Sentences with phrase «progressive labor party»

Back in March, officials at the city's department of education informed Jill Bloomberg, the principal at the secondary school Park Slope Collegiate in Brooklyn, that she was under investigation for political organizing during school hours on behalf of the Progressive Labor Party.

In 2013, Australia's conservative party won control of Parliament, ousting a progressive Labor Party majority.

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«It's a shame that institutions — even so - called progressive institutions — are tipping the scales against the true candidate of the 99 % in favor of the candidate with the most money in the race,» Helmstetter, a former spokesman for the labor - backed Working Families Party, wrote.

A reader forwarded this invite to a reception the Queens Democratic Party is hosting on April 23 in honor of Hotel and Motel Trades Council President Peter Ward, whose union broke ranks with its usual progressive labor allies and backed the party's NY - 6 candidate, Assemblywoman Grace Meng, over her main primary rival, Assemblyman Rory LanParty is hosting on April 23 in honor of Hotel and Motel Trades Council President Peter Ward, whose union broke ranks with its usual progressive labor allies and backed the party's NY - 6 candidate, Assemblywoman Grace Meng, over her main primary rival, Assemblyman Rory Lanparty's NY - 6 candidate, Assemblywoman Grace Meng, over her main primary rival, Assemblyman Rory Lancman.

Gillibrand spent considerable time wooing the labor - backed party along with other so - called «progressive» interests (the LGBT community, black and Latino stakeholders etc.) Her initial selection by Gov. David Paterson to fill the seat vacated by former Sen. Hillary Clinton was met with considerable skepticism — and, in some cases, flat - out hostility — from a number of key liberal figures, who subsequently either considered challenging her in a primary themselves or encouraged others to do so.

Despite the opposition from the Queens party establishment, Sanders maintains endorsements from a number of progressive groups and labor unions.

(CNN) The New York Working Families Party, an influential coalition of labor unions and progressive activist groups, voted on Saturday to endorse Cynthia Nixon in her primary challenge to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesparty, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesParty of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of session.

George Albro of New York Progressive Action Network (NYPAN) says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end Progressive Action Network (NYPAN) says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesparty, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesParty of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of session.

De Blasio, along with the Working Families Party and a number of the so - called progressive labor unions (HTC, 32 BJ, SEIU 1199 etc.), is supporting Sen. Eric Schneiderman for AG.

The same video included appearances by noted progressives like Harry Belafonte and major labor leaders like SEIU 1199's George Gresham, all of whom have influence in the Working Families Party.

On the other side, according to this narrative, representing the self - described Progressive wing of the Democratic Party, stands Rebecca Lynch, princess of labor steeped in union politics from the cradle, a labor lobbyist from the age of 22, and recent de Blasio staffer.

For groups like Working Families Party (WFP), Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC), and Democracy for America (DFA), which have sought to reacquaint the Democratic Party with a left / labor base and replace corporate - captured Democrats with genuine progressives, the Sanders campaign is a very encouraging sign.

The labor - backed Working Families Party, which generally doesn't field its own slate but cross-endorses candidates who support progressive policies, has played an outsized role in nudging the Democratic Party to the left.

Sources Friday evening said Cuomo and the leadership of the party had reached a tentative deal for the incumbent Democrat to take the labor - backed line in exchange for pushing on key progressive issues such as the Dream Act, the public financing of political campaigns and the women's agenda.

Or, as one labor leader told me this morning, the «far left progressive agenda» that is driving the party at the moment «does not put one person to work.»

De Blasio's Democratic and progressive allies rushed to his defense, including the labor - backed Working Families Party, whose Hudson Region Political Director Ari Kamen said:

As the budget clock ticks down, a host of progressive / left - leaning organizations and the labor - backed Working Families Party is making what amounts to a Hail Mary attempt to stop the Legislature from passing the education portion of the budget deal.

It's called Raise Up New York, and members include the Working Families Party, labor unions, and progressive groups.

The question there is whether the rank - and - file activists, who are unhappy with Cuomo for his fiscal conservatism and lack of movement on progressive issues — mainly creation of a public campaign finance system — will buck party and labor leaders who are more pragmatic and want to endorse the governor for re-election.

Watch the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus, outspoken progressives in both houses, the labor unions, which bankroll budget fights, and the Working Families Party.

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«The Working Families Party was created by labor unions, community organizations and progressive activists to advance an agenda and elect candidates who improve the lives of working people.

