Sentences with phrase «programs as a bargaining»

This isn't the first time that North Korea has used its nuclear program as a bargaining chip.
That means using new programs as a bargaining chip as a way to help solve contentious issues at certain plants.

Not exact matches

That may have looked like a great bargain at the time, but it's not clear that YES or any of its sports programming brethren are worth as much as they appeared to be.
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But it will be used as a bargaining chip by the SNP for some kind of mutually agreeable deal about a much bigger investment in Scottish programming
While de Blasio, a liberal Democrat, wants the program renewed, his fellow progressives in the state Assembly are likely to use 421 - a as a bargaining chip in their fight to strengthen rent reform.
But the governor insisted on Monday — in a move some observers say may outline his initial bargaining with the Legislature — that upstate politicians are «not as forceful» as downstate's and may not be able to carry the program to completion.
Moreover, Shanker believed that teachers had a lot of good ideas that could be incorporated into collective bargaining agreements, such as teacher peer review, suggestions for the types of curricula that work best in the classroom, and what sorts of programs would lure teachers into high - poverty schools.
He suggests that the subjects for bargaining may include many «non-salary» items, such as teaching loads, class size, curricular and program choices, questions of student discipline, and selection of administrative personnel — matters traditionally decided heretofore at the local level.
A student who is enrolled in a state - approved teacher preparation program in a postsecondary educational institution that is approved by rules of the State Board of Education and who is jointly assigned by the postsecondary educational institution and a district school board to perform a clinical field experience under the direction of a regularly employed and certified educator shall, while serving such supervised clinical field experience, be accorded the same protection of law as that accorded to the certified educator except for the right to bargain collectively as an employee of the district school board.
The district has launched a voluntary review program using student test scores as one measure of instructor effectiveness, but the teachers union has opposed it and filed an unfair labor practice complaint over the program's introduction without collective bargaining.
John Humphries, the director of state and federal programs for the school district of about 1,300 students, signed the 2011 petition to trigger a recall election for Walker following the passage of Walker's signature legislation known as Act 10 that all but eliminated collective bargaining rights for most public employees, including teachers.
The issue Pryor is referring to is, in fact, the «Commissioner's Network» program — the very program that would allow him to take over up to 25 schools, fire the staff, ban collective bargaining and turn those schools over to some other entity, such as a charter school management firm.
The president's budget would seek to put an end to sequestration through a mix of tax changes and by trimming entitlement programs, such as Social Security, codifying the administration's position on a so - called «grand bargain» with Republican leaders to reduce the deficit.
The program is also known as Making Home Affordable, the Obama Refi, A Better Bargain For U.S. Homeowners, DU Refi Plus, harp mortgage and Relief Refinance.
HARP loans won't be available after September 30, 2017 unless the program is extended via the White House's «Better Bargain For U.S. Homeowners» plan — a plan which is sometimes known as HARP 3.
Here is a comparison between the two FF programs for flights from New York, but there are also bargains from other cities as well:
Well, as it turns out, you, too, can enjoy the benefits and bargains of frequent flyer programs — all without stepping foot on a single plane.
If you are completing the program as part of a court plea - bargain agreement, your traffic school certificate will need to be submitted to the court.
Carson City Nevada teen driver programs differ from Carson City Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
Lovelock Nevada teen driver programs differ from Lovelock Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
Reno Nevada teen driver programs differ from Reno Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
Elko Nevada teen driver programs differ from Elko Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
Wells Nevada teen driver programs differ from Wells Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
Caliente Nevada teen driver programs differ from Caliente Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
Winnemucca Nevada teen driver programs differ from Winnemucca Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
Las Vegas Nevada teen driver programs differ from Las Vegas Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
Fallon Nevada teen driver programs differ from Fallon Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
Sparks Nevada teen driver programs differ from Sparks Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
Mesquite Nevada teen driver programs differ from Mesquite Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
Fernley Nevada teen driver programs differ from Fernley Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
Carlin Nevada teen driver programs differ from Carlin Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
Ely Nevada teen driver programs differ from Ely Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
North Las Vegas Nevada teen driver programs differ from North Las Vegas Nevada defensive driver courses in that they will not remove demerit points or substitute for DUI schools, or as part of a court - ordered plea bargain.
Analysts say Ling and Lee are being used as «bargaining chips» for North Korea to engage in dialogue about its nuclear program with the U.S.
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