Sentences with phrase «private sector workers do»

Private sector workers don't understand why it's hard to sack someone in the public sector, says Christina Patterson in The Independent

Danny Donohue is president of the 300,000 member CSEA — New York's leading union — representing public and private sector workers doing every kind of job in every part of New York.

Not exact matches

«The PRPP will not do anything to help people in the private sector close the really massive gap with public - sector workers,» he says.

More than one - third of private - sector workers do not have a single paid sick day, and only 13 percent of private - sector workers have paid family and medical leave.7 Furthermore, it is often the workers who can least afford unpaid time off from work who do not have access to these policies.

Recent data suggest that more than 35 percent of private - sector workers do not have access to paid sick leave.

A chapter of Service Employees International representing private - sector airport workers also endorsed her (Local 32), as did another AFSCME chapter representing county employees throughout the government (Local 199).

«They just want to frolic along and do commercials and have rallies as if there isn't a method and a means to an end to get us out of this mess,» said Paterson, who insisted one unpaid day a week isn't «the greatest sacrifice to make when the sacrifices workers in the private sector are forced to make can't be enumerated.»

In Albany County, 40 percent of workers in the private sector don't have access to paid sick days, according to an analysis by the Institute for Women's Policy Research.

Most private sector workers in New York City do not have any access to a retirement savings program, and low - income, immigrant, minority, and female New Yorkers are disproportionately impacted.

YouGov also asked a series of questions about public sector pensions — 74 % of people thought that public sector pensioners got a better deal than those who worked in the private sector and 60 % of those thought they did not deserve this (predictably there was a huge difference between public and private sector workers on this question — 55 % of public sector workers thought that, yes, they did deserve better pensions than the private sector).

Nearly three quarters, or 74 percent, of low - income private sector workers in New York City don't have access to a retirement savings plan, Public Advocate Letitia James said Thursday.

New York City private - sector workers whose employers don't offer retirement savings plans would be able to squirrel away part of their paychecks for their golden years under a city - run program Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to create.

If you want to see an assault on workers, look at what public sector unions want to do to private sector workers» paychecks to have them support their ever - increasing demands.

Plenty of private - sector workers have done that in the last couple of years.

According to a Center for American Progress report examining the largest school districts in the country, schools are closed for an average of 29 days each school year — not including summer recess — which is 13 days longer than the average private sector worker has in paid leave.58 Not only do days off increase the cost of child care, but the short length of the school day also decreases economic productivity when parents have to take time off from work or when parents with elementary school - age children opt out of full - time employment in order to accommodate their children's schedules.59

You only have to look at growing gap between public sector workers, who still have defined benefit pensions, and private sector workers, to see what a poor job RRSPs are doing at filling the void.

MarketWatch reported this week that New York has become the latest state to approve a «state - run tax - advantaged retirement account for private sector workers who don't have an employer - sponsored retirement plan available to save for their future.»

While 70 per cent of public - sector workers enjoy the classic DB pensions that guarantee a set payout for life, only 10 per cent in the private sector do, Bezaire confirmed, «and it's trending even lower for private - sector pensions.»

It is an issue for middle class private - sector workers who don't have traditional DB pensions.»

Reporter: Corinne's career coaching company in Birmingham has been flooded with public sector workers recently, but she doesn't hold out much hope that private enterprise will save the day.

In California, lawmakers are close to creating the first state - run retirement plan for private - sector workers whose employers don't offer one.