Sentences with phrase «power of labor unions»

We believe in the power of labor unions as a vehicle for social change.

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In order to implement labor reforms, Macron is going to have to take on the French unions and reduce their political power, which is immense and which has been accumulated over decades of French political infighting.

The coalition holds the kind of veto power that bigcity mayors, African - American leaders and labor unions hold in the Democratic Party.

State Sen. Tim Kennedy wanted no part of a heated exchange between a former labor boss (Steve McInnis, of the Carpenters Union) and power lobbyist (Brad Gerstman) that unfolded in front of him at an Albany hotel bar.

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The 23,000 - member union has a habit of getting in very early with candidates in hopes of maximizing its investment and gaining maneuvering power in a field dominated by bigger labor heavyweights like SEIU 1199, CSEA and the AFL - CIO.

A trade union increases the power of the employees by allowing them to bargain collectively with the employer: when the employer has too much power (e.g., the only job in town), a union can «level the playing field» by controlling a large % of skilled workers and negotiate a better pay or benefits which would otherwise be denied by the employer's access to other labor sources.

He highlighted the power of New York State labor unions, which increased by 75,000 members in the last year.

A close ally of the labor - backed Working Families Party, Mr. de Blasio called on federal government contracts to «give special consideration» to businesses that recognize the right to unionize, blaming the decline of union power for the rise of income inequality.

Criticizing the political power of governmental unions, the billionaire mayor said a «labor - electoral complex» has stymied reform.

And several unions that were key in negotiating the WFP endorsement deal of Cuomo that started the Senate reunification ball rolling — SEIU 1199 and HTC — will likely stick with Liu regardless of the IDC's new power - sharing agreement, according to a labor source.

«From prosecuting labor law violators, to advocating for a minimum wage increase to fighting outsourcing and erosions of their power to bargain collectively, I'm proud to be an advocate for the working families and union members that form the backbone of our workforce.»

Ms. Niou, a registered Democrat and two - year resident of the district, works as chief of staff to Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim, and enjoys the backing of most labor unions and the Democratic power structure in the Assembly.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider limiting the power of government employee unions to collect fees from non-members in a case that labor officials say could threaten membership and further weaken union clout.

Their clout at City Hall reflects the power of organized labor under de Blasio — especially of those activist unions that share the mayor's progressive ideology.

Voters will choose between Ms. Cancel, Working Families Party candidate Yuh - Line Niou and Republican Lester Chang next month Ms. Niou, a registered Democrat and two - year resident of the district, works as chief of staff to Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim, and enjoys the backing of most labor unions and the Democratic power structure in the Assembly.

But once the enforced labor truce of World War II came to an end, the «strike wave» of 1946 led to some important revisions of the NLRA that cut back on union power.

In making determinations about where to move existing operations or open new ones, business planners have traditionally concentrated on a few key economic factors, such as taxes, wage rates, and the power of local labor unions.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused last week to hear a challenge by a group of Buffalo, N.Y., school unions to a state fiscal - oversight board's power to set aside labor contracts and impose a wage freeze to help the city and its school district emerge from a budget crisis.

Among the adversaries of labor unions» politics and power plays, few inspire quite as much hatred from union bosses as libertarian businessmen - philanthropists Charles and David Koch.

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Recent teacher strikes in West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma and anticipated strikes in Arizona have excited some in the labor movement who herald the strikes as a sign of a renewed era of union power.

Joining a teachers union gives power to the bargaining position of the union for contract and labor negotiations.

Labor unions have emerged in the past 40 years as one of the biggest power brokers on all social policy issues concerning the education of our youth.

THE RISE OF FREE AGENCY Krister Swanson examines the game's broader labor market in Baseball's Power Shift: How the Players Union, the Fans, and the Media Changed American Sports Culture.

A labor union is an organization seeking a monopoly on the supply of labor, with the express purpose of using this power to constrict supply and raise prices (i.e. wages).

While California cap - and - trade doesn't apply directly to us, it does apply to the joint powers authority called PWRPA that we helped establish to get our power, and we may have a chance to sell carbon allowances from environmental improvements that we make (at 1:53:00, end of staff presentation): In addition to what you can see on the video is the 3 hours that we spent in closed (confidential) session to discuss internally the negotiations with labor unions for new contracts.

Assumes that the power of «right to work «s states to attract jobs remains diminished based on continued loss of bargaining power by labor unions.

He also says the court should overrule the Austin decision and make clear the government does not have the «power to suppress the political speech of corporations and labor unions.»

This being a fundamental law of the Federal Government, it rests mainly for its execution, as has been held, on the judicial power of the Union, and so far as the rendition of fugitives from labor has become a subject of judicial action, the Federal obligation has been faithfully discharged.

The magazine ranked NAR 15th in its «Washington's Power 25,» which measures effectiveness of interest groups, labor unions, and trade associations.