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An impending Supreme Court decision could weaken public unions by no longer requiring non-members to pay union dues or fees.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Close to nine years of concessions and frustration seemingly exploded into a series of very public tantrums by union members this March.

Fudge's letter was made public by the United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW), which represents many of the unionized grocery workers in the United States.

The union accused Canada Post of preparing to lock workers out, and creating uncertainty by warning the public to avoid the post office.

Some are just a convenient scapegoat by public employees unions that are seeing their benefits cut.

Despite public outcry and fierce resistance from unions, cities across New Jersey cut police departments by 15 % late last year.

Closed - shop rules imposed by the carpenters» union dictate public tendering policies, and so most future municipal construction contracts can only be bid by approved union firms, dramatically reducing the number of eligible bidders.

And in 2011, Wisconsin's governor decimated public sector unions by taking away state and local government employee rights to collective bargaining, reversing a policy in place since 1959.

With infrastructure spending priorities and upcoming negotiations with public - sector unions, improving the budgetary outlook by $ 4 billion per year for two consecutive years would seem a Herculean task.

Barack Obama's administration pushed for the Trans - Pacific Partnership, again over the objections of labor unions, this time joined by many public health groups.

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There are particular questions here about the fate of union workers whose pay and benefits are set by multi-year collective bargaining agreements and public sector workers whose pay is set by law.

Investors are not particularly skeptical of proposals by unions and public pensions, but appear to view proposals by individual «gadfly» shareholders as value - destroying.

The newly elected Progressive Conservative government in Manitoba has moved quickly to cement its anti-worker bona fides with the radical right - wing by making it more difficult for non-union workers to join a union, and by opening up bidding on large scale public construction projects to non-union companies.

These organizations can receive unlimited corporate, individual, or union contributions that they do not have to make public, and though their political activity is supposed to be limited, the IRS — which has jurisdiction over these groups — by and large has done little to enforce those limits.

Posted by Erin Weir under corporate income tax, Ontario, public services, unions.

IG Metall's campaign follows a 6.3 per cent pay increase over two years secured for 2m public sector workers last month by Ver.di, the services union, after weeks of stoppages.

As for the alleged union effect highlighted by the Frontier Centre, it is true that public sector wage settlements did somewhat exceed private sector settlements over this period, but only by a small amount, and that after a decade in which public sector settlements lagged behind.

While you could argue the choice of topic was motivated by the political and professional interests of the 40,000 - member provincial teachers» union and regulatory association — and someone is sure to — no one can claim Environics is not a quality public opinion research firm using solid methodology.

• Restore full collective bargaining rights; • Restore strong health and safety protections in workplaces under federal jurisdiction, watered down by the previous government; • Repeal anti-labour Bills C - 525 and C - 377; C - 10; C - 4; C - 59; • Restore pay equity in the public service, with full union right of representation; • Re-open the nine veterans» affairs offices shut down in 2014.

Similar to the voucher system which was supported by many neoliberal economists in the past the goal is to starve the public system and break the unions.

This event is made possible by the generous support from: Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Union of Public and General Employees (CUPE), Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Communications Workers of America (CWA) Canada, National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), People's Social Forum, Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), Unifor, the United Steelworkers (USW), and Réseau québécois sur l'intégration continentale (RQIC)

The ATO's attack on Exxon comes as unions continue a public campaign seeking to highlight the perceived lack of tax paid by the oil company.

Kuwaiti oil sector employees sit in a shaded area on the first day of an official strike called by the Oil and Petrochemical Industries Workers Union over public sector pay Continue Reading

From a financial standpoint, the impact is also very limited because most, if not all, of the debt Greece owes is held by public and governmental entities: the International Monetary Fund, the European Union and the European Central Bank (ECB).

Contracting a new union, even if it is recognised by civil law, adds to the gravity of the rupture: the remarried spouse is then in a situation of public and permanent adultery.»

In a number of states, these agencies are dominated by teacher unions and public school advocates who have made it virtually impossible for some religions to operate schools in accordance with their religious principles.

