Sentences with phrase «representing public workers»

Falk has won the endorsement of the statewide teachers union and the largest union representing public workers.

Not exact matches

Unifor will initially represent more than 300,000 workers across roughly 20 sectors of the economy, primarily in manufacturing, communications and transportation, as well as some public sector employees in the health, education and transit sectors.

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.

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.

I'll be speaking at the second one, at 10:45 in the same room, along with the national leaders of NUPGE (representing provincial workers) and CUPE (representing municipal workers) about the contribution of public workers to greater equality by improving the lives of marginalized Canadians — the unemployed, the homeless, single parents, recent immigrants, senior citizens, and others.

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.

While Ed Miliband floats around the country playing the role of a man with integrity, it's worth noting that despite «marching for the alternative» a few years ago with the people he claims to represent, he turned his back on public sector workers and those on «Workfare», whilst allowing changes to employment law to go through virtually unchallenged, allowing the coalition to force through it's anti-worker agenda.

AFSCME New York represents 420,000 public and nonprofit services workers across the state, made up of members from CSEA Local 1000, DC 37, DC 1707, Council 35, Council 66, and Council 82.

«This change represents nothing more than naked raiding of public service workers» pensions to make them pay the price for the greed and recklessness of the financial sector.

As Political Director of the New York City Central Labor Council, Carrión has forged deep partnerships among 300 local unions from every trade, occupation, and public and private sector of the New York economy, representing a wide spectrum of workers, including teachers, truck drivers, operating engineers, nurses, construction workers, electricians, firefighters, retail workers, janitors, train operators, bakers, and many more who are the face of today's workforce.

Local 1961 represents about 230 workers in the water, sewer and public works departments.

Stephen Madarasz, spokesman for the CSEA — the union representing many public workers in New York — says the economic downturn, and the subsequent tightening of state and local budgets, has put workers at risk.

Unions representing public sector workers that do not fall into one of the categories mentioned above gave Senate Democrats $ 749,442, Senate Republicans $ 362,207, and Assembly Democrats $ 824,346.

Outside of some donations from groups representing public safety workers and first responders, Cuomo had received only $ 25,000 from labor unions through May of last year.

«People are upset because they can't accommodate their families» schedules,» said Barbara Gregorek, a division leader with the Public Employees Federation union that represents OCFS workers.

We believe the public - sector workers we represent, the governor's own workforce, should have the same expectation of job growth and stability as those workers in the private sector.

The budget backlash continues today as several groups representing education, public employees, and low - income New Yorkers bashed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget, saying there are other ways to close the state's $ 10 billion gap without laying off workers or cutting from education and health care.

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

The future of thousands of disabled workers» jobs hangs in the balance as unions representing Remploy workers rally to urge Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Peter Hain «not to fail disabled workers» at the last public event before he is expected to make a decision about the future of Remploy.

Unions representing public sector workers such as teachers, train drivers and doctors will have to pass a much tougher test before being allowed to strike.

Across the public sector - in the civil service, education, local government and health - unions representing around one million public sector workers have already either rejected or refused to sign up to the government's «heads of agreement» offer.

«On Friday we'll be hearing from Len McCluskey, the newly elected general secretary of Unite - a union like ours that represents workers in both the public and private sectors, a union that knows the importance of campaigning hard, and a union with which we will be signing a joint agreement to embed our new working relationship at every level.

The Public and Commercial Services union — which represents the 1,200 workers facing unemployment — has invited politicians to a drop - in briefing at the House of Commons from 10.30 am.

While he's always kept close ties to private - sector unions, the governor is much tougher on public employee unions, including those that represent teachers and state workers.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Two unions representing about 2,700 public workers in Madison and Dane County have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin's new law restricting collective bargaining rights.

Dave Prentis (pictured right) is general secretary of UNISON which represents public sector workers.

Fights over to what extent the county is responsible for paying the full cost of employees» health care have sprung up recently after heated negotiations between the Astorino administration and the Civil Service Employees Association, CSEA — a union representing the county's public sector workers — failed to produce a compromise, including a contract offer that the union rejected earlier this month.

