Sentences with phrase «over union support»

But through negotiation and «real compromise,» Mr. Cardona said, Mr. Benigni managed to win over union support for controversial changes, including the use of community organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club and the YMCA to help staff the program.

To run away from employees because of flak over union support would be the worst of all worlds.

Not exact matches

During her tenure at the Department of Labor, Chao was criticized for supporting the interests of industry over concerns raised by unions.

The co-founders of ride - hailing app, Lyft, sent users an email on Sunday, both to announce their support of immigrants and to say they will donate $ 1 million to the American Civil Liberties Union over four years.

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.

Certain matters discussed in this press release are forward ‐ looking statements, including that Everstream Energy Capital Partners, North Sky Capital and New Energy Capital are planning to invest more than $ 67 million in a fund to support utility ‐ scale projects in Central and Southern California developed by SunEdison; that the projects will generate over 320,000 MWh of electricity annually, and create hundreds of jobs or up to 250,000 hours for California electrical and construction union workers.

Supremacy of the «Master Race» in Germany, the «white man «s burden» in Africa and Asia, the «manifest destiny» of settlers over the Indians in America, the «evil empire» of the Soviet Union — these and other myths are powerfully motivate and support various public policies and actions today.

The president's ongoing support of civil unions over full marriage equality has caused consternation among his LGBT supporters — particularly in the wake of a federal judge's ruling last week that overturned California's Prop. 8.

The Sussex Against Privatisation Campaign originally sought support from the existing union branches on campus — Unite, Unison and UCU — but were rebuffed by what they see as a conservative leadership presiding over an ossified system.

A Siena College poll found that the teachers unions have a slight edge over the governor in public support.

Instead, the governor has gained the support of two major unions that pulled out of the Working Families Party over its support for Nixon.

Her support for private providers in the health sector might go against her with the unions, but their control over who leads Labour is much diminished.

Over 50 religious leaders, have already come out in support of Comrie and he recently picked up the endorsement of District Council 37 (DC37), New York City's Largest Public Employee Union and the Organization of Staff Analysts (OSA) Union.

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.

Union contracts, for example, could allow senior teachers, who typically are paid more, the ability to choose the school at which they teach, which could be seen as providing increased support for students in one building over others.

«Now they have rolled over for Andrew Cuomo, the latest son seeking to inherit his father's former office, who refuses to make Wall Street and the rich pay their fair share of taxes, who intends to make war with the public employees union, supports expanding the financial waste of charter schools and wants to impose caps on public spending.

At the time, he was the last remaining statewide elected official who had supported civil unions over marriage for gay couples.

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.

After Falkirk and the reform proposals — not to mention continuing tensions over a perceived lack of Labour support for the unions» anti-austerity agenda — it is shaping up to be an unforgettable conference season for us all.

New York State United Teachers, the state's largest teachers union, supported the movement and leveraged it in the battle over teacher and principal evaluations.

While Zimpher praised the five - year plan as providing a predictable increase in funding, Frederick Kowal of United University Professions, the union that represents SUNY professors and other employees, said that state support has gone down over the long term, placing more of a burden on students and their families.

Teachers» unions and Democrats who dominate the Assembly were pleased to beat back the tax credit, while the religious organizations and charter school advocates who supported the measure were tided over with money and changes that will allow more charter schools to open in New York City.

Cuomo's announcement came after two unions that are closely allied with him said they would pull out of the Working Families Party over party leaders» support for Nixon.

Loeb's donations to Gov. Cuomo and other New York Democrats and Republicans have come under scrutiny since last week because of a since - deleted Facebook post accusing Stewart - Cousins, who is black, of having done «more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood» by supporting public teacher unions over charter schools.

Some unions have called de Blasio a hypocrite for supporting one type of worker over another.

«Those are all voluntary donations, and last year we were over $ 10 million in voluntary donations, which shows that so many of our members really do support the union tenets and [the] work that we're doing,» NYSUT President Andy Pallotta said.

The Civil Service Employees Assocation has filed CSEA an Improper Practice charge with PERB over Gov. David Paterson's continuing threat of layoffs depite his signing of a no - layoff agreement with the state workers unions in exchange for their support of a fifth pension fund tier.

Saff who provide admin and IT support to the UK's passport offices have voted by nearly nine to one to strike over an imposed pay cut, the Public and Commercial Services union announces.

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.

The main civil servants» union, the Public and Commercial Services union, which took joint strike action on 30 June, has described Labour leader Ed Miliband's refusal to support public sector workers taking action over cuts in their pensions as «a slap in the face».

Those unions are also likely to yank their support for a constellation of activist groups that have worked with the WFP over the years and have been critical of Cuomo.

Rangel has the Harlem political machine he has built over the last four decades and union support from 1199 / SEIU Healthcare Workers East and DC 37, the city's largest municipal workers union, to help him drive voters to the polls.

* Breaking: Another national poll finds support for public unions: Gallup finds that more Americans support public employee unions than GOP governors in their standoffs over collective bargaining, 48 - 39.

For Citizens Union, support for a convention has only been reinforced over the last two decades.

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 unions have gotten public support from Cuomo, who is engaged in a series of fights with the mayor, most notably over the future of the 421 - a tax break program, which expires later this month.

A day after it was disclosed Albany would get $ 10 million dollars stretched over 10 years in exchange for supporting the Rensselaer casino project, the Times Union revealed that that proposal was made in response to a $ 7 million offer from developers of the Capital View Casino and Resort in East Greenbush.

PoliticsHome can also reveal that talks have been held between trade union leaders as they mull over whether or not to withdraw their support for Mr Corbyn.

Recent recruits are even more Corbynite — over 80 % of those who've joined in the last year are anti-Trident, over 70 % think unions should have more influence and would only support a leader who opposed airstrikes in Syria.

Those unions, especially SEIU 1199, began supporting Republican candidates with dollars and field support and the Republicans rolled over like beagles for a tummy scratch.

Federal subpoenas have been received by the health care workers union, 1199 S.E.I.U., which has supported de Blasio and Cuomo, and by SUNY over the sale of Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.

Reliance on dirty money — be it from the unions or wealthy donors with interests that need protecting — isn't helping either Labour or the Tories win over more support.

The race for the 30th SD (the Harlem district once represented by Gov. David Paterson) has become a proxy war over charter schools, with Perkins enjoying support from the teachers union.

Civil servants are to join a huge public sector strike over pay on July 10 after voting to support industrial action, the Public and Commercial Services union said.

The legislation, termed Intro 1447, aims to address the escalation of construction - related deaths over the past few years — a cause that both union and nonunion groups have stressed that they support.

The union, which didn't make an endorsement in the 2010 race either, has sparred with Cuomo over teacher evaluations, the Common Core standards and his support for charter schools....

Businessman and Chairman of Groupe Nduom, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has declared his support for the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) over the latter's resistance to proposed amendments to the GIPC's laws.

UPDATE: Johnson released a lengthy statement in response to the AFL - CIO attack, noting he has been a «strong supporter» of a property tax cap and charter schools, was «proud» to support Tier V — «a move that will save Long Island taxpayers $ 8.5 billion and save this state $ 35 billion over the next three decades» — and has been urging teacher and public sector unions to sit down with elected officials to «hammer out revised wage agreements that reflect the current economic reality.»

The union has sparred with Cuomo over teacher evaluations, the Common Core standards and his support for charter schools.

Meanwhile 48 % supported a hard Brexit, whereby the UK «leaves the single market, leaves the customs union and gains full control over all aspects of immigration».