Sentences with phrase «organized labor unions»

In many countries graduate employees have collectively organized labor unions in order to bargain a contract with their university.

Stirpe gave most of the credit for his victory to another Onondaga County assemblyman, Democrat Bill Magnarelli, and to organized labor unions.

Cuomo has the advantages, however, of incumbency: A deep well of organized political support from organized labor unions who have backed his campaigns and issue advocacy in Albany.

It was how the workers» movement and its small farmer allies were able to build movements to win the universal franchise, to organize labor unions and cooperatives, and to effectively compete in elections against the older top - down parties of the landed and business elites that were based on their legislative caucuses and wealthy sponsors rather than a formal membership with democratic rights in their party.

Not exact matches

While organized labor contends that a union workforce is a quality workforce, that argument, more often than not, doesn't resonate with business.

While organized labor contends that a union workforce is a quality workforce, that argument, more often than not, does not resonate with business.

Much more cautious than Marx were those socialists who argued that labor would have to organize politically into trade - unions.

When, on the wall of a labor union headquarters, we read, «Love thy neighbor, but organize him,» we see the necessity; yet we instinctively sense the threat that every organization, labor unions no more than any other, makes to the free personal relationship.

Today's Inside Higher Ed brings word of yet another NLRB decision requiring a Catholic University to permit a labor union to attempt to organize its adjunct faculty.

Assemblyman Richard Brodsky is touting his endorsement today by DC37, NYC's largest municipal public employee union and one of the few labor organizations with a sizable, well - organized field operation.

But this year, Cuomo has sought to bolster his ties with organized labor both in the private and public sectors, with the teachers union being a major politically active constituency, especially in Democratic primary politics.

Conducted by the Retail Action Project, a community organizing group co-founded by the union RWDSU, the survey of more than 110 people on 14 CUNY campuses — or one - quarter of all CUNY food service workers — reported numerous instances of what it says are workers being served «a steady diet of low wages, few benefits, precarious schedules and labor violations.»

RWDSU and the TWU have joined a growing list of unions siding with Gustavo Rivera against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. in the upcoming Sept. 14 primary, playing up his ties to organized labor and pledge to support «fair wages» and «good health care.»

In the face of a round of critical statements issued by organized labor groups allied with Gov. Andrew Cuomo following her oblique comments regarding the connection between union contracts and the high cost of digging NYC subway tunnels, Cynthia Nixon received some support from an unlikely source.

A number of organized labor groups have lined up to provide early endorsements to Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he seeks a third term this fall and faces a new primary challenge from actress Cynthia Nixon, with the latest nod coming from the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1500, New York's largest supermarket workers union.

Cuomo has come out strongly in favor of the unions in the 421a debate and has made clear that he won't approve any tax abatement program unless it's deemed a «fair deal by organized labor and by the building trades.»

The union opposes the referendum because the legislation that allowed for it does not include a labor peace provision that would stop casino owners from blocking union organizing efforts.

On his website, Nicodemo lists five major issues that impact his district, including getting state funding for Yonkers schools, stricter gun laws, human and LGBT rights, education and fighting for unions and organized labor.

The union has also enabled Cuomo's divide - and - conquer strategy on organized labor, as he cozies up to private - sector unions while warring with public employees and schoolteachers.

Also at 1 p.m., the New York Civil Liberties Union presents oral arguments in the Albany County Supreme Court challenging the exclusion of farmworkers from the state labor law that protects employees who organize, Albany County Courthouse, 16 Eagle St., Albany.

Cuomo has also made it clear organized labor — particularly the public employee unions, but also the health care sector — will be in the crosshairs during the budget battle, so WFP isn't going to have the easiest time of it next year.

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Local campaign staff and candidates, staff at union locals labor organizations not based in DC, community organizing groups that aren't part of national networks, grassroots groups that aren't getting funding from the main backers of community organizing and progressive causes, staff working in local government, and the list goes on and on.