The party, in a written statement, is backing Cuomo's platform in which he promises to cut state spending, including aid that goes to the unions representing teachers and other public workers closely associated with the party.

The union represents about 50,000 workers and is the second largest public - workers labor group in the state.

CSEA, which represents public nursing home workers throughout the state, has publicly argued that local development corporations should not be used to allow municipalities to skirt regulations designed to protect taxpayers or to avoid public scrutiny or opposition to the sale of publicly owned nursing homes.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Two unions representing about 2,700 public workers in Madison and Dane County have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin's new law restricting collective bargaining rights.

(CWA represents 75,000 telecommunications, public health care, media and manufacturing workers statewide).

Danny Donohue is president of the 300,000 member CSEA — New York's leading union — representing public and private sector workers doing every kind of job in every part of New York.

Speaking with New York Public Radio Capital Bureau Correspondent Karen DeWitt, Frank «Rusty» Brown, who represents the majority of the workers, at the plant said:

Filings with the city Campaign Finance Board show that the public advocate has been the leading recipient of union contributions, with tens of thousands of dollars in donations, alone, from local chapters nationwide of UNITE, which represents needle trades and textile industry workers.

Last week the Public Employees Federation, which represents white collar state workers but is part of the American Federation of Teachers, voted to endorse Teachout.

We believe the governor and the Legislature should recognize the value of the work done by the professional workers represented by PEF in securing the settlement by ensuring funds from the windfall are reinvested, in part, to state agencies to maintain and improve public services in all New York communities.

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 state AFL - CIO has donated $ 108,000 in cash and in - kind services, $ 120,000 has come from the New York Pipe Trades union and the Public Employees Federation, which represents white collar state workers, has donated $ 100,000.

PEF is the state's second largest public employee union representing about 55,000 mostly white collar workers.

The AFT takes an expansive view of which public - service workers it can represent.

Like all public workers, teachers should be paid at a level commensurate with the market value of their skills, which represents the compensation needed to attract and retain a given set of workers.

The fact that the very high - tech companies that represent America's economic future have to look abroad for workers with the needed skills is a chilling sign that we have to get our act together when it comes to public education.

The database reveals that the NEA, which represents about 2.3 million K - 12 public school teachers and about one million education support workers, spent $ 56.3 million during the 2007 - 08 election cycle, making it the largest campaign spender in the nation.

If you combine the campaign spending of all those entities it does not match the amount spent by the National Education Association, the public - sector labor union that represents some 2.3 million K — 12 public school teachers and nearly a million education support workers (bus drivers, custodians, food service employees), retirees, and college student members.

A group of active and retired Chicago city employees and four unions that represent them — AFSCME Council 31, the Chicago Teachers Union, the Illinois Nurses Associations and Teamsters Local 700 — filed suit today in Cook County Circuit Court to overturn Senate Bill 1922 (Public Act 98 - 0641), legislation to sharply reduce pension benefits for city workers and retirees who participate in the Municipal Employees Annuity and Benefit Fund (MEABF).

The Local Wellness Committee will represent all school levels (elementary and secondary schools) and include (to the extent possible), but not be limited to: parents and caregivers; students; representatives of the school nutrition program (e.g., school nutrition director); physical education teachers; health education teachers; school health professionals (e.g., health education teachers, school health services staff (e.g., nurses, physicians, dentists, health educators, and other allied health personnel who provide school health services), and mental health and social services staff (e.g., school counselors, psychologists, social workers, or psychiatrists); school administrators (e.g., superintendent, principal, vice principal); school board members; health professionals (e.g., dietitians, doctors, nurses, dentists); and the general public.

Rauner said he hoped public employee unions would be «forced to compete» to represent government workers, if the agency fees are struck down.

The Peoria Federation of Teachers represents more than 1000 teachers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, School Social Workers, and School Psychologists working in the Peoria Public Schools.

«This important opportunity represents a win - win scenario for both workers and the traveling public by helping to create manufacturing jobs and support passenger rail.»