Sentences with phrase «raised by labor»

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• Wonolo, a San Francisco - based staffing platform enabling businesses to fill their immediate labor needs, raised $ 13 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital.

This is particularly significant in the context of the labor market, considering that inflation — and, by extension, wage inflation — is arguably the most important input for the Federal Reserve as it decides how quickly to raise interest rates.

Backed by labor groups such as the Service Employees International Union, workers have landed some victories as individual cities and states have raised their minimum wage.

One of the issues raised by China Labor Watch is that workers in the factories lacked a mechanism by which to lodge complaints.

With the family's blessings, she sought to raise profit margins by shifting from labor - intensive products like framing lumber to more lucrative specialties, including kitchen and bath fixtures.

During her tenure at the Department of Labor, Chao was criticized for supporting the interests of industry over concerns raised by unions.

Race to the bottom: A term for dog - eat - dog competition by which countries compete by cutting wage levels so as to produce in the cheapest market, not by raising wages and labor productivity.

Of course, with labor markets tight, some employers will attempt to attract new employees by offering higher wages and benefits, raising the average compensation paid to many employees over time.

Under this new regulation issued by the Department of Labor, it raises the bar on the level of advice you'll be getting for your retirement investments.

Given the strong labor market, it is likely the Federal Reserve will raise short - term rates by 25 basis points at their June meeting.

The result is a double - crisis: austerity stemming from debt deflation, while public health, communications, information technology, transportation and other basic infrastructure are privatized by corporate monopolies that raise prices charged to labor and industry.

To be sure, you have comported yourself as a consistent moderate, backing the consensus crafted by Janet Yellen that interest rates should be raised slowly so that labor markets can recover, that risks to financial stability are muted, and that new regulations make the economy safer.

Automation is forecast to raise productivity by as much as 30 percent in many industries, and cut labor costs by at least 18 percent in the coming decade, according to recent research from The Boston Consulting Group.

The Fed has raised rates twice so far this year, by 25 basis points in both March and June — attributing the move to steady growth in the economy and labor market (core inflation is at just under 2 %)-- and another hike is expected before year - end.

Underlining the health of the German economy compared with much of the rest of the eurozone, an independent bi-annual report produced by a range of economic institutions for the German Economics Ministry raised its forecast for the country's growth in 2016 from 1.6 % to 1.9 %, citing the strength of the labor market and private consumption.

Jesus» actions, then, are symbolic of adoption; abandoned children are to be brought into the church and raised by Christian parents, not in order to exploit their labor potential but because the biblical God is one with a special concern for the poor, the homeless, the weak and the abandoned.

Globalization and free markets are not without their problems, but they are the only real hope that the laboring poor have of raising themselves out of misery by giving them the opportunity to tap into world markets not only to offer their labor to more bidders but to avail themselves of the goods and services the rest of the world has to offer them.

«Jesus on the Cross,» writes Teilhard, «is both the symbol and the reality of the immense labor of the centuries which has little by little raised up the created spirit and brought it back to the depth of the divine context» (DM 79).

U.S. capital, attracted to Mexico by cheap labor, will not intentionally adopt policies that raise the cost of labor.

They are appalled by reforms meant to raise the price of labor.

He raised the value of their labor by limiting access to it.

Being the scientist that you are, I am surprised that the drug having not been approved by the FDA for the specific use of labor induction would not have you raising at least one eyebrow.

Anyone who doesn't receive their raise by Dec. 31 should contact the state Labor Department at 1 -888-4-NYSDOL to report their employers.

This raises the likelihood that savings made possible by the use of the design - build method will be undermined by the imposition of PLAs, which favor less efficient union labor.

«Cuomo's effort was supported by a powerful coalition of business and labor leaders who raised more than $ 4 million for the campaign to support the amendment.»

Cuomo has been adept at raising millions of dollars from interests whose businesses are impacted by Albany actions — labor unions, real estate developers, business executives, the health care industry, charter school backers, government contractors, and the film and TV companies that get tax breaks for filming in New York.

Once the campaign [that voters pay attention to] begins after Labor Day, New Yorkers from across the state will see what those that are close to the capital see day in and day out by Comptroller DiNapoli and he will not need to fund raise.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a tentative agreement on Thursday with the New York City firefighters» union for a seven - year labor pact that includes retroactive raises for firefighters, new disability pension protections and increased staffing for 20 of the Fire Department's roughly 200 engine companies by 2019.

The Buffalo News reported last week that the one anti-Proposal 1 group, funded almost exclusively by an array of labor unions, has raised $ 1.5 million for its campaign to stop the convention.

