of a million public - sector workers could lose their jobs as a result of the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review

The list put him as the fourth best - paid public sector worker on a salary of # 245,000.

In this climate of austerity and the need for public sector cuts, when so many are worried about the possibility that nurses, teachers and other such essential workers will be forced out of work as government tightens its belt, it is worth noting that # 2.8 billion of taxpayers» money was spent on consultancy fees in 2005 - 06 alone.

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.

Some facts are already depressingly familiar: the spending review will put half a million public sector workers out of a job; another half a million people in the private sector are expected to be fired as the economy slows.

[56] In January 1979, Britain was hit by a series of public sector worker strikes that came to be known as the «Winter of Discontent.»

d. Dealing effectively with corruption in the management of public finances, especially by bringing to a halt the unbridled resort to restricted tendering and sole sourcing e. Undertaking a proper biometric - based payroll audit to eliminate ghost workers as well as implement biometric based payment system for all public sector workers to deal with fraud in government payroll.

We believe the public - sector workers we represent, the governor's own workforce, should have the same expectation of job growth and stability as those workers in the private sector.

«If the Report recommendations on the workforce are implemented it will be akin to using schools as a test bed for removing the employment rights of workers in the public sector.

The proposals within the collection echo the sentiment of David Cameron's «big society» agenda and pushes for the government to encourage workers in the private and public sectors to form mutuals in order to aid what its authors described as a «broken» economy.

I suspect the divisions of political opinion within the public sector (right - wing coppers, left - wing social workers etc) to be at least as great as the simple public - private divide.

It has overseen an explosion in the wage bill of the state, to the point where the average public - sector worker now earns # 74 more per week than a private - sector employee, as well as having much better pension and other entitlements.»

Public labor members rallied Monday in Albany as the Supreme Court heard the opening arguments of Janus v. AFSCME, a case that challenges automatic union dues paid by public - sector woPublic labor members rallied Monday in Albany as the Supreme Court heard the opening arguments of Janus v. AFSCME, a case that challenges automatic union dues paid by public - sector wopublic - sector workers.

The pain for millions of workers in the public sector will continue as they lose automatic pay rises awarded for time served.

Speaking to Citi News, the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Education, Francis Gbadago, said the motivation allowance has outlived its usefulness, adding that other public sector workers such as doctors and nurses, are not paid such allowances to be motivated to work hPublic Relations Officer of the Ministry of Education, Francis Gbadago, said the motivation allowance has outlived its usefulness, adding that other public sector workers such as doctors and nurses, are not paid such allowances to be motivated to work hpublic sector workers such as doctors and nurses, are not paid such allowances to be motivated to work harder.

As such, Cuomo said, fast food workers collect an average of $ 6,800 in public assistance benefits each year, a total of $ 2 billion per year, which prompted him to raise wages in that sector by convening a state wage board.

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, has stated that as his administration seeks to establish a world - class labour force comparable to any in the world, concerns of workers in the public sector over their remuneration must be addressed.

So millions of workers are to pay the price of the financial crisis: a political gamble for the chancellor as he announced that National Insurance will go up - and public sector pay will be squeezed - to boost growth without putting Britain's economic recovery at risk.

He recalled his time as a council leader, and spoke of «the enormous commitment by public sector workers in delivering key services».

Even before the recession Labour had allowed public sector pay to catch up with private sector pay but had not forced public sector workers to sacrifice some of the securities they received as a traditional substitute for less remuneration.

He described the new pension deal for state employees as «a proper reward for a lifetime's commitment to serving the public» — yet to get the same reward, a private sector worker would have to pay a third of their salary into their pension pot.

The Conservatives would tear up gold - plated pension deals for highly paid public sector workers as part of a wider spending squeeze.

I have said before that I thought it was right for short - term commitments to be in line with the coalition spending plans, as changes inevitably produce disturbance to business cycles, but that doesn't prevent Labour from saying that long - term they would seek to ameliorate the concerns of public sector - workers, e.g. future pay increases would be above inflation to restore the earning power that was lost through the recession.

Mr Barber's latest attack on the government comes as his organisation prepares for the «TUC Day of Action» on November 30th when up to three million workers will take part in stoppages, meetings and rallies in protest over the government's decision to cut public sector pensions.

David Cameron led Ed Miliband by 15 points (42 % to 27 %) as best Prime Minister in the national poll, though it was notable that his lead was twice as high among men (22 points) than among women (10 points), and more than twice as high among private sector workers (24 points) than public (10 points)-- though for him to have any sort of lead among public sector workers in the current climate is an achievement worth noting.

The OBR says more public sector workers will lose their jobs under David Cameron's government, and it says much of the expected increase in overall employment would have occurred under Labour as well.

«As a result, millions of public sector workers, many of them women, such as classroom assistants, health visitors, and nursery nurses are in the firing line and face complete uncertainty about their future pensioAs a result, millions of public sector workers, many of them women, such as classroom assistants, health visitors, and nursery nurses are in the firing line and face complete uncertainty about their future pensioas classroom assistants, health visitors, and nursery nurses are in the firing line and face complete uncertainty about their future pension.

And public sector workers, in spite of Ed Balls, have returned to Labour in droves: Lord Ashcroft's poll in January put Labour support amongst public sector workers at 51 % (up 12 %) with Tories on 20 % (down 6 %), UKIP on 10 % (up 8 %) and the Lib Dems collapsing to as few as 7 % (down to 18 %).

Previous government's attempt to quadruple the salaries of public sector workers through the single spine salary scheme has been a drawback to strengthening the private sector as an innovator.

Other challenges, it said, included special schools, such as schools for the blind and the deaf, which were either closing down or about to do so, subvention not being released to the psychiatric hospital in Accra, nearly all statutory funds being in arrears and a significant number of public sector workers, including nurses and district chief executives employed by the government over a year ago not being paid.

As long as black workers continue to enter the public sector workforce, Laird said, it will continue to offer them type of upward mobility it long haAs long as black workers continue to enter the public sector workforce, Laird said, it will continue to offer them type of upward mobility it long haas black workers continue to enter the public sector workforce, Laird said, it will continue to offer them type of upward mobility it long has.

This is particularly pertinent in relation to the recruitment of management level staff, as surveys have found that 93 per cent of public sector workers believe a lack of effective leaders is the biggest challenge that they face.

The case will determine if public sector workers can be required to pay union dues as a condition of employment.

Amid suggestions of a rift in the coalition over the issue, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the settlement was affordable and the government should be «as generous as it can be», where possible, to public sector workers.

A group of California teachers belonging to a local chapter of the National Education Association, the largest teachers union in the country, are suing to overturn state laws that allow school districts to force public sector workers to join unions as a condition of employment.

Six years ago, the state of Wisconsin passed the highly controversial 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, which virtually eliminated collective bargaining rights for most public - sector workers, as well as slashed those workers» benefits, among other changes.

At a time when unions» strength could be significantly dampened if the U.S. Supreme Court rules as expected this year and allows public - sector workers to opt out of paying union fees, these strikes could be a good omen for worried public employees.

In fact, the value of fringe benefits (as a percentage of wages) for the average public - school teacher is more than double the benefits package received by the typical worker in a large private - sector firm.

As we showed last year, teachers have higher retirement costs than any other major group of workers, even other public - sector employees.

With DB plans, private sector employees typically contribute up to 5 % of their salary, while public sector workers may put in as much as 10 %.

In addition, those who will be successfully recruited in the public service sector will be forgiven after a period of 10 years, to ease their burden seeing as the workers in this sector receive significantly lower pay.