Sentences with phrase «on worker protections»
George Gresham, president of 1199SEIU, said Trump has «declared war on worker protections,» referring to cuts to health care coverage and attacks on collective bargaining.
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«The office will study and promote programs on worker protections, education and safety — and it will also enforce City laws like paid sick leave and transit benefits.»
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As a result, many on - demand companies have recently faced backlash from their workers, who are demanding more recognition, coverage and protection from their employers.
«I don't believe this industry needs to be built on a system whereby the workers don't need to receive any of the protections that we have a society that workers need to receive,» she said.
In fact, the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements reported in 2009 that air crews have, on average, the highest yearly dose of radiation out of all radiation - exposed workers in the US.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking it easy on payday lenders accused of preying on low - income workers.
Make sure that construction contractors enter into project labor agreements that will help ensure workers have protections on the job and can guarantee that construction will be completed on time using skilled hands;
Just in from Paris, some fascinating quotables from the OECD: Governments must do more to help workers adapt to new global economy, says OECD Rather than seeing globalisation as a threat, OECD governments should focus on improving labour regulations and social protection systems to help people adapt to changing job markets.
The measure «will give entrepreneurs the protection and the confidence they need to attract investment to grow their businesses and to hire new workers,» the President said on signing the bill.
In other words, what this statistic shows is that Bill 6 was desperately needed, and that the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act courageously passed by the Alberta Legislature on Dec. 10, 2015, by the government of Premier Rachel Notley in the face of huge — and when it came to its political opponents, hugely dishonest — opposition was the right thing to do.
On Monday, the Philippine Senate ratified the Domestic Workers Convention, launching into effect new levels of labor protection and working conditions for millions of Philippine wWorkers Convention, launching into effect new levels of labor protection and working conditions for millions of Philippine workersworkers.
It is therefore relevant to question whether consolidation does guarantee sufficient independent locations for media workers, does it guarantee enough channels for audience reception and / or access, does it provide adequate protection against price controls on oligopolistic markets, and does it permit newcomers on markets?
Ahead of Friday's annual March for Life, pro-life Christians celebrated new federal protections for health care workers who decline to administer procedures such as abortion, sterilization, or euthanasia on religious or moral grounds.
«We're ahead of the curve as far as [tracing our products and implementing] sustainable agricultural practices focusing on water conservation, worker safety and wildlife protection,» Sallin maintains.
Feeding and nutrition of infants and young children (2003) Guidelines for the WHO European region, with emphasis on the former Soviet countries Development of a global strategy on infant and young child feeding: report on a WHO / UNICEF consultation for the WHO European Region (2001) Budapest, Hungary 28 May - 1 June 2001 Comparative analysis of implementation of the Innocenti Declaration in WHO European member states (1999) Monitoring Innocenti targets on the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding Breastfeeding and healthy eating in pregnancy and lactation (1998) Report on a WHO workshop, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation, 5 - 8 October 1998 Breastfeeding: how to support success (1997) A practical guide for health workers Health workers and the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1987) Report on a WHO meeting, Copenhagen, 31 October 1986 WPRO
End private equity secrecy The UK's largest trade union has welcomed the government's plans for talks on greater protection and consultation rights for workers in companies taken over by private equity.
We need a plan for social security reform, stronger protection for workers and a repeal of the trade union act, and a wide review on workers rights, a real living wage, investment in local services, and reversing Tory cuts to policing.
And with climate change laws, human rights and workers» rights yet again on the table, what faith would anyone place in ministers maintaining these fundamental protections under deals done in the dark?
It expresses concerns about some of the anti-sexual harassment measures currently under consideration by Cuomo and the Legislature, saying some of the bills might actually cut back on the rights of workers, instead of increasing protections.
Senate Democrats on Thursday renwed their push to have a bill come to the floor that would provide for strengthened labor protections for farm workers in New York.
«As a New York State Assemblyman, Hakeem stood side by side with our members and fought on our behalf as we worked to pass the New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act in 2010, a bill that provides workers in New York State protections against irresponsible employers who fail to pay their workers.
Governor Cuomo has acted alone this year on several different issues, including a minimum wage hike for fast food workers and legal protections for transgender New Yorkers.
The mainline state Senate Democrats recently sent a letter to the board expressing the same concerns as their Assembly counterparts that the proposed changes would weaken protections for workers injured on the job.
