Sentences with phrase «sector workers in»

For 30 percent of public - sector workers in 12 states, Social Security is not an option, according to CNN Money.

Public and private sector workers in the northwestern U.S. have limited access for affordable housing.

Washington, DC, July 28, 2011 — Public and private sector workers in the Northeast need more affordable housing opportunities.

November 10 — British Columbia — British Columbia Teachers» Federation v. R. Charter of Rights: In 2002, British Columbia passed two statutes dealing with collective agreements for public sector workers in the field of education: the Education Flexibility and Choice Act and the Education Services Collective Agreement Amendment Act.

Are two statutes dealing with collective agreements for public sector workers in the field of education unconstitutional as infringing s. 2 (d) of the Charter.

This week, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear five appeals including a number of significant cases that will determine the rights of the Crown to «take up» Aboriginal lands under treaty; the right of public - sector workers in Saskatchewan to strike; and the extent of solicitor - client privilege as it pertains to money laundering laws.

According to The Washington Post, 39 % of private sector workers in 1980 had a pension.

Consequently, the difference between teachers and private - sector workers in employer health cost per participating employee is 16 percent ($ 9,838 vs. $ 8,492).

The wages of private - sector workers in China (where many brands manufacture) increased by 14 percent in 2012, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics.

There are still more than 5.5 million public sector workers in Britain.

So public sector workers in the north will take a real term pay cut to fund a tax cut for millionaires living in the south!

David Cameron led Ed Miliband by 15 points (42 % to 27 %) as best Prime Minister in the national poll, though it was notable that his lead was twice as high among men (22 points) than among women (10 points), and more than twice as high among private sector workers (24 points) than public (10 points)-- though for him to have any sort of lead among public sector workers in the current climate is an achievement worth noting.

Back in 2008 when MORI reviewed their methodology after wrongly showing Ken Livingstone ahead in the London mayoral race, they discovered they had too many public sector workers in their telephone samples and started weighting according to it (quite drastically, it's sometimes a case of almost halving the number of public sector workers).

The number of retired public sector workers in New York collecting six - figure pensions is closing in on 4,000, with an 18 percent increase over the year before, according to a recent survey by a fiscal watchdog group.

He recalled his time as a council leader, and spoke of «the enormous commitment by public sector workers in delivering key services».

Nearly three quarters, or 74 percent, of low - income private sector workers in New York City don't have access to a retirement savings plan, Public Advocate Letitia James said Thursday.

We've lost 400,000 public sector workers in New York since the Great Recession.

McCoy has also drafted legislation to be considered by the county lawmakers that would ensure all private - sector workers in the county have access to paid sick leave — a move praised by Citizen Action of New York.

Most private sector workers in New York City do not have any access to a retirement savings program, and low - income, immigrant, minority, and female New Yorkers are disproportionately impacted.

Unions have warned that strikes by public sector workers in the row over pensions will continue following a day of walkouts and protests.

Around 70,000 public sector workers in Wales join a one - day strike over pay, pensions and working conditions.

The number of retired public sector workers in New York collecting six - figure pensions is closing in on 4,000, with an 18 percent increase over the year before, according to a recent survey by The Empire Center.

There will be no headline increase in pay for any public sector workers in 2011, except for the lowest - paid one million, who will be protected.

There are over five million public sector workers in the UK and many millions more who know them, respect them and rely on them.

Under the Tories» plans, approximately 370,000 public sector workers in Wales would have seen their pay reduced.

Controversial UK Government plans to introduce different pay rates for public sector workers in different parts of the UK have so far dominated today's meeting of the Welsh Grand Committee.

Public sector workers in Britain have gone on strike today in a row over pay, pensions, conditions, jobs and spending cuts.

Only 46 per cent of this group agree that the proposed cuts are «necessary and unavoidable» — well below the average for all voters (63 per cent) and lower even than among public sector workers in the seat (59 per cent).

The precariat encompasses the informal sector workers in developing countries but also those on zero hour contracts and other forms of insecure work in Europe or Japan.

Currently, more than half of private sector workers in New York State have no access to a retirement savings plan at work.

«Regional pay penalising public sector workers in the north - no.

The minister argued that there were more than five million public sector workers in the country, and pointed out that they all had loved ones, such as parents, spouses and children, who might share their frustration at government policy.

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.

There absolutely was a trade - union and labor movement in the U.S. from 1890 to 1950, including about 34 % of private sector workers in the late 1940s.

Teachers are set to be joined by other public sector workers in a mass walkout at the end of the month.

«We had public sector workers in the NHS using social media to campaign against the Conservative party.

Public - and private - sector workers in North America demanding greater access to retirement - planning tools through digital channels.

Not exact matches

Chris, an IT worker who still works in the government sector in Toronto, has seen worse.

It can also help gear workers toward training in those sectors that are growing.

This will help raise the wages of workers in that sector, but does nothing for jobs.

On a scale out of seven, the magazine staff rated 4.8, meaning we're about as happy as employees in the ever - downtrodden manufacturing sector and significantly less happy than the normal knowledge - based worker.

Since that time a major effort began in Congress to amend the FLSA to liberalize comp time rules for private sector hourly workers.

The Silicon Valley worker benefits and perks — the free, fresh produce and transcendental meditation pods — have become symbols of the riches created in the tech sector and how good it has been to workers, but the hype belies the truth that many of the employees operating within big tech companies are working on second - class contract terms.

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.

Instead of welcoming foreign talent with open arms, Canada makes it exceedingly difficult for them to come to or stay in this country, even at a time when the thriving technology sector is in dire need of skilled knowledge workers.

From doggie spas to oil companies, employers have been given the green light to hire temporary foreign workers even in regions of the country struggling with joblessness, including the Maritimes and southwestern Ontario, and in sectors where there is no apparent lack of domestic candidates.

That is because banks, private - equity firms and institutional investors have continued to pour money into the sector even as oil companies slashed billions of dollars in spending from their budgets and laid off more than 100,000 workers.

But demand in the oil and gas sector led the then - Liberal government in 2002 to expand the strategy to unskilled workers.

The debate is particularly fraught in the service sector, where fast food workers have organized and protested for higher wages this year.

Outside of the tech sector, 150,000 tech workers are employed in New York City.