Speaking to the press after meeting with union representatives at Da Noi restaurant in Staten Island, Mr. Recchia, a Democrat, tried to portray himself as a friend to organized labor — but came up short when asked for details about his positions.

At the labor strategy session, I heard it explained that some years ago, unions invested big in organizing — but were unable to staunch the loss of members, especially in the private sector.

I expect the legislative leaders and DiNapoli will express solidarity with the unions — particularly the state comptroller, who owes no small part of his victory over Republican Harry Wilson last year to the efforts on his behalf by organized labor.

Thursday's event was organized by labor unions, whose officials criticized the decision to close down several facilities around the state and had some harsh things to say about the governor.

Cincinnati, Ohio (CNN)- Texas Gov. Rick Perry took sides Tuesday in the ongoing battle over organized labor in Ohio, coming down forcefully on the side of Republicans who want to drastically limit the collective bargaining ability of public sector unions.

De Blasio, who was elected to his current office with a big hand from organized labor, hasn't had much formal union support to speak of so far this year.

Unions claimed credit for the outcome; the AFL - CIO called it a «tremendous victory» for organized labor.

Meanwhile, organized labor and progressives turned up the heat, with the Service Employees International Union purchasing a full - page newspaper advertisement that showed a sick child lying in a hospital bed.

«It's ironic to see state employee union leaders organizing a protest on budget cuts that are a direct result of their labor deal, which has sucked our budget dry,» Fasano said.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — A new generation of City Council leaders is gaining steam with organized labor as Diana Ayala and Carlina Rivera, staffers to influential women city legislators, both earn the endorsement this week of the influential union SEIU Local 32BJ.

«The schism in the WFP is between its founding labor unions and their organizing groups,» Cuomo spokeswoman Abbey Fashouer said in an email.

The comptroller also has close ties to unions and organized labor, whose turnout in 2010 helped push DiNapoli over Republican Harry Wilson.

This would effectively mandate only hiring organized labor, since all current certified training programs are run through unions or unionized companies.

«The unions are still going to be major players after this, but it will change their revenue picture and it will force them to dial back some of their activities that don't reflect urgent concerns of the members,» said the Empire Center's Ken Girardin, who is rooting for a decision adverse to organized labor.

In New York City, allies of Mr. Bloomberg have organized such groups to lobby for the mayor's proposals on congestion pricing, charter schools and other issues, often in opposition to the municipal labor unions.

The Capital District Labor Parade is an event that celebrates organized labor with dozens of local and statewide unions marching in solidaLabor Parade is an event that celebrates organized labor with dozens of local and statewide unions marching in solidalabor with dozens of local and statewide unions marching in solidarity.

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.

The Daily News reported in April that two of its biggest organized - labor benefactors, the Hotel and Motel Trades Council and 1199 SEIU, the healthcare workers union and the state's largest, quietly withdrew their support for the WFP at the end of 2014.

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.

«One only needs to look to the Working Families Party (WFP)-- whose leadership includes a number of high - ranking labor union officials — to see what organized labor has been able to accomplish politically,» the group wrote in its report.

Democratic Congressional hopeful Rory Lancman has received the backing of the powerful 32BJ service union, a move that backers hope will provide a major boost of on - the - ground politically aid from the well - organized labor group.

Lancman has also spent years shoring up his support among organized labor, making sure to be a visible figure on union picket lines over the years.

Next month, one of the most powerful labor unions in NYC can begin organizing workers at Tavern on the Green, which had been a union shop for decades.

Figueroa dismissed the notion that unions failed to get what they really fought for as «a bit cynical» and said that the agreement advances the interests of labor while opening doors for organizing more non-union workers.

As one of the largest unions in New York City, 1199 SEIU's endorsement is a significant boost to Lancman, who has secured the lion's share of organized labor support in the race for the 6th Congressional District.

Many unions fear the convention could be used to roll back organized labor protections and pension benefits.

And a union leader, who asked not to be named, said there was an opening for Miner in the world of organized labor even though Cuomo would likely win all the endorsements.