Sentences with phrase «powerful city unions»

When asked whether getting her campaign fines paid off by powerful city unions had the appearance of undue influence, Palma said she was not beholden to any special interest.

The first was George Gresham, a powerful city union leader.

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The union, one of the most powerful in the city, had called for Ponte's resignation after he fought to end the use of solitary — a move the union argued would only endanger correction officers» safety.

The Hotel Trades Council, the union representing hotel workers around New York City, is surprisingly powerful.

Quinn tells WBFO News he believes the powerful New York State United Teachers Union has taken over the city school board, influencing the majority members.

Anthony Weiner shouldn't count on a mayoral endorsement from the city's powerful teachers union.

The city's powerful teachers» union voted today to endorse Bill de Blasio for mayor — after snubbing him during the Democratic primary in favor of Bill Thompson.

In Brooklyn, Menchaca, a former top aide to Council Speaker Christine Quinn and before that to Borough President Marty Markowitz, has the support of Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, powerful unions, including SEIU 1199, which represents healthcare workers, 32BJ, representing building services employees, and the Hotel Trades Council, as well as the city's Central Labor Council.

But many of his proposals — such as toughening up evaluation systems teachers barely agreed to in the first place, firing teachers with bad ratings, tying tenure to evaluations, and increasing the cap on charter schools — are sure to be met with ire from politically powerful state and city teachers union.

«Powerful labor unions and New York City millionaires want to spend your money to support their political candidates and their tax - and - spend agenda.

Kink, who led the Democrats» policy office, will head the Strong Economy for All Coalition, which, according to a recent Times report, will soon open with a $ 5 million budget, backed by SEIU / 1199, the powerful health care workers» union, and the UFT, the New York City teachers union.

Upset with a state Senate Republican budget plan to boost charter schools, the powerful city and state teachers union bombarded GOP senators last week with nearly 20,000 faxes and 1,500 phone calls warning the plan would damage neighborhood public schools.

The Wall Street Journal reports Schneiderman's re-election campaign has purchased $ 1 million worth of advertising time with broadcast TV stations in New York, Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, New York's five biggest media markets; his endorsers include labor unions such as the powerful United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500 with 23,000 members in New York City, on Long Island, and in Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties.

The powerful Service Employees International Union Local 1199 and the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council quit the WFP while the city United Federation of Teachers withdrew its funding.

Private school students won't be the only ones who benefit when the city starts posting security guards in their buildings — so will a powerful union with ties to Mayor...

Speaking from a packed high school auditorium in the South Bronx, Mark - Viverito proposed a far - reaching overhaul of Rikers Island to bring it to the point of closing down and a plan to scrap old warrants from New Yorker's records — policies that could put her ahead of Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration on justice reform and in direct conflict with the city's powerful correction officers» union, the court system and the police department.

After months of sitting on the sidelines, the city's powerful hotel trade union finally threw its support behind Mayor Bill de Blasio's in his...

In a city where unions are powerful political forces to begin with, Seabrook derived unusual clout from his position at the intersection of multiple lines of influence.

A Heastie spokesman did not rule out the introduction of a new bill to address the situation, but said the Assembly first wants to see the outcome of a lawsuit seeking to block the rules brought last week by the city and state teacher unions, who are powerful allies to the Assembly Dems.

Yet Barron, despite his bombast and caustic rhetoric, has his own powerful backers — including endorsements from DC 37, the potent union of city workers, and Rep. Towns.

The allegations against Kellner and continued fallout prompted the loss of powerful endorsements, including some from other prominent politicians and one of the city's largest labor unions.

The United Federation of Teachers, one of the most powerful unions in the city, has voted to recommend backing State Senator Adriano Espaillat in his bid to unseat Charlie Rangel, the dean of New York's congressional delegation.

One such group, the Strong Economy for All Coalition, will formally open next week with a $ 5 million budget, backed by S.E.I.U. 1199, the powerful health care workers» union, and the United Federation of Teachers, the New York City teachers union.

Upset with a state Senate Republican budget plan to boost charter schools, the powerful city and state teachers union bombarded GOP senators last week with nearly 20,000 faxes and 1,500 phone calls warning the plan would damage neighborhood public schools, a city United Federation of Teachers spokeswoman said.

The pro-de Blasio group includes powerful building staff unions 32BJ SEIU and Hotel Trades Council, healthcare workers union 1199 SEIU and unions representing city employees.

As federal agents tell it, the kickback scheme that led to the arrest on Wednesday of Norman Seabrook, the powerful leader of the New York City correction officers» union, was hatched one night in late 2013 in a hotel room in the Dominican Republic.

But he took out Norman Seabrook, president of the powerful city correction officers» union, a handful of top NYPD brass and a top de Blasio money man, and a raft of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's most important aides and campaign donors.

The 34 - year - old de Blasio donor - turned - felon was testifying in the ongoing trial for Norman Seabrook, the once - powerful head of the New York City corrections officers union.

Many of the city's most powerful labor unions were pushing hard for Mark - Viverito.

Tisch had already assembled her dream team: herself, Steiner, Klein, King, and Michael Mulgrew, head of New York City's powerful teachers union, the United Federation of Teachers.

The Communists were at the time powerful in New York City's white - collar unions of teachers, social workers, and the like.

Plus, the powerful anti-charter movement led by unions and superintendents is fully capable of blocking charters in some cities.

Now it is true that a union can be decertified by its members, but it is an onerous process that is doomed to fail, especially in big cities where the unions are powerful.

There are so many advantages to making workplaces more family friendly (ask Google) that one would think that the president of the city's most powerful union would, at the very least, keep a respectful silence.

Moskowitz has long been a lightning rod in her hometown, ever since she used her post as chair of the City Council's education committee to antagonize the city's powerful teachers» union in the early 20City Council's education committee to antagonize the city's powerful teachers» union in the early 20city's powerful teachers» union in the early 2000s.

The great hope among reformers was that, with the governor's support, they could finally triumph over New York City's powerful teachers» union, and overhaul the city's system for hiring and retaining teachCity's powerful teachers» union, and overhaul the city's system for hiring and retaining teachcity's system for hiring and retaining teachers.

Over a decade ago New York City's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, and its most powerful union boss, Randi Weingarten, had a showdown over the handling of teachers who weren't... Continue reading NYC Is About To Send Hundreds of Troubled Teachers to Struggling Schools, and Nobody is Standing up for Children

Beat cop Danny Coughlin, the son of one of the city's most beloved and powerful police captains, joins a burgeoning union movement and the hunt for violent radicals.