Sentences with phrase «opposed by the unions»

Recent polling by Lord Ashcroft showed that Unite members overwhelmingly back policies like the benefit cap and right to buy, both of which are opposed by their union's leadership.

A proposal by SUNY that would allow for as little as 30 hours of training for charter school teachers is stirring a debate and is opposed by the union that represents professors.

The state Senate has passed a charter - cap bill supported by the city and charter advocates but opposed by the union.

Asked after if he felt the same way about Cuomo's approach to the creation of the new petition tier for future state employees — soemthing bitterly opposed by unions — de Blasio said his comments were specifically about Cuomo's style.

But the past two years have witnessed an unprecedented wave of state education reforms, much of it fiercely opposed by the unions.

Restructuring was opposed by the union, which made multiple complaints to the labour relations board (the Commission des relations du travail).

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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.

The agreement is opposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress, an umbrella organization for trade unions in the country.

Nationally, the American Hotel and Lodging Association has opposed the panic button measure, calling it a «fig leaf» for other regulations unions want to push, like higher minimum wages and caps on workloads, according to documents acquired by HuffPost.

Proposals to stop people on terrorism watch lists from buying guns are opposed not only by the National Rifle Association, but also by the American Civil Liberties Union.

The ruling, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No. 08 - 205, overruled two precedents: Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, a 1990 decision that upheld restrictions on corporate spending to support or oppose political candidates, and McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, a 2003 decision that upheld the part of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 that restricted campaign spending by corporations and unions.

Last year, Mr. Trump quietly revoked that rule, which was also opposed by the American Civil Liberties Union.

The results of a survey conducted by trade union reveals 85 per cent of shop workers oppose Belfast City... More

The results of a survey conducted by trade union reveals 85 per cent of shop workers oppose Belfast City Council's suggestion of extended Sunday trading.

Some ugly and foolish thoughts expressed in slovenly language were put forth by President Ronald Reagan when, during a 1982 conference with some eastern Carribean leaders, he called Marxism a «virus»; when, in 1983, he labeled the Soviet Union an «evil empire,» telling the assembled National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida, that communism «is the focus of evil in the modern world» and that «we are enjoined by Scripture and the Lord Jesus to oppose it with all our might»; and when, while conferring in 1984 with 19 conservative and religious leaders, he vowed to fight the «communist cancer.»

The latest news is the European Union is opposing the resolution put forward by Ecuador and South Africa for a working group to draft the treaty.

The key questions are whether the majority of Labour MPs and the significant minority of party members who oppose Labour's lurch towards far left politics are alienated enough by it all to leave (given that the alternative of an internal challenge has failed), and whether the unions, who still underwrite much of the party's finances, will eventually call time on the Corbyn project.

The measures are predominantly opposed by the teachers unions, who say Cuomo's posture — especially on making it easier to fire educators who do not perform well in evaluations — as essentially anti-teacher.

The bill is backed by the New York State United Teachers union, which had opposed the reliance on examinations in teacher evaluations.

A decision not to challenge Labour's position over Trident is being seen as a concession by the leadership towards the GMB union, which is strongly opposed to any shift in policy.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie in a radio interview on Friday doubted whether there was enough support in the Democratic conference for the approval of the education - tax credit, a controversial measure opposed by the state's teachers unions.

Assembly Democrats in April begrudgingly approved an spending spending plan that linked a boost in school aid to the adoption of education policy changes opposed by teachers unions.

The economic crisis of the 1970s, and the defeats suffered by the trade union movement, as well as the decline in influence of the British Communist Party, led to a strengthening of the position of Labour party members who were opposed to Marxism.

The proposal to exempt those schools, though, was sharply opposed by most Assembly Democrats, who have close ties to teachers» unions and related education groups.

Senate Republicans oppose the passage of the DREAM Act, while some Democrats in the Assembly have been skeptical of the tax credit, which is opposed by the state's teachers unions.

Farage is a wolf and potentially very dangerous if not opposed by the trade union movement.»

Among the major areas of disagreement are the Senate's insistence — despite the huge deficit — on a politically popular property - tax rebate and a new Senate plan to lift the cap on the number of charter schools, which is strongly opposed by the teachers - union - friendly Assembly.

Leadership elections in the NYC correction officers union will be delayed at least a week until a Manhattan judge can decide if the embattled incumbent president, Norman Seabrook, will be opposed by rival William Valentin.

Thirty - three per cent told the pollsters that Labour's funding by trade unions was «dodgy» as opposed to 17 % saying it was clean.

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

Earlier this year, the conference approved a package of education policy changes opposed by the state's teachers unions, but linked to a spike in school aid funding for the new year.

Elia's selection comes at a crucial time for education policy in New York: State lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved a new teacher evaluation measure in the 2015 - 16 state budget last month, a move that was deeply opposed by the state's teachers unions for its weakening of tenure.

One bill would provide for a five - year extension of the program, with the trade off being the creation of an education tax credit meant to spur donations that benefit private and parochial schools — a provision staunchly opposed by teachers unions.

Senate Republicans have generally been supportive of expanding and strengthening charter schools in New York state with measures opposed by the state's teachers unions.

A pair of police reform measures vigorously opposed by New York City's largest officers union is moving toward passage in the City Council, a last - ditch effort by its departing speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, who has staked her legacy on criminal justice reform.

My union — the Public and Commercial Services Union — has been clear from the outset: we opposed the Immigration Act 2014, and many of our members were appalled at the «hostile environment» created by then home secretary Theresa May as she sought to make political capital out of the sensitive issue of immigraunion — the Public and Commercial Services Union — has been clear from the outset: we opposed the Immigration Act 2014, and many of our members were appalled at the «hostile environment» created by then home secretary Theresa May as she sought to make political capital out of the sensitive issue of immigraUnion — has been clear from the outset: we opposed the Immigration Act 2014, and many of our members were appalled at the «hostile environment» created by then home secretary Theresa May as she sought to make political capital out of the sensitive issue of immigration.

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 conservative Gorsuch joined the court in April 2017 and has yet to weigh in on mandatory union fees, but government employee unions opposed his appointment by President Trump for fear he'd side with his fellow conservatives.

Although the anti-government motion was actually opposed by a majority of Labour's constituency party delegates, it passed because the trade unions backed it almost unaminously.

Leadership elections in the city correction officers union will be delayed at least a week until a Manhattan judge can decide if the embattled incumbent president, Norman Seabrook, will be opposed by rival William Valentin.

A proposal from the Senate's Independent Democratic Conference to make it harder for public employees to stop paying union dues — cheered by unions and opposed by business groups — will also be included.

Mr. de Blasio's plan is indeed opposed by some construction unions, who want the mayor to require higher wages in return for tax breaks.

At the mayoral candidate forum hosted by DC 37, four Democratic candidates responded to a question on whether they were opposed to retroactive pay under union contracts «in principle».

The testing question also figures prominently into the debate over teacher performance evaluations, as the governor has proposed making state test results 50 percent — instead of the current 40 percent — of the evaluation system, a move that is strongly opposed by the teachers unions that are closely allied with the Assembly Democrats.

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

Cuomo has had visibly tougher budget seasons, including changes to the state's education policies that had been deeply opposed by Democratic lawmakers and the state's teachers unions.

A survey by the union revealed that 80 per cent of retail staff already had to work on Sundays and 95 per cent opposed any extension to the current six - hour limit.

But the measure remains opposed by the teachers union, who see it as a way of creating a back - door voucher program and not funding public schooling at appropriate levels.