Sentences with phrase «powerful unions»

It's one of the most powerful unions in the five boroughs.

You probably won't be surprised to learn that the most generous plans are typically found in a few industries with powerful unions and in the public sector.

It is true that collective bargaining agreements and powerful unions protect poor performers in too many districts.

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

In contrast, the social construction of powerful unions tends to be negative.

While some of the most politically powerful unions like the United Federation of Teachers, 1199 SEIU and 32 BJ SEIU calculated that Bill Thompson, Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Christine Quinn were viable pro-labor choices for mayor, throwing their weight behind them, Mr. Seabrook ignored Mr. Liu's stagnant poll numbers.

California's teachers have some competition for the title of most powerful union in California.

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 needed by the system, but who were contractually entitled to a job.

Mr. Loeb wrote this week that «hypocrites who pay fealty to powerful union thugs and bosses do more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood,» singling out the minority leader of the State Senate, who is African - American.

Two powerful unions allied with Mr. Cuomo announced on Friday that they were withdrawing from the Working Families Party, a small but influential alliance of labor unions and progressive activists.

Along with the governor, powerful union leader George Gresham, who is chairing the Mario Cuomo Economic Justice campaign, and some economists will also be on the call.

In both proposals, Cuomo is taking on powerful unions of state workers and teachers, who have long been allies of the Democrats who lead the Assembly and even Republicans who in charge of the state Senate.

But — and here we have the best argument possible for increased local autonomy instead of less — because of state law, hammered out in back rooms by powerful union interests, local voters were denied their electoral rights.

He noted that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration appears to be trying to avoid conflict with politically powerful unions like the Civil Service Employees Association and the Public Employees Federation by offering assurances that the closures won't lead to layoffs except through attrition.

Ultimately, some familiar with her campaign argued she relied too much on powerful unions like 32BJ and 1199 SEIU to drag her across the finish line.

French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to take on France's powerful unions as he attempts to overhaul the country's labor code.

Other powerful unions in Democratic politics are part of the effort including the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.

And the business leaders, organizing as the Committee to Save New York, have found a surprising ally: one of the most powerful union officials in the state.

Jackson's major endorsements include powerful unions the United Federation of Teachers and DC37, and former Mayor David Dinkins.

The New York Times reported that Welch's lawyers are «considering filing lawsuits in New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Oregon, New Mexico, Idaho and Kansas as well as other states with powerful unions where legislatures have defeated attempts to change teacher tenure laws.»

Cuomo's got the Assembly and powerful unions behind him.

Teachers with Ph.Ds and decades of service don't crack the six - figure ceiling, even in districts like Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified with powerful unions negotiating for them.

A more powerful union movement?

In 2014, some of the state's most powerful unions coalesced behind the Democrats efforts to retake the chamber.

The mayor of New York City threw his weight behind a candidate, and money from powerful unions and wealthy donors poured into party committees that quickly funneled the money to candidates in the hotly contested race.

With the Working Families Party — a small but influential coalition of labor unions and progressive activists — considering an endorsement of Ms. Nixon, two powerful unions announced on Friday that they were withdrawing from the party, and other labor leaders have threatened to create a new labor party.

In another private room, at The Capital Grille on 42nd Street, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Rep. Joe Crowley, state party leaders and about 10 of New York's most powerful union heads spoke for more than an hour about taking back congressional seats held in New York by Republicans as well as taking over the State Senate to sweep its hold of state government.

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.

Some senior Labour figures who know the inner circle well say that nothing will happen until Len McCluskey, his most powerful union backer, has secured re-election as the leader of Unite, in April.

Gov. Cuomo will kick off 2016 with some of New York's most powerful unions at a rally to raise minimum wage to $ 15 - an - hour statewide.

«As the nation's largest, most powerful union local, the UFT can and should lead the charge for real innovation in schools.

Yet, because of laws that favor powerful unions and «labor peace» over the rights of individuals, millions of public school teachers have lost their rights to free speech and free association.

The Fordham Institute report acknowledges that agency fees are «a key source of union revenue,» but researchers can't say with certainty that agency fees create powerful unions.

When the California Teachers Association — the enormously powerful union that resists teacher accountability at every turn — gets behind a bill that claims to implement performance measures for educators, you know it's too good to be true.

According to an encouraging post by Mike Antonucci, the California Teachers Association (CFT's big union brother, and the most powerful union affiliate in the country) came out with some interesting new business items which are currently under review by its board of directors.

But it appears that the state's powerful union sector is feeling the heat from its members and employers, angered that energy - rich California now has the «lower 48's» highest average electric utility rates for residential, commercial, industrial and transportation at 17.55 cents per kilowatt hour.

Terry's older brother Charley (Rod Steiger) is a lawyer and advisor to Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb), the feared, wealthy, powerful union boss calling all the shots down at the docks.

Meanwhile hypocrites like Stewart - Cousins who pay fealty to powerful union thugs and bosses do more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood.

Test scores are low because there are so many bad teachers, whose jobs are protected by powerful unions.

Witnesses to the wedding of mainline Dems and the IDC were Byron Brown, the mayor of Buffalo and chair of the New York State Democratic Committee; Christine Quinn, the party vice chair; Geoff Berman, the party's executive director; Peter Ward, president of the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council; and the leaders of other powerful unions, such as 1199, NYSUT and UFT, 32BJ, the Service Employees International Union, and the AFL - CIO.

ALBANY — The annual tradition in the State Legislature of proposing «sweeteners» to state pensions for workers and retirees represented by politically powerful unions has produced 120 bills so far worth hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits, according to the independent Citizens Budget Commission.

If you are a public - sector employee, you will suffer no tax increase at all — no matter how costly your health insurance — if the deal made behind closed doors between Democratic leaders in Congress, the White House, and powerful union officials goes through.

While the next move is still unclear, the group is considering filing lawsuits in New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Oregon, New Mexico, Idaho and Kansas as well as other states with powerful unions where legislatures have defeated attempts to change teacher tenure laws.

GOP gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari stepped up his criticism of the California Teachers Association on Tuesday, accusing the state's most powerful union of an «ongoing 40 year conspiracy» to «violate the civil rights of California kids.»

Silver, a liberal Democrat with powerful union ties who has repeatedly stymied efforts by the last three governors to restrain spending, said he was fully behind Cuomo's pledge to slash the budget to close a projected $ 8 billion deficit for the fiscal year beginning April 1.

Whether Clark is replaced or not, the MLBPA does need to bolster its ranks with more full - time staff: what was once the most powerful union in sports now has the smallest staff of any of the major sports.

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 needed by the system, but who were contractually entitled to a job.