Sentences with phrase «picket lines in»

And beyond the legislative uncertainty, the bottom line is that teachers across the Mountain State's 55 counties say the raise does little to assuage the bigger concerns that propelled them to the picket lines in the first place.

«The EIS will have picket lines in place at all West Dunbartonshire secondary schools and will be holding a campaign rally today at Clydebank Town Hall, which we have invited representatives of all main political parties to attend.»

The bash was cancelled after actors refused to cross picket lines in support of the Writers» Guild of America strike.

As thousands of postal workers mounted picket lines in the first of two 24 hour walk - outs, further industrial action is expected to be announced in an escalation of the bitter Royal Mail dispute.

Who has fought with unions on picket lines in Alabama and Mississippi?

Campbell led picket lines in the 1984 — 85 miners» strike and was arrested twice.

[234][235][236] That same month he came under criticism from sectors of the left for urging RMT members to cross picket lines in a proposed Underground strike because the latest offer had been «extremely generous», leading RMT general secretary Bob Crow to step down as a TfL board member.

A heroine of the pro-life cause, she is on the picket lines in front of the abortuaries, running the phone lines to get out the vote, and doing many other good things.

I think it's safe to say that pro-choice and pro-LGBT people are so incredibly hostile towards religious groups is because you don't see LGBT or Pro-choice people standing out in a picket line in front of churches like you would church groups in front of abortion clinics or gay parades.

The latest to take a turn on the picket line in Williamson, Wayne County was AG contender Sean Coffey, who showed up in a suit and tie.

Our organizing team and business agents tirelessly maintained a daily picket line in front of the hotel.

He then stopped by a Verizon picket line in Brooklyn.

An active protest culminated in the forms of a picket line in front of the Museum of Modern Art.

Not discouraged, the group thrived though the critics remained hostile, culminating in 1940 when the group formed a picket line in front of the Museum of Modern Art, protesting the lack of recognition and respect by such institutions.

In protest of the event, B.H.A.A.A.D. drew a picket line in front of the building.

Examples include cases like «tent city» or a picket line in front of the courthouse.

Not exact matches

A board member and spokesman for the Quebec civil lawyers» and notaries» union — Les avocats et notaires de l'État québécois, or LANEQ — he tried in vain in May to find members who were willing to share their first - hand experiences on the picket lines during their historic four - month general strike, the longest in Canadian public service history.

Creating a culture of life isn't just about standing in a picket line with a «Choose Life» sign.

To gain entrance to a corporation head and insist on discussing his workers» plight with him is much more difficult than to march in a picket line, for it requires much more in the way of intelligence, ability, precise information, and strength of soul.

Ecklund reveals how scientists — believers and skeptics alike — are struggling to engage the increasing number of religious students in their classrooms and argues that many scientists are searching for «boundary pioneers» to cross the picket lines separating science and religion.

The power relationship between students and teachers was not as stark as that between workers and management, and so some students did raise their hands in class to argue that no one should cross the picket line.

What happens at the picket line happens in seminaries and pastors» studies.

Christians follow a ladder shaker of the highest order, whose word reaches us not just from the yellowed notes that become sound in a lecture hall they have graced before, but from the anger of the picket lines where struggle is no stranger; nor should it be, in a world that has not yet been fully redeemed.

For teachers and students, and for the graduate student teaching assistants who were organizing as well, the issue was whether, in the event of a strike, classes should be moved off campus, so that no one would be crossing a picket line.

Body on the line... A worker jumps in front of a truck in a bid to stop it crossing the picket line at Somerton yesterday.

Outside parliament, Labour MPs rallied at a picket line to back workers who have refused to work in the Palace of Westminster.

«I think Cameron needs to get into the real world, get out of his mansion house in Oxfordshire and see some real people on a picket line.»

Last night a group of students occupied a university meeting room in support of the strike and UVW says that a number of LSE lecturers have been down to speak on the picket line.

In addition to voting to authorize a dues increase in 2014 members also pledged a total of 249,568 hours of their free time to support the Union by attending rallies, picket lines, political events, and other important activitieIn addition to voting to authorize a dues increase in 2014 members also pledged a total of 249,568 hours of their free time to support the Union by attending rallies, picket lines, political events, and other important activitiein 2014 members also pledged a total of 249,568 hours of their free time to support the Union by attending rallies, picket lines, political events, and other important activities.

«Tomorrow, as thousands of public sector workers learn their fates, the one - man scourge of the Tories will not be on a demo, or a picket line, or even in a TV studio.

Harman married Jack Dromey in 1982 in Brent, London, after meeting him on the picket line of the Grunwick dispute in 1977; she was legal advisor to the Grunwick Strike Committee.

Shortly afterwards, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association announced that «we will not call for barristers to forgo work in opposition to the scheme», despite an internal survey finding 96 % of criminal law specialist barristers supported setting up picket lines.

There are two public defenders offices in the area and some are scared they will metaphorically cross the metaphorical picket line.

A named official will be required to be available at all times to the police to oversee the picket including the numbers on the line, currently set at six, in an existing code of conduct.

Ed Halse walks the picket line outside the Momentive Performance Materials plant in Waterford, NY.

«Jeff Klein is a leader that has always been there for the Teamsters, whether we needed him fighting for workers in Albany or standing with us on the picket line,» said Teamsters Joint Council 16 President George Miranda.

Making it a criminal offence for seven people to be on a picket line is a waste of police time and not something you would expect in a country with a proud tradition of liberty.

One of the Labour councillors, Cllr Aaron Kiely spent his day in picket lines despite being a student.

UPDATE: I was just reminded that Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice, who was nominated at the Democratic convention in Rye by Appelbaum and has been endorsed by his union, was recently scheduled to swing by the Mott's picket line, too.

«Publication in a newspaper, or by distribution of circulars, may convey the same information or make the same charge as do those patrolling a picket line.

There will be picket lines outside the EHRC's main offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester and London from 8.30 am.

Leanne Wood has been a consistent supporter of picket lines and union rallies over the years in defence of pay and conditions for public sector workers -LSB-...]

There were well - attended picket lines between 11 am and 12 noon at the commission's main offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, London and Manchester.

They include the introduction of a 50 % turnout threshold on strike votes, a change to allow employers to bring in agency staff to cover work during industrial action, and a requirement for strike leaders to wear armbands on the picket line.

«I remember going with her to different developments in the Rockaways when balconies were falling and there were folks here who were being evicted, so I grew up on picket lines, but also in the living rooms of tenants,» Lynch said.

«Please be advised that there is a labor dispute at the Albany Hilton Hotel, which involves a boycott called by the workers, as well as picket lines and rallies in front of the main entrance to the hotel and surrounding areas,» the memos state.

His schedule includes stops such as a peace vigil in Saratoga, the Troy farmers market, a discussion on climate change at Cornell University and the picket line outside Mott's apple - processing plant in Wayne County.

(Nixon, in fact, was on the picket lines for one.)

Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, which has over 50,000 members in HM Revenue and Customs, will stage picket lines outside offices across the country.

Ms O'Grady said the changes would enable employers to «stick two fingers up» to workers by bringing in agency staff to break any strikes - and people standing on picket lines would be «subject to arrest».