Sentences with phrase «on big union»

The statement by the NRCC touts Christie as «a true conservative, taking on big union bosses and working tirelessly to reduce budget deficits in New Jersey without raising taxes.

The Conservatives are too reliant on a relatively small pool of large donors, and Labour are too reliant on big union donations.

Not exact matches

The double - tracking has helped raise the average length of Union Pacific's intermodal trains — which are now less limited by the need to fit on sidings — from 158 cars in 2007 to 170 today, meaning that UP is handling far bigger volumes.

Trump has since reaffirmed his plans to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, warning the European Union (EU) it could soon face a «big tax» for failing to treat the U.S. properly when it comes to trade.

Many lenders are in the game: big banks ($ 10 billion - plus in assets), smaller, regional banks, credit unions, alternative lenders and, increasingly, institutional investors who buy loans on marketplace lending platforms.

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday launched the long and politically fraught process of drawing up its new long - term spending plans, seeking a bigger budget to finance new priorities like defense and border control and plug the gap left by Britain's departure.

The brawling is about big salaries, offices, with soft leather chairs and jarrah - top tables, that overlook the Swan River, interstate and overseas trips, and the power to promote the next generation of young Laborites who, more often than not, hail from student union ranks on Perth's four publicly - owned tertiary campuses.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Hotels are getting in on royal wedding mania, offering $ 50,000 packages fit for a queen, handing out condoms decorated with the Union Jack and hosting Champagne parties where the wedding will be shown on big - screen TVs.

It's a piece of European Union (EU) legislation that could have a far - reaching impact on some of the biggest technology firms in the world including Facebook and Google.

However, big questions remain on how it plans to maintain tariff - free trade with the EU outside the single market, as well as avoid a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland outside the customs union.

The European Union law, called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is the biggest overhaul of online privacy since the birth of the internet, giving Europeans the right to know what data is stored on them and the right to have it deleted.

«This is a big deal, when you have that amount of data, and the privacy violations there are significant,» Senator Jeff Flake (R - AZ) said in an appearance on CNN's State of the Union on Sunday.

Credit unions, while they do have physical locations, often have fewer locations than a big bank, cutting back on those costs.

France Telecom SA, SFR's main competitor and the country's biggest phone operator, was rocked two years ago by a streak of employee suicides which unions blamed on stress caused by a reorganization aimed at making the company more competitive.

The suggestion that this is a bad thing, however, would come as a surprise to the large union - run pension plans — not to mention the Canada Pension Plan, the retirement system on which all Canadians depend — that collectively own a big chunk of corporate Canada.

This is a big problem in many countries because the rates on the peer to peer market (including tellers in this case) are sometimes abusive, and can easily be higher than the fees regular companies such as Western Union and Money Gram charge.

Given the big surprises of 2016 in regards to the Brexit vote to exit the European Union (EU) and the U.S. presidential election, we are especially attuned to the potential impact of events ahead on the global landscape as we head into 2017.

In this case, Canada and the European Union are both threatening to retaliate against the US after President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he planned to impose big tariffs on imported steel and aluminum by using an obscure trade law.

This data - gathering machinery can be used to shape who we vote for, or whether we vote at all, or how we make choices on big referendums, such as whether Britain leaves the European Union.

The American history boasts of the country being build on christian values, which obviously mean in the word of God, Gay unions are a definite big NO and yet looks like only a handful of true christian are there.

Blair omits the topic altogether, while Scanzoni and Mollenkott add only a brief postscript to their discussion, admitting that «for many Christians, the biggest barrier to accepting the possibility of homosexual unions pertains to an understanding of the creation accounts in chapters l, 2, and 5 of Genesis and in Jesus» commentary on them in Matthew, chapter 19.

«Big business» or «the unions,» depending on which side of the economic terrain one is on, is responsible for the woes of the other side.

My issue isn't with the union or their rights... I know that is a big issue, but it's not what I am commenting on.

That business also came stuffed with the cheap and cheerful brand, Blossom Hill, a big favourite among the sun - starved British who've got plenty on their hands as they contemplate a vote on an exit from the European Union.

«But there is an emphasis on building brands like Dare and Farmers Union and BIG M rather than milk.

The players union is the weakest among the big four American professional sports — it's the only one with non-guaranteed contracts, for example — and the league has become increasingly fine - happy about self - expression on and off the field.