«The administration has been working on a proposed agreement with the union to expand the protection of workers» rights,» Deery said.
«John Lewis prides itself on being a «partnership» but this disputes shows that, like workers everywhere, its staff are employees who need the protection of a trade union.»
Responding to the Government's proposal to outlaw «exclusivity» in zero hour contracts and increase transparency, the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) have argued that the proposals fail to grasp what is actually needed to bring sustainable protection for low paid workers on zero hour contracts.
It will touch on every aspect of society: workers» rights, environmental rules, chemical standards, data protection, pharmaceutical laws, veterinary training levels, meat processing regulation, age - related discrimination: all of it.
Beil had not seen the pay plan, but based on highlights included in the letter sent to legislative leaders, he expressed concern that many of the protections for workers negotiated and put into union contracts during the past 50 years were being removed.
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Cuomo, speaking on Thursday afternoon following a rally with the New York Hotel Trades Council in Manhattan, reiterated his support for having some kind of worker protections added to 421 - a.
It expresses concerns over some of the anti-sexual harassment measures currently under consideration by Governor Cuomo and the legislature, saying some of the bills might actually cut back on the rights of workers, instead of increasing protections.
The Labour frontbench will concentrate its efforts on getting greater parliamentary scrutiny of Brexit, including the swift publication of the white paper along with protections for workers and environmental standards.
«The threat to workers» rights is there every day — six million earning less than the living wage; many people, nearly a million, on zero - hours contracts with no protection being offered by this government,» he said.
They range from statewide proposals like environmental protections to more local topics, like fighting the MS - 13 gang on Long Island, and also include promises to take away gun rights from domestic abusers, criminalize «revenge porn» and «sextortion,» invest further in his program to revitalize local downtown areas, and reevaluate the lower minimum wage allowed for workers who regularly receive tips.
Gov. Cuomo seems ready to upstage Mayor de Blasio yet again by issuing state regulations on worker scheduling rules, overriding new city protections.
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It was vintage Cuomo, beginning with a mention of his Italian immigrant grandparents and their experience, then covering a variety of state government and political initiatives on education, minimum wage, M / WBE contracting and undocumented worker protections and concluding with a fierce declaration of support for diversity and the integral role of immigrants in seeking and sustaining the «American Dream.»
At 1 p.m. the Committee on Civil Service and Labor will meet to hear a series of new bills that would require successive employers of buildings to retain workers for a transitional time period and extend protections for displaced building service workers to food service workers.
Among the reasons given for rejecting Brexit are protection for workers, lower prices in the shops and maintaining the UK's influence on the global stage.
Speaking in central London, Mr Corbyn rejected claims he was giving only «half - hearted» support for the pro-EU campaign and argued environmental protections, workers» rights and the ability to crack down on tax avoidance would suffer if the UK left the EU.
The agenda, five months in the making, includes bills that call for the creation of a task force to assess the city university system's affordability, admissions and graduation rates, a report on the use of long - acting reversible contraceptives such as intrauterine devices, sexual assault awareness and prevention training for cab drivers, a street co-naming for the original Ms. Magazine headquarters and expanding the definition of employer under the human rights law to offer protections for domestic workers.
A very large distance separates a committee hearing from a law on the books, and a deep chasm divides a sympathetic hearing by a Cabinet secretary from effective protection of workers.
An insecticide used on corn and other U.S. crops poses health risks to workers who mix and apply it and also can contaminate drinking water, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report released this week.
On Aug. 5, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workers inadvertently breached a wall of loose debris that was holding back a pool of mustard - hued wastewater from the abandoned Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado.
Since indoor workers, who get three to nine times less solar UV exposure than outdoor workers, are missing out on exposure to the beneficial UVB rays, they will have lower levels of vitamin D and therefore miss out on the «built - in» cancer protection offered by regular exposure to the sun, or a sun lamp.
has signed the UN convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families.
The protection that any worker has against his employer does not rest on endless rounds of bargaining backed by the threat of strike, but in his ability to leave his job to work for another employer who offers higher wages and better terms.
In terms of scheduling, major construction works are best undertaken during school holidays when the obvious issues arising from the contractor's vehicle movements, delivery of materials, workers in proximity to children, dust, noise, restricted access to existing play areas and a host of other logistics, health, safety and child protection considerations are less likely to impact on the school's daily life.
On top of that, workers will receive a $ 6000 settlement bonus and $ 7000 in inflation protection over the course of the agreement.