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

The platform planks for «32 embodied a number of Century concerns: U.S. adherence to the World Court protocol; U.S. entry into the League of Nations, provided that its covenant be amended to eliminate military sanctions; U.S. recognition of the Soviet Union (which was granted a year later); the safeguarding of the rights of conscientious objectors (including those denied citizenship, such as Canadian - born theologian D. C. Macintosh of Yale Divinity School); the abolition of compulsory military training in state - supported educational institutions other than military and naval academies; emergency measures for relief and public - works employment; the securing of constitutional rights for minorities; the reduction of gross inequality of income by steeply progressive rates of taxation on large incomes; «progressive socialization of the ownership and control of natural resources, public utilities and basic industries»; «the nationalization of our entire banking system»; and so on (June 8, 1932).

If you care to believe the Hofstra University study on the matter there is more abuse percentage wise in our own public schools than there ever has been in the Catholic Church.Not justifying it but you must remember that our public schools have laws and unions that are protected by the laws of our very own government.

The Catholic view of matrimony, on the other hand, is that it is an objective bond, sealed with public vows that are ratified and completed by the private union of the flesh of a man and a woman who are members of the Body of Christ.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

Of course, this makes it a public union rather than a private one by necessity, since what good is a contract if it lacks the public force of law in its enforcement?

The couples married in a Christian marriage would be doing what they have always been doing since the earliest days of the Church: entering into the «holy estate» of matrimony, the physical and spiritual union created by God upon the making of a public covenant by the bride and groom through their vows.

The first is the Traffic Light (TL) system, developed by the UK Food Standards Agency, where nutrients of greatest public health significance (total fat, saturated fat, sugar and sodium) are ranked and colour - coded as either high (red), medium (amber) or low (green), based on cut - points established by the European Regulation for Nutrition and Health Claims (Official Journal of the European Union, 2006).

Bullied and bludgeoned by weeks of intense public debate over a longer school day, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis fought back Friday by filing an unfair labor practices complaint against Chicago Public Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at Citypublic debate over a longer school day, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis fought back Friday by filing an unfair labor practices complaint against Chicago Public Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at CityPublic Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at City Hall.

Meanwhile, Chicago Public Schools officials announced firm plans to pursue a longer school day in the 2012 - 13 school year, by which time state law allows them to implement a longer day whether or not the union agrees.

In consideration of global public health recommendations, including WHA Resolution 63.23, the WHA Global Strategy of Infant and Young Child feeding and the global impact of exports from the Union to third countries, the labelling and marketing of processed baby foods should make it clear that these products are not adequate for use by infants of less than 6 months of age and should not undermine the 6 month exclusive breastfeeding recommendation; Considers therefore that the labelling and marketing should be revised in line with WHA recommendations for foods for infants and young children;

The cooperative procurement group represents 180 Vermont public schools, and is cochaired by Burlington's Doug Davis, along with founder Bob Clifford, food service director of Chittenden Central Supervisory Union.

The Public and Commercial Services union backed a strike on June 30th, the same day as industrial action planned by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and Association of Teachers and Lecturers (union backed a strike on June 30th, the same day as industrial action planned by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and Association of Teachers and Lecturers (Union of Teachers (NUT) and Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).

A lawsuit filed by a labor union for the NYPD that seeks to block the release of footage from officers» body - worn cameras without a court order may have far - reaching implications for public access to videos of police incidents, including fatal shootings.

Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) will be joining other trade unionists, anti fascist, anti racist campaigners and the public tomorrow (21 June), in a national demonstration and carnival parade organised by Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR) and Unite Against Fascism Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) will be joining other trade unionists, anti fascist, anti racist campaigners and the public tomorrow (21 June), in a national demonstration and carnival parade organised by Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR) and Unite Against Fascism public tomorrow (21 June), in a national demonstration and carnival parade organised by Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR) and Unite Against Fascism (UAF).

The planned strike on Wednesday 5 August by members of the Public and Commercial Services union in the UK Border Agency has been called off.

«Once again the public sector is being made to pay for the crisis caused by the banking sector,» Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotkapublic sector is being made to pay for the crisis caused by the banking sector,» Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark SerwotkaPublic and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) member organization believes the increase «was rushed through parliament without any meaningful deliberations by the peoples» representatives or wider public consultations.»

More than 200 UK jobs have been saved after a campaign by the Public and Commercial Services union forced government contractor Hewlett Packard to abandon plans to offshore work to India.

Plans by the government to further «open up» the welfare state will simply mean «big profits for big business» the Public and Commercial Services union says.

The state's highest court will decide whether to make NYPD disciplinary records public in a case filed by the New York Civil Liberties Union with the support of multiple news organizations.