Sentences with phrase «powerful union support»

And thus, with the withdrawal of powerful union support, did the fraudulent former mayor's comeback fall flat on its face.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

The unions were supported by the powerful United Steelworkers Union, which commissioned a study to investigate the background and ownership of the Chinese company at the centre of the dispute.

In 1987 Thatcher proclaimed «there is no such thing as society», 22 years later we have a community organiser, supported by the trade union movement, in the most powerful job in the world, President of the United States of America.

The former Clinton aide is an outspoken liberal who is pushing for higher taxes on the rich and has the support of the state's powerful public employee and teacher unions.

Jeffrey R. Gural, the chairman of Newmark Knight Frank and the owner of two upstate racinos that are members of the New York Gaming Association, said he had contributed about $ 200,000 last year to the committee, chiefly because he supported Mr. Cuomo's agenda and shared the governor's view that public employees unions had grown too powerful in Albany.

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.

Last week at the behest of Governor Andrew Cuomo, the rupture between the progressive Working Families Party and progressive unions intensified, with two powerful SEIU and CWA locals withdrawing support for the WFP on the eve of its endorsement of Cuomo rival Cynthia Nixon.

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

The northern MP has strong union support, but could face opposition from Labour's still - powerful Blairite faction.

The powerful labor union, 1199 SEIU, endorsed McGrath, noting his legal work supporting Sept. 11 first responders.

The party stated Sunday that its local members as well as a list of public - and private - sector unions, some of them among the most powerful special interests in Albany, unanimously support Cuomo's platform, which he calls the New New York Agenda.

The real problem, in Magee's eyes, is that wealthy New Yorkers are trying to dismantle the publicly funded school system — complete with the powerful teachers unions — because they don't want to pay their «fair share» in taxes to support the education of all children, not just the «elite.»

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...

ALBANY — Bernie Sanders may be the one supporting a $ 15 federal minimum wage, but it's Hillary Clinton who has scooped up support from almost all of the state's biggest and most powerful unions.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson says he won't support the Legislature's annual effort to sweeten pensions and other benefits for Albany's powerful labor unions.

In the face of the harsh criticism directed at Mr. Clemons, some of his strongest support came from the powerful correction officers» union and its president, Norman Seabrook.

After the agreement, Avella gained significant union support and endorsements from powerful Democrats, such as Mayor Bill de Blasio and U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D - Melville).

The powerful Unite and GMB trade unions, which have thousands of members employed in the nuclear weapons industry, have warned Mr Corbyn not to ditch Labour's support for Trident.

Hank Sheinkopf, a Democratic consultant, said the possibility that some of those jobs would go to members of that politically powerful union offered another incentive for the mayor to support the bill, beyond the appeal to religious communities.

The Cuomo campaign is relying on institutional support from the state's most powerful labor unions for the primary.

Another Democrat said progressives might be better off just focusing on Hochul since it would be more a battle of «two relatively unknowns» — even though she would likely be supported by Cuomo's bulging campaign warchest and the powerful labor unions that are aligned with the governor.

But Hizzoner has held on to much of his labor support, including the powerful United Federation of Teachers and Transit Workers Union.

Cuomo recently won the endorsement of the powerful AFL - CIO, though the two largest public employee unions withheld their support.

Progress has also been made on recommendations that required real change, if they were supported by powerful interest groups in education, especially the teacher unions.

«My determination is to reform the public school system,» said candidate Booker, who was opposed by the state's powerful teachers union, with 192,272 members, in part because of his support of vouchers.

Democrat Phil Murphy won the New Jersey gubernatorial election last week with the support of many of the state's public - sector unions, including the powerful New Jersey Education Association (NJEA).

The powerful state teachers» union, Wisconsin Education Association Council, supported the bill as long as the scores couldn't be used to discipline teachers.

The issue has long been a sticking point for the powerful New York State United Teachers union, which has thrown its support behind the bill and is hoping to convince lawmakers to act on it before the state's legislative session ends in mid-June.

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 teachers.

It was 2010, the federal Race to the Top competition was well under way, and Terrance Carroll, a Democrat who was then the speaker of the House of Representatives, had the task of getting a bill that the state's largest and most powerful teachers» union refused to support through several key committee votes.

CTA, arguably the most powerful union in California, spent more than $ 2 million during the primary in support of Torlakson and in opposition to Tuck.

Philanthropic support for organizations with deep roots in their communities is critical to their ability to participate as powerful partners with teacher unions in the fight for educational justice.»

But the bill, supported by the powerful California Teachers Assn., attracted a firestorm of criticism over the costs to financially strapped districts and the requirement to negotiate with unions every element of evaluations, including the use of state standardized test scores.

The request faced staunch opposition from the statewide teachers union, a powerful player in Sacramento, and a lack of support from the state Department of Education.

Hillary Clinton has the support of powerful teachers» unions, but they may not like what she just said at an Iowa school on Tuesday.

The new rules, which were supported by the powerful state teachers union and hailed by Christie, speed up the process used to fire a tenured teacher.

This summer, it proudly announced that it supported no candidate, Democrat or Republican, who backed this spring's pension and healthcare reform, and that left a lot of powerful and usual names off the union's endorsement list.

* Epic, dark mech multiplayer battle in the far future * 15 Mechs with powerful weapons * 4 Pilots with unique skills * 4 Suits capable of boosting the union of mech and pilot * Realistic physics based effects * Smooth controls with joypad support * Comic synergy, use codes to get special gear in game

«Agency shop» arrangements violate educators» First Amendment guarantee to free speech and free association by forcing public school teachers to support powerful teachers» union efforts to advance their political agenda through collective bargaining.