Thousands
of public sector workers from across the North East are taking part in a 24 - hour strike today.
Not exact matches
For several years, Cameco has tied compensation to environmental sustainability and
worker safety, because «being in the uranium business, the company understands the importance
of the social licence
from the community,» says Nancy Hopkins, a lawyer who sits on several private - and
public -
sector boards, including Cameco's.
But Prime Minister Callaghan then urged that the government make further concessions to the unions, including «exemptions
from the 5 per cent pay limit, tighter price controls and extension
of the principle
of «comparability,» under which
public sector workers could expect more money.
Today's National Post gave front page coverage to a «study»
from the Frontier Centre claiming that wages
of public servants have far outstripped those
of private
sector workers over the past decade.
Countering these arguments, Andrew Cuomo has cobbled together a coalition to support his amendment, the most vocal
of which have been the business leaders who stand to profit
from casinos and
public sector workers, primarily teacher's unions, who will be the beneficiary
of increased state revenues.
We also note with concern the mis - treatment
of some
public sector workers who have been dismissed for no justifiable reason apart
from having been employed by the previous government.
Despite the promise
of the Coalition Government to protect accrued pension rights, regardless
of the outcome
of the current Review
of public sector pensions, millions
of public sector workers are now facing a retirement beset by worry and financial uncertainty following the Coalition Government's decision to switch pension calculations
from the Retail Price Index (RPI) to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Taking his turn to address the meeting, Secretary
of the
Public Utility
Workers Union, Ato Bondzie welcomed the assurance
from the acting
sector minister.
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.
He said the deficit was still too high, which is why
public sector workers face another year
of pay restraint and welfare spending will be capped
from 2015.
«Action by the Liberal Democrats within the UK Coalition killed off any suggestion
of regional pay within the UK, but now Welsh
public sector workers face a new threat to their pay and conditions
from Labour politicians in our town halls.
The unions are also highlighting the serious workplace and social problems that will accompany the enforced longer working age for
public sector workers, particularly those with strenuous or demanding jobs like construction
workers, cleaners, nurses, paramedics and teachers, including an increasingly frail workforce and the exclusion
of younger
workers from the labour market.
«On Friday we'll be hearing
from Len McCluskey, the newly elected general secretary
of Unite - a union like ours that represents
workers in both the
public and private
sectors, a union that knows the importance
of campaigning hard, and a union with which we will be signing a joint agreement to embed our new working relationship at every level.
From pensioners to first - time buyers to
public sector workers, a rundown
of how today's Autumn Statement and Spending Review affect you.
If we do go into coalition government again, whether or not the electoral system changes, we would need to try doing it differently, in three ways: first, we should adopt a transactional approach
from day one in an effort to communicate that we are in fact fighting for our values; second, we should be ruthless about protecting the interests
of our core supporters, including students and
public sector workers; and third, we really, really need to be luckier — whatever one's analysis about the Liberal Democrats in government, the rise
of Scottish nationalism and the fearful response to it south
of the border is something the party neither caused nor could do very much about.
The Pontypridd MP told the Guardian: «I was more than frustrated: I was furious that we were sitting there with a Tory Government that has imposed swingeing cuts on
public services, on tax credits, on universal credit, that have smashed women and
public sector workers the length and breadth
of Britain, and we are taking lectures
from them about social justice and economic fairness.
Dave Prentis, Unison secretary general, said: «Our survey dispels the myth that
public sector workers are immune
from the worst effects
of the recession.
On Feb. 26, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Janus v. AFSCME, a case that boils down to the question
of whether
public -
sector unions have a right to collect dues
from workers they bargain on behalf
of, even if they are not union members.
• What I've picked up
from the Liberal Democrat conference so far is that Nick Clegg wants to cut the pay
of classroom assistants, home helps, lollipop men and women and other low - paid
public sector workers, to means test middle - class mums to decide whether they deserve child benefit, and to keep tuition fees.
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.
For that he needs to take time to persuade the
public hes not going to risk
public finances or make thousands
of public sector workers unemployed
from day 1.
We use data
from workers in the largest
public -
sector occupation in the United States — teaching — to examine the effect
of pension enhancements on employee retention.
The majority overturned the Saskatchewan Court
of Appeal decision and held that the The
Public Service Essential Services Act, which prevented public sector essential workers from striking, was unconstitut
Public Service Essential Services Act, which prevented
public sector essential workers from striking, was unconstitut
public sector essential
workers from striking, was unconstitutional.
Louisiana Association
of Clinical Social
Workers http://www.lacsw.org The Louisiana Association of Clinical Social Workers (LACSW) is a professional organization for clinical social workers in either administrative or clinical roles who function in diverse settings in both the private and public sectors from medical hospitals, nursing homes, psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, school systems or private pr
Workers http://www.lacsw.org The Louisiana Association
of Clinical Social
Workers (LACSW) is a professional organization for clinical social workers in either administrative or clinical roles who function in diverse settings in both the private and public sectors from medical hospitals, nursing homes, psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, school systems or private pr
Workers (LACSW) is a professional organization for clinical social
workers in either administrative or clinical roles who function in diverse settings in both the private and public sectors from medical hospitals, nursing homes, psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, school systems or private pr
workers in either administrative or clinical roles who function in diverse settings in both the private and
public sectors from medical hospitals, nursing homes, psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, school systems or private practice.