Sentences with phrase «safety workers unions»

The players: The mayor, public safety workers unions.

Not exact matches

«We want safety for all the workers,» Geoconda Argüello - Kline, the union's secretary - treasurer, told The Associated Press.

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.

Instead, Sari Sairanen, health and safety director for national union Unifor, doesn't think the problem will get better until governments themselves step in to provide better child and elder care so that workers have options outside of just missing work.

On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Plaza has been «virtually closed» all week due to a labor dispute that has recently escalated, with union workers at the Plaza raising health and safety concerns with the hotel's manager, Fairmont.

And reams of social science research show that strong unions do much more than that: They bolster regional economies, increase democratic participation, and even strengthen the social safety net for non-unionized workers.

Some of the workers we talked to supported the union, but many had no involvement — including Tesla's own former safety experts.

Through this period, governments of all stripes in Ottawa and the provinces enacted worker - friendly legislation that promoted workplace health and safety, employment equity, pay equity and union organizing.

«The draft orders and supporting submissions filed by the TWU and [National Union of Workers] fail to provide any substantive evidence or analysis to support the existence of such cogent links between claims and safety outcomes.»

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, will be supporting Workers» Memorial Day, the biggest national event in support of health and safety on 28 April.

Initially it was felt that the extent of the required safety training favored union members and would jeopardize the jobs of minority and nonunion workers.

«Over the past year, city workers and their unions have had to fight major battles to protect rights that we fought hard to win as well as to preserve the vital safety - net services we provide to an ever - growing clientele.

I was greatly disappointed to read the Times Union editorial against the bipartisan effort to reform the Scaffold Law («An attack on worker safety,» Sept. 24).

The Times Union editorial board should support Congressman John Faso's effort and the efforts of state legislators on behalf of worker safety, on behalf of civil justice and on behalf of all New Yorkers who struggle to find affordable housing.

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.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, is marking Workers» Memorial Day today (Tuesday) by highlighting the continuing concerns about the Coalition Government's approach to health and safety, in particular its failure to address the hidden killer in our schools - asbestos.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: «Trade unions have campaigned for years for the safety of workers in the workplace.

* GOP's union - busting drive alienating cops and firefighters: Relatedly, Politico on an important trend: Public safety workers, who were once reliably Republican - leaning, are now turning on the party in response to the public employee union busting of GOP governors, with potentially far - reaching political ramifications.

«Ms. Alcantara's record of standing up for workers» rights, and worker safety speaks volumes,» said District Council 9 International Union of Painters and Allied Trades President Joseph Azzopardi.

After months of sparring between union and nonunion groups, the City Council on Wednesday approved a construction safety bill that will require workers to undergo at least 40 hours of safety training.

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The union leader said the workers are also victims of a complete lack of support or concern for their safety from officials at the state Office of Children and Family Services, which runs the facilities.

But the new contracts do not include job protections for current workers, which the union threatened would put experienced drivers out of work and compromise kids» safety.

They join us to discuss a range of issues, including school safety; testing; a feared teacher shortage; the New York State budget; and the Janus vs. AFSCME case, which could impact union member and worker rights.

Apart from these, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has formed many treaties to cover various rights for workers, especially concerning health and safety issues, prohibitions on forced and child labour, and the right to organize unions (Beyond Voluntarism 22).

Blankenship, who led Massey through its mountaintop removal expansion, also earned the reputation as a union - buster with little regard for worker safety.

A recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision confirms that evidence of substance - related safety risks across an employer's workforce (including both union and non-union workers) may be taken into account when assessing the permissibility of random testing of unionized workers.

MANITOULIN — A decision by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) to reduce employer premiums is an insult to injured workers who have already suffered through years of austerity, says the president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).

The wider community embraces family and colleagues, labour unions, community legal clinics and worker representatives, disability groups, occupational health and safety groups, doctors and other health care workers, progressive politicians, researchers and social justice activists.

Michael was the plant chairman for his union and was active in protecting the workers» rights and advocating for safety at the mill.

The guide is intended for employers, HR, managers, owners who are considering programs and policies to improve psychological health in their organizations, unions, legal and regulatory professionals, consultants and others with a stake in maintaining the psychological health and safety of workers.

We also represent trade unions in other labour and employment law contexts, including in human rights proceedings, pay equity matters, pension and benefits disputes, workers» compensation matters, disability claims, employment standards disputes and occupational health and safety issues.

• Ensured customer satisfaction of facility related solutions by maintaining consistent implementation of overall performance metrics in the areas of Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, and Cost (SPQRC) • Led a cross-functional team of engineers, contractors, physical plant employees, and members of the United Auto Workers union.

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