The planned two test series against Canada was due to take place next month and would have served as Black Ferns big preparation for the World Cup after their own union decided to cancel this years NPC on financial grounds.

The union and city have been at odds since Mayor Richard Daley pushed a measure through a recent City Council meeting that gives the Chicago Park District and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority the responsibility for traffic control at Bears games and other big events on and around the Museum Campus.

The third big project on the Park District's plate, scheduled to open next August, is a pedestrian overpass built over the Union Pacific railroad tracks between Monroe Elementary School and the DuPage County Fairgrounds.

We argue for it precisely because we are proud citizens of our country — Britain — who believe that in the 21st Century, we should maintain our partnership with the biggest political union and largest commercial market on our doorstep; not in diminution of our national interest, but in satisfaction of it.

Big vs. small government, Blue vs. Red states, the Union vs. the Confederacy: each of these pairings represents different iterations on a recurring theme in the history of American politics.

Labour relies on the trade unions for 90 % of its funding, while the Tories lean on wealthy big - ticket donors - as this weekend has shown.

NYC's biggest police union is demanding a do - over of the recent parole board decision to free convicted cop killer Herman Bell, requesting a hearing on behalf of the widow of Officer Joseph Piagentini, who was assassinated with his partner, Waverly Jones, in 1971.

Big buys on other political sites, of course (Drudge is always a hit on the Right), but don't forget the physical world, like buying large display ads in the Capitol South and Union Station Metro stations.

The Thatcher administrations indeed aimed to undermine the institutions on which the political strength of the Labour movement rested (i.e. big - city local authorities, council estates, monopoly nationalised industries, trade unions and local government authorities).

The former mayor of London cited the ode from 1785 as he delivered his biggest speech yet on why Britons should vote to leave the European Union in next month's referendum.

The leader of the country's biggest union warned today (Saturday October 20) ahead of the anti-austerity march that a «poverty whirlwind» will sweep through Britain's communities if this government presses on with plans to impose savage cuts.

Unite, the country's biggest union, said that the postponement of Paul Blomfield MP's High Cost Credit Private Members» Bill in the House of Commons must not be the last word on measures to tackle this growing and worrying industry.

Experts in universities, in parliament, in trade unions, in big business, and on television have let down the country.

Unite, Britain's biggest union, says that the government's plan to cap compensation for unfair dismissal is part of a joined - up attack on workers» rights which is turning ordinary working people into scapegoats for the coalition's economic mismanagement.

It's not a big surprise, though, especially after Maloney's report that he had $ 310,000 on hand after the first three months of fundraising this year, and his endorsement by several labor unions.

Unite, Britain's biggest union, says Barclays» chief executive, Antony Jenkins» decision to waive his bonus is «refreshing» and is calling on the CEO of Lloyds, Antonio Horta - Osorio and HSBC CEO, Stuart Gulliver to follow suit.

Unite is dead square behind him as are many of the CLP delegates but the other big unions can go either way on issues.

Unite, Britain's biggest union, has today (Tuesday 16 October) warned that the fall in inflation is being threatened by greedy energy companies whose price hikes will re-ignite inflation putting further pressure on working families and the struggling economy.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, will be supporting Workers» Memorial Day, the biggest national event in support of health and safety on 28 April.

Addressing the Labour conference in Brighton today (Monday 25 September) on Labour's economic policy, the leader of the country's biggest union,...

Senator Savino, a former high ranking union official, says municipal union leaders in New York City have not yet been adequately briefed on a policy that would represent a big change for public pensions.

Last July 2012, the leaders of the two biggest unions in Spain had a secret meeting with Angela Merkel in Berlin, only informing the Spanish Prime Minister afterwards on its content.

Founded by real estate developers and business executives at Mr. Cuomo's urging shortly after he was elected governor, the committee has rapidly become the biggest spender on lobbying in Albany, providing not only critical backing for Mr. Cuomo but also a counterweight to the labor unions whose money and political muscle have traditionally dominated the Capitol.

Dick Dadey, Executive Director of Citizens Union, said: «Public leaders» meetings on ethics reform are so necessary to ensure that big effective solutions are considered, negotiated, and agreed to, as New Yorkers wait to see how our state's political leaders propose preventing the growing problem of corruption.»