Sentences with phrase «private sector unions»

Around 11,000 businesses are now owned in whole or part by their employees, involving 10 million workers — three million more than are members of private sector unions.

Is it possible that private sector union members are waking up to the fact that maybe «We are not all one»?

Unlike private sector unions, the issues of worker wages, benefits, and work rules extend beyond the relationship of employer to employee.

That shouldn't be a heavy lift for him, since he has been pushing hard to lock up the support of private sector unions.

About 70,000 New Yorkers are members of 32BJ, the largest property services union in the country and the largest private sector union in the state.

New Jersey has a long tradition as a heavily unionized state, and Christie — perhaps bowing to political realities — has been courting many private sector unions in his re-election campaign.

Some people think that public employee unions can serve, as private sector unions once did, as a counterweight to wealthy business interests.

If the unions are so concerned about jobs, they could do what the progressive private sector unions do or what the European unions did in the 1980s — take wage cuts and save jobs.

Leaders of Indiana's state legislature say their No. 1 priority when session opens Wednesday will be to push through a a right - to - work law, aimed at curbing private sector unions, the New York Times reports.

Now McCall is co-chairing both Cuomo's transition team and the Committee to Save New York, which is melding business and private sector union interests to help the governor - elect fight the upcoming budget battle.

It's an approach tailored to keeping private sector unions happy, even while public sector unions grumble.

«It stands to reason, because public policy is more important for a public employee union than for private sector unions.»

Both ALEC and SPN advance restrictions on public sector collective bargaining and push so - called «right to work» bills directed at weakening private sector unions.

Mr. Hodgins has extensive experience representing a variety of public and private sector union clients and their members in British Columbia in arbitration, the courts, and before the Labour Relations Board and other administrative tribunals.

One of the most exciting developments in Canada is the innovative, forward - looking proposal being developed by two of Canada's largest private sector unions: the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union (CEP) and the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW).

Also, SB 210 would allow workers in Missouri to periodically recertify their union (or not), subject government unions to the same transparency requirements as private sector unions and establish the right to a private ballot in government union organizing elections.

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The protest strike was called by the main public and private sector unions a day before parliament was due to vote on reforms that would unlock the next tranche of funds from an 86 - billion - euro bailout.

As General Counsel to one of Canada's largest private sector unions, Naveen provides a diverse range of preemptive and strategic legal advice for UFCW Canada's often complex and high profile legal and legislative issues, including litigation at the Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.

The Coalition founding members include the Vancouver Board of Trade; the BC Chamber of Commerce; the David Suzuki Foundation; Unifor, Canada's newest and largest private sector union; Tourism Vancouver; the Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association; and the Greater Vancouver Gateway Council.

The new Coalition's founding members include the Vancouver Board of Trade; Unifor, Canada's newest and largest private sector union; Tourism Vancouver; Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association; David Suzuki Foundation; Greater Vancouver Gateway Council; and BC Chamber of Commerce.

Interestingly that's pretty much what Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union and largest energy industry union, has been saying for years.

Sen. Eric Schneiderman has landed another big union backed for his AG bid, this time from New York's largest private sector union, SEIU 32BJ.

Our private sector unions develop skilled workers we desperately need to make critical investments in our state's infrastructure.

Private sector unions have been among Cuomo's reliable supporters, but labor sources said the endorsement was blocked primarily by NYSUT and AFSCME, a parent organization of public employee unions.

In recent weeks, Cuomo has approached his traditional donors, public and private sector unions as well as a host of mega-donors and check - writers from the business elite, including uber - rich liberal activists George Soros, Agnes Gund and Bernard Schwartz, sources said.

I also spoke with a source in the trades, who defended his side's actions by noting that the public sector unions have steadfastly refused all efforts by Gov. David Paterson to cut costs — from furloughs to pay freezes to layoffs — while the private sector unions have repeatedly offered concessions to keep their members employeed.

A coalition of public and private sector unions is airing a radio ad that targets Wall Streeters for getting rich in the wake of government bailouts.

That's a much easier lift, and one Cuomo could achieve if he gets all of the private sector unions (the AFL split is about 50 - 50, public - private).

It's attacking the public sector unions, but it's attacking the private sector unions even more,» Cuomo said.

We are joining forces — public sector unions, private sector unions, community groups, and more — and meeting on a weekly basis, working together to fight back.

The state's largest private sector union has thrown its weight behind Edward Braunstein in the race to replace state Assemblywoman Ann - Margaret Carrozza.

Republican congressional candidate Bob Turner picked up the second high - profile endorsement of his campaign when he was backed Sunday by U.S. Rep. Peter King (R - Massapequa Park) at Joe Abbracciamento's Restaurant in Rego Park as his opponent, state Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck) was endorsed by the state's largest private sector union.

It was a work of the men and women in labor — the public sector unions, the private sector unions, who made this possible.»

'' It's hypocritical to stand with a private sector union and not settle a contract with county union,» said Browning.

(The trouble is that a private sector union like Unite has many members in defence industries and won't want to see cuts here which other unions might happily countenance).

In 2012, regarding right - to - work legislation, Walker told reporters at the state Republican Party convention that «It's not going to get to my desk... I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure it isn't there because my focal point (is) private sector unions have overwhelmingly come to the table to be my partner in economic development.»

Like a number of private sector unions, the Teamsters over the years have seen their membership dwindle due in part to federal deregulation of the trucking industry.

THAT at the upcoming conventions of the National Educational Association and the American Federation of Teachers, NYSUT sponsor and support resolutions encouraging teacher unions, public employee unions, private sector unions and not - for - profit organizations to call upon their pension and retirement funds to not invest in private equity funds that are complicit in and profit from the denial of the rights to organize into a union and bargain collectively.

The UFT and NYSUT will also urge the National Educational Association and the American Federation of Teachers, along with other public and private sector unions, to avoid pension and retirement fund investments with any funds operated by Steven Klinsky.

Donations to the central organization formed to defeat Proposal 1 has come from public and private sector unions.

Specifically, the UFT shall not ask teacher unions, public employee unions, private sector unions and not - for - profit organizations to call upon the trustees or other persons responsible for investment decisions of the pension and retirement funds covering their members and / or employees to not invest in these investment funds.

(Private sector unions, which square off against independent management teams, can only dream of such a thing.)

It also foreshadows that private sector unions will be further attacked, into dust this time.

Conditionally approved by federal Cabinet in June 2014, the project was the subject of a barrage of legal challenges brought by eight First Nations (including two co-represented by West Coast and Mandell Pinder LLP), four environmental groups, as well as Canada's largest private sector union (which represents both oil sands and fisheries workers impacted by the project).