Sentences with phrase «public workers union»

The national union spent roughly $ 1 million in contributions to a labor - backed independent expenditure campaign — also supported by the public workers union AFSCME — and on its own extensive political operation, a Democratic political consultant familiar with the details of the spending told POLITICO.

On Monday, the largest public workers union, the CSEA, suspended all political endorsements and campaign contributions over the pension package, saying lawmakers traded the retirement security of future workers in exchange for new district lines, which were also passed in the all night session.

The Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), New York State's largest public workers union, has endorsed State Senator George Amedore for re-election.

The state's largest public workers union on Thursday formally endorsed Republican Sen. Sue Serino in her re-election bid for a second term.

The state's two largest public workers union, the Civil Service Employees Association, and the Public Employees Federation, say even without the 401k option, Cuomo's proposed Tier VI benefit plan is too meager, and unacceptable.

Kennedy, a Buffalo lawmaker, was endorsed by the AFL - CIO, New York State Troopers PBA, the Communications Workers of America and CSEA, the state's largest public workers union.

CSEA is the state's largest public workers union and is known supporting Democratic candidates in most races.

PEF, a union of mostly white - collar workers, represents about 55,000 members and is the second - largest public workers union in the state.

DC 37, NYC's largest public workers union, released its legislative endorsements for the Sept. 9 primary.

Teachout and Wu are backed by a public workers union, while other labor groups are remaining neutral in the race for now.

Members of the state's second - largest public workers union have voted to approve a three - year contract with the state, the leaders of the Public Employees Federation announced Wednesday evening.

The leadership of the state's largest public workers union says the proposal also raises questions and uncertainty for local government employees.

When Zephyr Teachout, then a little - known Fordham Law School professor, challenged Cuomo in a primary four years ago, one of the state's largest public workers unions, PEF, endorsed her, while NYSUT decided to sit out the governor's race entirely, declining to pick a favorite.

Other top lobbying spenders have consistently been on the list in recent years, including health care interests, the trial lawyers, and public worker unions.

Public worker unions are beginning to launch a series of television ads opposing the new, less generous pension tier for future state workers.

A case that was heard Monday in the U.S. Supreme Court and will be decided later on this year could have a big impact on public worker unions in New York.

CWA New Jersey Endorses Tom Malinowski for Congress Democratic congressional candidate Tom Malinowski has picked up the endorsement of the Communication Workers of America New Jersey, one of the state's largest public worker unions.

Public worker unions are expected to soon air TV ads opposing cuts, emphasizing that deep cuts will mean layoffs for New Yorkers and reduced services for the elderly, the infirm and the poor, many of them children.

DiNapoli is close and quite popular with the public workers unions whose pension fund he manages and Cuomo, as governor, was preparing to do battle with state workers over a less generous contract, threatening layoffs in the process.

Cuomo feuded with public workers unions like the New York State United Teachers, the Public Employees Federation and the Civil Service Employees Association.

Teachout was able to run a stronger - than - expected turnout in rural and upstate areas based on in part an active environmental campaign opposed to hydrofracking and Cuomo's strained relationship with public workers unions.

An appellate court upheld a high - level fellowship program started in 2014 by Cuomo that drew the ire of public workers unions, whose leaders said it circumvented the system of civil service promotions.

The city filed an amicus brief with the high court backing public workers unions» ability to collect mandatory fees, even from workers who don't want to join the union, officials said.

An overnight session in the state legislature where pension reform and other items were approved has left public worker unions, and even some lawmakers, fuming.

Cuomo has said in his campaign that he would take on special interests including public worker unions to cap local property taxes and reduce state spending and other measures that the labor - backed Working Families Party has fought since 1998.

Hawkins, who performed best in the Capital Region where Cuomo went to war with public worker unions early in his term, said he isn't so sure the anger is going to be there again in 2018.

The 2 percent per year property tax cap does not technically expire until next year, but leaders of cities, towns, and counties, as well as teachers and public worker unions say they fear an early renewal of the law might be part of any end of session deal.

If Janus wins the case, the Empire Center's Girardin said it could weaken New York's public worker unions, which represent about 1.2 million people.

The new state law, held up pending a legal challenge, forbids most public worker unions from negotiating salary schedules, benefits and workplace rules with employers.

Not exact matches

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 Workers union (UFCW), which represents many of the unionized grocery workers in the United 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.

The Liberals are unlikely to make any final decision on drug testing until the Supreme Court of Canada rules on its legality in a case between Suncor and workers at its Alberta oil sands operation, said Troy Winters, senior health and safety officer with the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

But Prime Minister Callaghan then urged that the government make further concessions to the unions, including «exemptions from the 5 per cent pay limit, tighter price controls and extension of the principle of «comparability,» under which public sector workers could expect more money.

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.

David Robinson, in his capacity as trade and education consultant for Education International, a global union federation claiming to represent 30 million teachers and other education workers, met with WTO negotiators during the ministerial to discuss potential impacts on public education.

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.

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.

That was for the parliamentary committee hearing on omnibus anti-union Bill C - 4, which guts federal public service union rights, and will force over a million workers to perform unsafe work.

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)

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

Countering these arguments, Andrew Cuomo has cobbled together a coalition to support his amendment, the most vocal of which have been the business leaders who stand to profit from casinos and public sector workers, primarily teacher's unions, who will be the beneficiary of increased state revenues.

Nationalization, whether in the form of a monolithic public corporation, as in the old British system, or through so called «workers» control,» as in Yugoslavia, for example, merely puts the business firmly into the hands of bureaucratic or union elites, or indeed both.

In addition, there are in nearly every congregation employers who have alcoholics in their businesses or plants, workers who know of untreated alcoholics in their unions, professional people with alcoholics among their clients or patients, public schoolteachers and opinion molders who through social prestige, political leadership, or involvement in the mass media help to create new images of public problems.

Hostess, its lenders and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union agreed to mediation at the urging of Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain of the Southern District of New York, who advised against a more expensive, public hearing regarding the...

Up to two million public sector workers are striking over their pensions today, as union leaders» impasse with the government continues.

CSEA, the state's largest public - workers union, announced it would suspend its backing of state lawmakers in order to «re-evaluate our political relationships and make judgments about the criteria.»

Six unions have mounted a legal challenge on behalf of millions of public sector workers over what inflation index is used to increase their pensions.

He chose not to go to university and instead started work as union organiser representing public sector workers in local authorities and the health service.

«We want Ekiti State workers to note that Fayose is nobody's friend; that is teachers, civil servants, public servants, local government workers, artisans, driver unions etc must note that Fayose is not your friend.

Democrats can't win when their only message is higher taxes and more spending that just make everything more expensive at a time when nobody's getting raises except the public union workers.