The latest push comes from an unusual coalition of progressive labor interests, political (Democratic Party, that is) and environmental groups, health care interests and good government advocates who are urging Cuomo to enact a «voluntary» public campaign finance system early in the 2011 legislative session — one of the many camapign promises outlined in his «New New York Agenda» books.

Sen. Bernie Sanders responded to former Vice President Joe Biden's recent endorsement of former Secretary of Labor Tom Perez for DNC chair by reaffirming the necessity for Rep. Keith Ellison to win the DNC chair seat in order to take the Democratic Party in a more progressive direction.

Kerin's advocacy for raising the minimum wage earned her the «Friend of Labor» award from the Greater Syracuse Labor Council and was named «Progressive Champion» by the Working Families Party in 2017.

The labor - backed political party voted tonight to «join the campaign to draft» Ms. Warren, a Democratic senator and darling of the progressive movement, to enter the 2016 race in which many assume former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic front - runner — if she decides to run.

The left - leaning party, a hybrid of labor unions and progressive activists, will lend their get - out - the - vote operation to Ms. Lynch in what is expected to be a competitive race to replace former Councilman Mark Weprin, a Queens Democrat.

The two are the cornerstones of the so - called «progressive» labor movement in NYC, and teamed up to successfully challenge a number of Queens Democratic Party - endorsed NYC Council candidates in 2009.

Sponsors include 32BJ SEIU, ALIGN New York, Black Lives Matter Greater New York, Center for Popular Democracy, Desis Rising Up & Moving, Labor for Palestine, Make the Road New York, Muslim Democratic Club, National Lawyers Guild Labor and Employment Law Committee, New York Communities for Change, New York Immigration Fund, New York Immigration Coalition, New York Progressive Action Committee, New York Taxi Workers Alliance, New York Worker Center Federation, New York Working Families Party and Strong Economy for All.

He worked like hell to get the Working Families designation and when he couldn't get it, his union allies said that they might set up a separate party to draw off progressive labor votes from Nixon, the Working Families candidate.

In May, Cuomo, de Blasio and a strong cadre of labor and progressive groups all committed to wresting the State Senate from Republicans when those institutional left forces cut a deal to give Cuomo the Working Families Party line.

New York Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins and the man running to be his lieutenant, Brian Jones, are offering a Progressive lifeboat to voters adrift in the conservative maelstrom now buffeting workers in a state that once led the labor movement.

But these very same policies came at a political cost to Cuomo within his own party, angering public sector labor unions and progressives who labeled him «Governor One Percent» and protested him during the 2011 Occupy demonstrations in New York City and Albany.

Faced with defections from liberal supporters, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and his labor allies are striking back, threatening to sabotage a progressive third party for potentially giving its ballot line to his Democratic rival, Cynthia Nixon.

Until Thursday afternoon, the governor's campaign website touted 51 endorsements, from prominent labor unions, Democratic clubs, progressive advocacy groups, and political parties like the Women's Equality Party and the Working Families Party.

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.

A handful of unions have endorsed Lynch, including the Teamsters Joint Council 16, 32BJ SEIU and CWA, along with the labor - backed Working Families Party and the City Council's Progressive caucus.

WFP, a progressive political party founded in 1998 in New York by labor unions and community organizations with chapters nationwide, takes advantage of New York's fusion voting laws — which allow small third parties to cross-endorse Democratic and Republican candidates.

The progressive, labor - backed Working Families Party, worked tirelessly for Mr. Williams and a handful of other candidates, and he eventually won the six - way race with 37 percent of the vote.

Andrew Cuomo - surrogate Christine Quinn today insisted that the governor's new «Women's Equality Party» line is not — contrary to progressive claims — an attempt to knock the labor - backed Working Families Party off the ballot.

Further complicating Egan's quest to bill himself to voters as the true progressive were the decisions of the labor - backed Working Families Party and Robert F. Kennedy Democratic Club to sit the race out.

The stage for Hawkins» real campaign was set, unintentionally, by the Working Families Party, whose base of labor unions and progressive groups nearly fractured over a plan to spurn Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, and nominate Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham law professor who has written extensively about political corruption.

Biss: First of all, we in the Democratic party, especially those of us who identify as progressives, have a strong attachment to our friends in organized labor and a strong preference for being on the same side as them on issues when it makes policy sense.

The state Democratic Party, Fuse (a large statewide progressive group), the Washington State Labor Council, and Front and Centered have come out in opposition.

The Australian Labor Party («progressive») has just elected a new leader, having been beaten in the recent election in a landslide.