«We raised the minimum wage last year, and we're now in the midst of a minimum wage phase - in schedule,» Cuomo said at a news conference in Manhattan, where he was flanked by labor leaders who later praised his proposal.

According to the complaint, they sought Mr. Percoco's help in reversing a decision by the state's economic development agency that would have forced COR — Mr. Cuomo's largest donor in central New York — to make an expensive labor peace agreement; pushing the state to release payments that it owed to COR; and getting a $ 5,000 raise for Mr. Aiello's son, who worked for Mr. Percoco at the governor's office.

The increase awaits formal approval by Cuomo's labor commissioner, but it was endorsed Wednesday by a wage board that Cuomo convened after attempts to raise the minimum wage across the board fell flat in the legislature.

By contrast, Republican committees raised only $ 3.4 million from labor, less than a fourth of their opponents» total.

New York City teachers have approved a nine - year labor contract — a deal that raises pay by 18 percent but leaves questions about the future of their health benefits.

(New York City teachers have approved a nine - year labor contract — a deal that raises pay by 18 percent but leaves questions about the future of their health benefits.)

The coalition is backed by businesses, private sector labor organizations and elected officials, and it can raise unlimited funds to meet his goal, according to Board of Elections guidelines and court rulings.

Also at 11:30 a.m., Rebuild NY Now, a broad - based coalition seeking to raise public awareness about the state's infrastructure needs, hosted by Sen. Sue Serino, County Executive Marcus Molinaro and other local elected officials, members of organized labor, Chambers of Commerce and local businesses, will hold a press conference, County Bridge PV - 15, North Ave over Swallow Stream, Pleasant Valley.

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.

At a rally in Manhattan, the Democratic governor shared the stage with national labor leaders after a state wage board recommended raising the minimum wage for fast - food workers to $ 15 and hour, delivering a key victory in a national push by unions — led by Service Employees International Union — to improve the lot of (and unionize) employees at McDonald's, Burger King and other chains.

... In recent months, regional offices of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)... has accused Dolan and Cablevision of violating federal labor law by allegedly threatening employees, bargaining in bad faith, unfairly firing employees, and raising the salaries only of non-union workers.&rLabor Relations Board (NLRB)... has accused Dolan and Cablevision of violating federal labor law by allegedly threatening employees, bargaining in bad faith, unfairly firing employees, and raising the salaries only of non-union workers.&rlabor law by allegedly threatening employees, bargaining in bad faith, unfairly firing employees, and raising the salaries only of non-union workers.»

A restaurant group is seeking to void the state Department of Labor's order raising the minimum wage for fast - food workers to $ 15 per hour by 2021.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo — joined by Vice President Biden — is expected to push today for a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage for all workers statewide after the acting state labor commissioner gives final approval to a recommendation raising hourly pay for fast food workers to that amount.

De Blasio announced a tentative agreement with the New York City firefighters» union for a seven - year labor pact that includes retroactive raises for firefighters, new disability pension protections and increased staffing for 20 of the department's roughly 200 engine companies by 2019.

Cuomo himself has not revealed precisely how he wants the 421a tax abatement renewed, but has been sympathetic to complaints raised by the AFL - CIO, a labor union in New York that did not endorse him for re-election last year.

A late surge by Eva Bermudez Zimmerman, a Hartford - raised labor organizer who lives in Sandy Hook, assured her of a spot in the primary against Bysiewicz.

The move was cheered by labor unions and progressive groups that have long urged Cuomo to raise taxes, and are still hoping he will go further.

Flanked by a collection of liberal groups and labor leaders, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Sunday announced a raft of proposals on social issues, among them a plan that would raise the minimum wage to $ 11.50 an hour in New York City and $ 10.50 an hour in the rest of the state.

Fresh faced, wearing metal - rimmed glasses and a silky black dress cinched at the waist, she resembles more a neighborhood volunteer than a politician — an identity born out of her upbringing in the Glen Oaks section of Eastern Queens, where she was raised by a father who was a labor organizer and a mother who was a tenant lawyer.

Joseph Percoco - Cuomo's campaign manager and closest staff aide, Percoco was paid by Cor Development via a shell company set up by Todd Howe to use his position to get several favors, including a raise for Steven Aiello's son who was working in the Governor's office and removing a project labor agreement from an Inner Harbor parking lot project.

Mahoney estimated it would cost between $ 25 million and $ 30 million to win this year's governor's race, and said it'd be imperative for Lazio to raise at least $ 10 million by Labor Day to compete.