Sentences with phrase «on middle class workers»

Workers from the Private Sector, Public Sector, and Building Trades will discuss their solidarity, and how they are standing together in opposition to attacks on middle class workers and their values.

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But an order was included that demanded such a report pay «extra consideration to the effects such a policy change may have on the middle class, manufacturing and service sector workers, and foreign direct investment into the United States.»

While Bush's business - themed policy proposals will likely offer a mixture of traditionally Republican tax cuts and so - called trickle down economics, he's likely to define his views on how to support the middle class, lift up the lowest wage workers, and close the income gap, which would continue on the themes he started talking about earlier this year.

Kenneth Bentsen Jr., president and CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, said that «while we can not comment on a proposal we have not yet seen, we have ongoing concerns that the DOL regulation could adversely affect retirement savers, particularly middle - class workers.»

A draft presidential memorandum at the end of the document that could be used to order the review of NAFTA orders the report to pay «extra consideration to the effects such a policy change may have on the middle class, manufacturing and service sector workers, and foreign direct investment into the United States.»

Just as Reagan listened to unionized Democratic workers, today's populist conservatives should listen to Henry Olsen on working - class whites and Artur Davis on middle - class African - Americans and Latinos.

We've worked to create a situation where the middle class is suddenly within reach of gaming workers... not a bunch of minimum - wage jobs where people have to live on the dole to survive.»»

For all the changes the area has gone through, it's held on to a large part of its middle class core: white and blue collar civil servants, private sector professionals, union workers and small entrepreneurs.

In calling Labour a «bourgeoise workers» party», Lenin was essentially correct — it is a manual worker / middle class formation and is only successful on this basis, especially in present times.

Pat Purcell, a member of UP4NYC and the executive director of the Great NY Laborers - Employers Cooperation & Education Trust with the Laborers, said Mr. de Blasio's plan «will not provide middle class wages to the workers employed on what will remain mostly taxpayer subsidized luxury housing, and it will not significantly increase affordable housing production for New Yorkers who need it most.»

Wisconsin Democrats reeling from historic losses in last week's election and grappling with how to bounce back say they must do a better job articulating their vision, particularly to working and middle class workers who used to be reliably on their side.

«Instead of reaching out to union leaders to gain consensus on an affordable housing program that ensures middle - class wages for workers, (de Blasio) coordinated with a lobbying group — led by billionaire developers — to run an anti-union campaign that would lead to unsafe job sites and a low - wage workforce,» The Greater New York Laborers - Employers Cooperation and Education Trust and the New York City and Vicinity Carpenters Labor Management Corporation said in a joint statement.

So today, 45,000 Verizon workers are now on strike to stop the attack on the middle class.

Latimer did not vote on School Funding, Raise - the - age, extending the Millionaire tax, renewing the Affordable New York tax abatement, Excelsior Scholarships to fund college expenses for middle - class families at CUNY and SUNY schools, workers compensation reform, all so he could stroll the River Thames with his girlfriend.

In the 26th District, Tercyak said his agenda again will focus on improving conditions for workers and the middle class.

In my three plus years in the Senate, I've delivered on my promise to ensure our region gets its fair share, which includes record school aid, lowering middle class taxes, enacting equal pay for women, and supporting a better business environment while protecting the rights of workers.

More than 35,000 people, including many teachers and public service workers, rallied outside the statehouse in Trenton on May 22 to tell Republican Gov. Chris Christie that «he can not balance the state's budget on the backs of the middle class.»

«If we are going to put New York back on the right track, the burden has to be borne by everyone, not just the poor, the workers and the middle class,» he said.

The whole idea of Zionism was summarized for us as an inverted pyramid: in Europe, Jews were mostly middle - class intellectuals, merchants, and financiers, resting on a narrow base of relatively few Jewish blue - collar workers and even fewer farmers.

A worker with a high school education could get a job on the line at a steel factory and live that middle class lifestyle.

As someone who enjoyed a friendship with you prior to the fateful day when I dared to be the first to post honestly on safe withdrawal rates and also as someone who cares about the millions of middle - class workers who hopes for their financial futures have been destroyed by the Buy - and - Hold Crisis, I see it as a win / win / win.

They knew that they couldn't win on pure partisan politics, so they set about creating a coalition of union workers worried about their industry, middle - class families opposed to tax increases and religious communities motivated by their values.

Missionization By the time European explorers arrived in the Santa Barbara Channel, there were some 21 villages on the three largest islands of San Miguel, Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz, with highly developed social hierarchies that featured an upper class of chiefs, shamans, boat builders, and artisans, a middle class of workers, fisherman, and hunters, and a lower class of the poor and outcast.

Both parties more - or-less agree on two things: The U.S. tax code is in need of reform, and middle - class workers could use a boost in take - home pay.

Union workers have truly relied on those jobs to build middle - class lives, and all of us burn the damned stuff, all day, every day.

With so many (too many) entering into the practice of becoming consumers» advisors in the real estate business, without the requisite practice; without the requisite background; without the requisite self - confidence; without the requisite detachment from the commission income mentality, it is no wonder that people such as: the dishwashers; servers; factory workers; truck / cab drivers; teachers; office workers; in general, the young and middle - aged unemployed who can't get a job anywhere else (high school drop - outs) etc. types of the world (none of whom are to be denigrated for their particular positions in the job market... except when they think that they are qualified to become Realtors after attending a few weeks of classes and memorizing answers to questions about which they have absolutely no hands - on experience with which to tie their memorized answers to), will willingly buy into paying someone else to professionally «augment» their individual «realities» on the internet.