Sentences with phrase «public employee unions»

A top aide to a Republican candidate for governor is working with public employee unions to defeat Republican candidates in local elections.

In the case of public employee unions, the rights of labor and the rights of taxpayers have to be balanced.

Local Democratic town committees dominated by public employee union members can also exert a restraint on sensible instincts.

Other public employee unions share in the blame for that.

The trade off for public employee unions used to be you got a lower salary but received benefits / pension.

She is expected to negotiate new collective bargaining agreements with the five major public employee unions during her four - year term.

It's one of the biggest concerns among lawmakers and public employee unions as well as advocates for school districts, hospitals and other public services.

I'll certainly stand corrected... But if memory serves, I don't believe one state public employee union has historically enjoyed much of a negotiated advantage over the others.

It was later revealed several public employee unions had come forward to raise questions about how the amendment could impact their leadership.

The only efficiency to be had in government is in the reduction of its size, i.e., the things it does, and by not allowing public employee unions to tighten their grip.

My experience is that this situation is not unique but common to many public employee unions.

Public employee unions maintain retirement benefits far larger than those received by most private sector workers (and taxpayers).

There are several ways the state's public employee unions sort out their spending streams, but in general, there are three pools of money to consider.

This is because those rules were long ago written into labor contracts, giving public employee unions a veto over any reforms.

And what did he try to do to public employee unions earlier this year?

A recent AP story shows just how much public employee unions want to put every issue in the conceptual basket of collective bargaining.

Note: I call the charter school a «public charter school» because a charter school is still a public school, just one that is not dominated by public employee unions.

He has been endorsed by Flake, as well as District Council 37, the largest public employee union in the city.

Marty Beil, whom many call the face of public employee unions in Wisconsin, said Wednesday that he is retiring.

For instance, Baynes believes lawmakers should repeal the Triborough Amendment, which keeps public employee union contracts largely in force even after the term of a given contract expires.

Kurland's endorsements thus far include public employee union District Council 37 and the Women's Democratic Club of New York.

«Solidarity, right now, has taken on a new meaning,» agreed Jahmila Joseph, Assistant Associate Director of DC 37, the city's largest municipal public employee union which counts over 51 local unions and over 125,000 members.

Cuomo is making a point of hitting special interests — including labor (particularly public employee unions with a proposed pay freeze)-- with his fiscally conservative platform.

When comparing the TFD map and a National Right to Work map, it becomes apparent that states with powerful public employee unions (notably the teacher union variety) and later TFD dates closely correlate.

Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal «s Paul Gigot ominously predicts «a showdown looming across the country between taxpayers and public employee unions over pay and pensions,» while the Heritage Foundation warns that «the more the government taxes, the more it can pay its unionized workers.»

ALBANY — Gov. Paterson has put massive state employee layoffs «on the radar screen» after being told the no - layoff pledge he signed with public employee unions last year is not legally binding, The Post has learned.

SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Wisconsin will no longer be obligated to bargain with its largest public employee unions after the weakened labor groups decided Thursday against seeking recertification votes in the state that was the...

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A state appeals court declined to rule Thursday on whether to allow a law stripping public employee unions of nearly all their collective bargaining rights to take effect, saying the issue...

The Senate President worked with public employee union leaders to draft the amendment, and remains committed to its passage today.

The Business Council of New York State tweeted that the proposal was «disappointing» because public employee unions often lobby for more spending that the Business Council said hurts the state's business climate.

The group successfully bolstered the governor's policy proposals through millions of dollars of advertising buys that provided a counter to the perennially - high spending of interests like public employee unions during budget negotiations.

Writing in an open letter to Brown in 2011, Donnelly accused the governor of submitting new contract agreements that «protect the well - paid public employee unions, even at the cost of students, public safety, and jobs.»

Assemblyman Richard Brodsky is touting his endorsement today by DC37, NYC's largest municipal public employee union and one of the few labor organizations with a sizable, well - organized field operation.

The governor - elect repeated his warning that he'd fire back at public employee unions or others if they launch campaigns against what he said will be a stringent budget plan for the coming fiscal year.

New York State AFL - CIO President Denis Hughes and presidents of the leading public employee unions will hold a news conference to discuss implications of property tax cap legislation on public employees, vital public services and all New Yorkers.

In his reelection effort, Obama is courting union votes and has spoken out against GOP governors» efforts in Midwestern states to curb union power, particularly among public employee unions.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a labor - backed bill Thursday to help shield public employee unions from a looming US Supreme Court decision, as he works to lock down union support for a third term.

Sunday's New York Times prints a breathless story about the «emergency» presented by the congressional candidacy of Councilman Charles Barron, especially given his endorsement by the powerful and influential city public employees union District Council 37, AFSME.

The mayor's history of fiscal discipline and taking on public employee unions also fit nicely into Cuomo's campaign platform.

The NYC $ 15 million dollar subsidizing of union reps shows how hard it is to challenge public employee union leadership.

Judge William Conley immediately stopped the state from enforcing the absolute majority requirement in union elections and set a deadline of May 31 to return automatic dues deduction from all members of public employee unions who so choose.

It wasn't the only time public employee unions have supported Donnelly.

On another, he was the leader of a 9,000 - strong public employees union with unusually high dues of $ 45 per paycheck — 50 percent higher, to be exact, than the $ 30 rate of the Correction Captains Association, for example — giving him plenty of cash to lavish on pliant politicians.

The anti-tax Club for Growth has endorsed Neumann in Wisconsin, and Fitzgerald played a major role in last year's legislative efforts to gut public employee union power.

State lawmakers admitted they would pick furloughs - and infuriated public employee unions — over a government shutdown.

Gov. David Paterson this morning lambasted public employee unions for making an issue of the $ 42,000 worth of raises he granted — and subsequently rescinded — to five members of his own staff at a time when he was pushing for a furlough for state workers.