Sentences with phrase «over union rights»

Debates over union rights and prerogatives have since percolated in states as politically diverse as Indiana, Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts, and California.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- No resolution appeared imminent Monday to the stalemate over union rights in Wisconsin, leaving Senate Republicans resigned to forge ahead with less - controversial business such as tax breaks for dairy farmers and...

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Wisconsin will no longer be obligated to bargain with its largest public employee unions after the weakened labor groups decided Thursday against seeking recertification votes in the state that was the forefront in this year's fight over union rights.

Barrett was one of four Democrats on Tuesday's primary ballot looking to unseat Walker in the June 5 general election that has become a nationally watched battle over union rights.

Washington (CNN)- The battle over union rights in Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana has dramatically shifted the budget debate from Capitol Hill to the states, almost overshadowing the threat of a government shutdown in Washington next week.

Not exact matches

Around 5,500 firms registered in the UK rely on the European Union's passporting rights for the financial services sector, and they turn over about # 9 billion in revenue.There has been a surge in applications for Irish passports following the UK's vote to leave the European Union.

The contract has sparked a debate among corrections officers, their union, and activists, who are at odds over whether the special - operations training is the right approach to solving Rikers» long - standing brutality problem.

A coalition of unions and progressives helped her party to victory in the 2012 provincial election over the more right of centre Wildrose.

The companies join gay - rights and human rights groups as well as the American Civil Liberties Union in attacking the law over its broad language, which could be used by business owners to use religious objections to deny same - sex couples wedding.

Over twenty years of evolving data privacy legislation from across Europe has culminated in a restructuring of individual data privacy rights for the entire European Union.

A new book on the Canadian workplace — Work on Trial: Canadian Labour Law Struggles, edited by Judy Fudge and Eric Tucker — provides an engaging and accessible account of various labour battles in the courts over the past 85 years involving human rights, employment fairness and union recognition.

In Britain and the European Union, citizens enjoy data protection rights and can assert control over their personal information if they choose.

Under a clause in the union's contract, if Madison's Oscar Mayer plant closes, its employees have the right to take over a job that's held by a worker with the least seniority at the Davenport factory.

Over the past decade, it has funded the right's assault on labor unions, climate scientists, public schools, economic regulations, and the very premise of activist government.

The Center for Union Facts, an anti-union organization that is part of lobbyist Rick Berman's family of front groups, received $ 1.55 million between 2007 and 2010 from the Bradley Foundation and spent heavily to support Walker and smear teachers unions with an anti-union website during the 2011 fight over public sector collective bargaining rights.

That was for the parliamentary committee hearing on omnibus anti-union Bill C - 4, which guts federal public service union rights, and will force over a million workers to perform unsafe work.

Nevertheless, he decried, and actually seemed surprised by the fact that the jargon, presumptions, odor of sanctity, and especially the legal tools left over from the civil rights movement's glory years, now three generations past, are being used to sanction homosexual unions and in general make of non-heterosexuals yet another legally privileged group.

Communist (extreme left wing) and fascist (extreme right wing) governments are totalitarian in nature and, as such, they opposed organized religion the same way that they opposed unions; because they held rival power over people.

Santorum claims the USA is the shining star on the hill, but while in Europe gays can enter civil unions which are providing the same legal protection and rights as normal weddings the USA is fighting over this and call this an attack on family values.

Ah but they have the «European Union» now, just like the U.S. Federal Government can trample all over states rights.

«There has never been a more important time for tackling food fraud and getting regulation right as we plan to leave the European Union, but government proposals for where we will get our food from are already under tough scrutiny from industry and consumers alike with concerns over quality.

He then sustained a right ankle injury toward the end of the first half of the 3 - 0 home win over the Philadelphia Union (3/31), and was replaced at halftime by Axel Sjöberg.

Information for the submission was drawn from Baby Milk Action (marketing of breastmilk substitutes, water pumping in São Lourenço, Brazil), International Labor Rights Forum (child slavery and labour in the cocoa supply chain, Labour rights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farRights Forum (child slavery and labour in the cocoa supply chain, Labour rights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farrights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farrights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farmers).

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

While all EU states recognise that European Union (EU) law has primacy over the laws of the Member States, the Romanian development demonstrates this country's commitment to fulfilling its international obligations to protect children's rights to health.

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.

«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.»

«Solidarity, right now, has taken on a new meaning,» agreed Jahmila Joseph, Assistant Associate Director of DC 37, the city's largest municipal public employee union which counts over 51 local unions and over 125,000 members.

For over seventy years, our union has been a powerful force for social justice, progress, and human rights.

David Cameron and Ed Miliband's standoff over the voting rights of Scottish MPs is deepening, threatening a full - scale constitutional crisis which some are warning could yet imperil the union.

He hates how America's unions and labour rights have been crushed over the decades, and in response passes a vary simple...

Over the period of falling support the Labour leadership has announced or supported a raft of right - wing policies including: accepting the Tories 2015 - 16 spending plans, ending universal winter fuel payments, capping welfare spending, restricting migrants» rights and weakening Labour's union link.

Now you had Falkirk a serious mess made by Progress and then the take over in Scotland the Unions going with what they see as a lefty and labour promoting a right winger progress in Murphy.

«Over the past year, city workers and their unions have had to fight major battles to protect rights that we fought hard to win as well as to preserve the vital safety - net services we provide to an ever - growing clientele.

Mulgrew said that it was clear that the union was right and the mayor was wrong in the fight over layoffs.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Recall elections prompted by anger over lawmaker handling of a proposal to curb union rights let Wisconsin Democrats narrow the Republican majority in the state Senate, but not capture control, and...

Conservative rebels inflicted a humiliating defeat on Theresa May in the House of Commons as they backed an amendment to her flagship European Union withdrawal bill over parliament's right to a meaningful vote on the Brexit deal.

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.

When the cheering and celebrating is over, Candelaria says they already have a new goal to work toward: union rights.

Citing six catalysts - the confusion over human rights and the rule of law, the unprecedented growth of the «database state», devolution and the pressure for greater decentralisation in England, the European Union and globalisation and questions about the eventual succession of Queen Elizabeth II, I predicted that the need for fundamental constitutional change would become unarguable within the next twenty years.

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.

But while the public were convinced of the need for some cuts following a recession, they are far less likely to be convinced by the need for a protracted and ideological fight over restricting union rights.

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) expressed concern over the use of consultants following today's National Audit Office (NAO) report into the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

At 5 p.m., over 20 organizations, including students, faith leaders, civil rights organizations and labor unions, will announce a new campaign to demand adequate funding for CUNY with a rally and march on Cuomo's NYC office, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.

Gay rights advocates ramped up their demonstrations in support of the bill over the weekend, with roughly 300 demonstrators gathering in Union Square for a «Last Day of Marriage Inequality» action on Sunday, a rally at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park and a «kiss - in» for marriage equality at Herald Square on Saturday.

The rally was co-sponsored by members of the Let NY Vote coalition, which includes over thirty organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions, including Common Cause / NY, Public Citizen, New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, as well as the statewide NAACP and the National Action Network, grassroots organizations, faith groups, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American, and the LGBTQ community.

They defeated Republican incumbents Randy Hopper and Dan Kapanke in recall elections this summer that were prompted by anger over a Republican - backed law to curb union rights.

Unions that wield enormous influence at City Hall and in the council oppose the convention, arguing it would be taken over by right - wing groups.

TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A week ago, Wisconsin Republicans thought they'd won the fight over the state's polarizing union rights bill.