Sentences with phrase «opposed by the labor union»

The postcard effort — a spokesman said there are 7,000 signed by NYCLASS supporters — is part of an ongoing process to wrangle the votes needed to pass the carriage - banning legislation, which is opposed by the labor union representing the carriage drivers.

The was the story statewide for the constitutional convention, which was strongly opposed by labor unions.

The referendum has been opposed by labor unions, environmental groups and other organizations who fear it could lead a stripping of key rights in the existing document.

Not exact matches

So expect plenty of politicking around the TPP, which is opposed by a disparate alliance of labor unions, some Democrats, and many Tea Party Republicans.

Before announcing in September 2015 that she opposed TransCanada Corp's proposal to build a pipeline from Canada to the United States, her campaign sought to «soften the blow» to labor unions by offering an energy infrastructure plan that would create jobs, according to the emails.

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton struggled with how to secure the endorsement of labor unions while announcing her opposition to the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a project they supported but environmentalists opposed, according to leaked emails published by Wikileaks on Friday.

A coalition of groups — led by labor unions, environmental groups and conservative organizations — has formed to oppose the constitutional convention.

The bill was opposed in part by the Las Vegas culinary union, which is in a labor dispute with UFC, a prominent MMA promoter.

Uber and Lyft are opposed by a series of interest groups, including labor unions concerned about employee protections, existing taxi companies and disability rights advocates.

A group predominantly fueled by major labor unions has spent more than $ 500,000 on television ads opposing a constitutional convention.

Like many state and city elected officials who spoke at Saturday's labor luncheon, Heastie cited threats to progressive institutions posed by President Donald Trump's administration as he urged union leaders to oppose the convention.

It cites two unions opposed to the project and a study critical of the project prepared by the union - oriented Global Labor Institute at the Institute for Labor Relations at Cornell University.

Utah labor unions, teachers rally for public schools Education > March meant to oppose school policies and budget cuts sought by Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

Mainstream environmentalists, venture capitalists, labor unions, tech chieftains and even some Republicans have all made common cause to oppose the measure, which is backed by two Texas oil companies.