Sentences with phrase «over the trade union»

Clegg tried to show a bit of Thatcherite ankle before his spring conference last weekend, praising the Great She - Elephant's victory over the trade unions as «immensely significant» and saying that the public finances should be repaired by spending cuts rather than tax rises.

But two rows behind Callaghan, elegant as always, is the redoubtable Barbara Castle, champion of the new child benefit — it was then only payable to women, not men — and recently sacked as social security secretary by Sunny Jim, an old enemy from their battle over trade union reform.

Both the Scottish government and Scottish Labour have taken legal advice over the Trade Union Bill, which could put curbs on trade union powers and make it more difficult to call strikes.

The average non-political member is by inclination less motivated than the ideologically motivated activists, who through their energy and dedication to their cause, end up taking over trades unions.

Not exact matches

Planned retaliation from the European Union to China has triggered concerns over a global trade war.

The accord lays out legally binding commitments for what are now over 70 brands, suppliers, trade unions and NGOs, according to the CCC.

Bill Clinton's administration pushed for NAFTA and Chinese accession to the World Trade Organization over the objections of labor unions.

BRUSSELS (Reuters)- The European Union and China warned U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday he was making a major error by withdrawing from the Paris climate pact, but the pair failed to agree a formal climate statement because of divisions over trade.

Over the next decade, Cohn used his mob connections to smooth the younger Trump's relations with construction unions; inked a stingy prenuptial agreement with Trump's first wife, Ivana; leaned on city politicians to favor Trump deals; traded favors in Atlantic City's notoriously corrupt casino industry; and tried to strong - arm the National Football League into a merger that would give Trump a first - tier team at a fraction of the going rate.

President Trump has threatened to take on the European Union over trade, saying that it «sounds so nice» but was «formed to take advantage of the...

President Trump has threatened to take on the European Union over trade, saying that it «sounds so nice» but was «formed to take advantage of the... President Trump has threatened to take on the European Union over trade, saying that it «sounds so nice» but was «formed to take advantage of the... President Trump has threatened to take on the European Union over trade, saying that it «sounds so nice» but was «formed to take advantage of the...

Poland has asked the European Union to intervene in a spat over Russia banning imports of Polish pork and says that the case could be taken up by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

In contrast, trade union officials surveyed by the Australian Centre for Industrial Relations Research and Training (ACIRRT) have revised down their forecasts for inflation by around 1/2 of a percentage point over the next year and now expect inflation of around 3 per cent over the next two years.

A survey of trade union officials, conducted by ACIRRT (Australian Centre for Industrial Relations Research and Training) following release of the June quarter CPI, gave a median inflation forecast of 2 per cent over the year to June 1999, rising to 3 per cent over the year to June 2000 (Table 8).

Critics of the trade pact, including many labour unions voice concern over a number of issues, including the potential loss of manufacturing jobs and foreign takeovers of Canadian companies.

Trade union officials surveyed by the Australian Centre for Industrial Relations Research and Training (ACIRRT) still expect inflation to be 3.0 per cent over the year to mid 2004.

Perhaps it is by flattery that you had won over this person and that, by concealing something, won this or that advantage, by a little untruth made a glittering trade, by a false union promoted your cause.

As Kuyper's heirs immigrated to North America, they brought over his penchant for establishing and maintaining Christian institutions of all sorts, including a network of Christian day schools, a Christian trade union, more than one political organization, and a network of institutions of higher education.

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has accused new state Labor Party leader Peter Malinauskas of being captive to the retail workers» union that he ran before entering politics, as the two disagreed over plans to deregulate shop trading hours.

Nestlé is also accused of trade union busting activities in Colombia and refusing to accept court rulings in the Philippines over workers» rights.

End private equity secrecy The UK's largest trade union has welcomed the government's plans for talks on greater protection and consultation rights for workers in companies taken over by private equity.

As well as MPs and members, he had over 50 % of trade union vote in a 3 - way contest.

However, CNS Cartel ALFA, a trade union group, puts the number at around 1,700 jobs, a significant difference, and predicted that after nine years employment would fall to just over 300.

