Sentences with phrase «organizing their labor so»

Not exact matches

We had no objection to industry's paying a good part of the bill so long as organized labor equally approved the notion and contributed at least something to prove it.

No steam - driven machines, no telephone, telegraph or wireless, no organized labor, no fluctuating foreign exchange, and the other side of the ocean so far away that Thomas Jefferson could hope that Europe would never have more to do with us than with China!

So, no organized slavery, just herding Hebrews unaccustomed to hard labor.

In all likelihood, over the last five years or so, more American money has gone to Nigeria to support gay rights than to labor organizing.

That American society criminally undervalues teachers so we get warehouse attendants rather than educators because it pretends anyone can do the job, or that labor is best served when it's organized?

However, both organized labor and a free media have, over the last generation or so, declined as potent agents of democratization in contemporary representative regimes.

Panepinto certainly wasn't alone in opposing the changes other elected officials, activists and members of organized labor did so as well.

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.

[«I have never seen any organized labor group protest so much over so little sacrifice they are being asked to make,»]

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.

«I want to thank the unprecedented alliance of elected officials, led by Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio, as well as the representatives of organized labor and New York's advocacy groups, for campaigning so effectively that the will of the people be properly recognized,» she said.

Emboldened by the Occupy Wall Street movement and President Barack Obama's embrace of a «millionaire's tax,» organized labor and their Democratic allies in Albany are getting ready to square off with Mr. Cuomo, a popular Democrat who has so far been insulated from harsh criticism.

In a statement, Stewart - Cousins thanked the «unprecedented alliance of elected officials, led by Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio, as well as the representatives of organized labor and New York's advocacy groups, for campaigning so effectively that the will of the people be properly recognized.»

WSJ's Jacob Gershman reported recently that CSNY is reactivating in preparation for a battle over the so - called millionaire's tax, which would again set the business community up against organized labor.

So far, the Legislature hasn't shown much interest in moving the proposal, which is opposed by organized labor and the Working Families Party.

Today's Siena poll (the second in as many days) finds New Yorkers overwhelmingly support the bulk of the agenda Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out in his State of the State address, but also back an idea floated by the Assembly Democrats and organized labor that he has so far ruled out: Reinstating the so - called «millionaire's tax.»

(Recall that de Blasio is a big labor guy and also largely owes his election in 2009 to the WFP, which subscribes so heavily to the grassroots organizing campaign model that it has its own for - profit field arm).

The governor, whose relationship with the business establishment is so good that they have essentially underwritten a super PAC to promote his agenda and ward off attacks on him by organized labor, would have some sway.

If the California Board of Education does push for more so - called transparency, it will be interesting to see if the California legislature holds politically - connected labor unions who also organize under the radar to the same standards.

My best sales period (tripled my monthly average) was immediately after: (1) Last year's Labor Day Sale, organized within this group, which had very few books on it, so potential readers weren't overwhelmed by the sheer number of books, plus it was widely shared.