Sentences with phrase «organized labor gave»

ALBANY — For the first time in recent New York history, unions and other groups representing organized labor gave substantially more money to Democratic candidates for the State Senate than to Republican ones.

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As long as that War was in progress, it was important to the capitalist system to have the support of organized labor and to give enough aid to the poor to prevent appreciation for Marxism from arising among them.
(The Industrial Workers of the World, the «Wobblies» of the turn of the 20th century labor struggles, called Jesus «Jerusalem Slim» - giving Him a «Wobbly name» to signify that, while they had their issues with organized religion, thay saw Him as a kindred spirit).
Through a number of events — organized on or around Labor Day — HMN will focus attention on the critical issue of preserving a woman's right to choose how and where she gives birth — a right that is rapidly disappearing.
But you probably had already guessed that, given the fact that the Working Families Party is not only to the left of the Democratic Party, but also funded by organized labor.
Rangel also gave a shout - out to organized labor — particularly the state workers who are under fire across the nation as cash - strapped governors struggle to make ends meet, saying:
LaBarbera and representatives of construction labor management funds, which advocate for companies that use organized labor and related unions, said it was clear the real estate lobbying group had more sway at City Hall than they did, given that they were not invited into the 421 - a discussions the administration and REBNY had engaged in.
«He can be helpful organizing institutional support and giving a boost in terms of labor and other progressive forces,» said one Senate Dem.
From the battles of the unemployed and the campaigns to organize the CIO in the 1930s - 40s, through the civil rights and peace movements of the 1950s,»60s and»70s to the struggles that have given us the «new» labor movement, to the people's upsurge that elected our first African American president, and now the growing movements for a progressive, people's agenda — the 99 % — People's World and Mundo Popular have been there.
«I saw first - hand how organized labor helped ensure my father had a good job that helped him support his family and give us a better life.
Among unions, it broke through the close ties between Democrats and organized labor to pick up several endorsements from teachers locals, where members were fed up giving their support, their money and their votes to a governor who constantly tries to attack them.
In the world wars let's give organized labor.
And organized labor let's give them all the great program.
His former colleagues in the state Legislature always give him the loudest cheers at state events, he is a darling of organized labor and was elected in 2014 with more votes than either Schneiderman or Cuomo.
Stirpe gave most of the credit for his victory to another Onondaga County assemblyman, Democrat Bill Magnarelli, and to organized labor unions.
We have also organized labor - management meetings and recruitment and retention committees to give our members a greater voice in the decisions that affect their working lives and profession.
Last October, the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, gave Hillary Clinton one of her earliest organized labor endorsements.
Likewise, for conservative politicians and activist - profiteers disproportionately bankrolled by these and other monied interests, the «reform» argument gives them a way to both talk about fixing education and to bash organized labor, all without having to mention an economic status quo that monied interests benefit from and thus do not want changed.
Likewise, for conservative politicians and activist — profiteers disproportionately bankrolled by these and other monied interests, the «reform» argument gives them a way to both talk about fixing education and to bash organized labor, all without having to mention an economic status quo that monied interests benefit from and thus do not want changed.
Union supporters say organized labor has not been given enough credit for its own efforts to reform education — for instance, efforts by UTLA to establish charter - like «pilot schools.»
Through participation, action, and dialogue, The Worker's Art Coalition gives attention to the diverse individuals who actively shape the developing history of labor movements and union organizing.
Now, instead of simply cataloging your photos by date (and possibly by album if you took the time to organize them), the Photos app can now recognize faces and organize your friends automatically into albums as well as automatically organize your photos in «Memories» that group similar photos around a given event like all the pictures you took over Labor Day weekend.
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