The first is about punishment: even with repeated interaction over infinite N periods, a defector member state that does not play by the «rules of the game» will be removed from the union, thereby hindering access to competitive advantages, be they technical learning through information exchange, energy development, increased trade and industrialisation, and so on.

Can the fiscal travails of the early United States in the 1840s, when half of the states then in the Union had to default over their debts and new unpopular taxes had to be imposed in the middle of an international trade slump, help us draw lessons for the Eurozone debt crisis of the early 2010s?

«Notably, he is deeply concerned by how the Conservative leadership has pandered to its right wing over the single market and customs union, leaving which will badly — and needlessly — damage our trade.»

It would be a mistake for Labour to adopt this system in its purest form; it is both just and necessary for affiliated trade unions, as the founders of the party, to have a say over the leadership.

Whether it's over NHS reform, academies, pensions or slashing government waste, no news report would be complete without a trade union general secretary reciting their well - rehearsed and predictable lines, attacking cuts and bankers.

PCS is the largest civil service trade union with over 300,000 members working in all government departments, agencies, non-departmental public bodies and related private sector employers.

In his Conference speech, Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude reflected the growing anger over taxpayer subsidies for trade unions by highlighting the scale of facility time in the civil service.

Trade union membership levels have been in decline over the last 30 years and are now at their lowest levels since the outbreak of the Second World War.

Trade unions from across the public sector are warning Labour that there is «widespread anger and resentment» over proposed reforms to the public sector pension schemes.

Therefore the second element of the re-organisation of British politics is to attempt to transform the Labour Party itself into a social democratic party on the model of other west European social democratic parties — which means qualitatively reducing the influence of the rank and file and the trade unions over policy and the parliamentary party.

It would also be an affront to trade unions and working class voters who would lose the one influence they have over the metropolitan elites who currently wield power in all major parties.

Winning over the middle ground is the only way to win majorities in the trade unions and Labour Party on individual issues.

The national executive committee (NEC) said it stood by its original submission to the review and rejected anything that could compromise the historic links between Labour and the trade unions - particularly over finances.

The European Union would not ask a country to contribute to its budget or bequeath control over immigration to the bloc when striking free trade arrangements, so he can only see it «going one way», he says.

The man who took on Rupert Murdoch, who took on the City, who took on the trade unions who handed him victory over his brother.

President Obama's recent signing of the FAA Reauthorization Bill — over the protests of at least 19 major trade unions including the UAW, Steelworkers, Transportation Communications Union (IAM) and Teamsters — shows once again the current administration's true nature, say supporters of Jill Stein's Green Party presidential campaign.

He is a former flatmate of the Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey, and resigned as Labour's election coordinator over the Falkirk selection row involving the trade union.

The march, organised by the People's Assembly and backed by leading trade unions, is also calling on Prime Minister David Cameron to resign over his tax affairs.

It is high time we started hearing some overdue praise for the loyalty and support the trade unions have brought to the party over the decades.

Jeremy Corbyn on collision course with trade unions over Trident Jeremy Corbyn: Labour members could vote on Trident renewal

Patrick — in 2015 over a half of trade unionists voted either Tory or UKIP, two parties explicitly committed to reducing trade union rights, which Cameron is now duly doing.

Over rights at work and in its understanding of the proper role of trade unions, Labour has made the running.

While the Labour leader decried rising class sizes in primary schools, David Cameron countered by yah - booing at trade union control over the opposition.

Also at 11 a.m., World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein joins over 500 union construction workers and ublic officials, business leaders and representatives from the local community at a topping out ceremony for the 1,079 - foot tall 3 World Trade Center tower, Manhattan.

The rumours over Ed Miliband leadership continued throughout the week, as trade unions attacked him for backing coalition rules for public sector pay.

So the committee on standards in public life was right to be optimistic by launching an inquiry into the issue trying to move on from the 2007 impasse over Labour's trade union funding.

While acknowledging the fact that the June 12 struggle was waged not only by Abiola and members of his family but also pro-democracy groups particularly National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), students, trade unions and indeed all Nigerians, Governor Ambode said it was a thing of joy that by the collective efforts of government and people, Lagos State, over the years, has kept alive the yearnings and aspirations of the people expressed on June 12, 1993.