Sentences with phrase «several public employee»

It was later revealed several public employee unions had come forward to raise questions about how the amendment could impact their leadership.

«The purpose of the council is to ask state employees to advise and make recommendations to the governor relating to employee / employer relations; to give front - line state employees a stronger voice in Frankfort; and to create a two - way communication mechanism between front - line state merit employees and the governor's office,» according to the state Personnel Cabinet website, which links to several public employee unions.

Opponents of a constitutional convention, including several public employee unions, worry that instead of gaining reforms, the wide - open nature of the convention could result in the loss of some rights that exist now in the state's constitution.

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While LGBT inclusion has been a winning stance for companies from a marketing standpoint — several major companies made a public showing of support for LGBT rights during the Sochi Olympics earlier this year — the survey results suggest that companies have some work to do to make employees feel welcomed within their workplaces.

Employees at several federal agencies including the Department of Agriculture have been barred by the Trump administration from making any statements, or providing any documents to the public or journalists, according to published reports.

Some other labour organizations have followed suit, including Toronto CUPE locals which, in the wake of a privatization drive by Mayor Rob Ford, have run several hearts - and - minds campaigns depicting individual city employees talking about the public services they deliver.

Several meetings have been held to bring together Town Square's management group, the center's design group, village and Park District officials, public works employees and the folks who run one of the mall's eateries.

Cuomo has been at odds with public workers on several fronts, pushing for a cap on local property tax increases and reducing pensions for new employees.

ALBANY, NY (03/01/2012)(readMedia)-- Dozens of members from the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) lined the sidewalk in front of the state Office of Mental Health (OMH) at 44 Holland Ave. in Albany to protest the way the state is closing and shifting services in several state - operated psychiatric facilities.

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.

Public employee pensions are back in the spotlight as several states try to change benefits for current and future retirees.

``... This bill is the result of a lengthy and coordinated campaign against the rights and benefits of all workers over the last several years, particularly against the rights and benefits of public employees.

However, the VDC plan also has several significant advantages: members vest in a year, compared to 10 years years for any current DB pension plan; they can control their own investment profile with the advice of experts; and the DC plan is portable, meaning it follows employees when they change jobs in the public or private sectors, in or out of New York.

Several states have ruled that public unions must require non-union employees to pay dues because they benefit from union powers.

There is some level of interest in the troopers deal since contracts with other major state employee unions, most notably the Public Employees Federation, will expire this year, meaning that contract talks could be starting in the next several months.

In a new report released yesterday by the institute's Empire Center, we find that pension contributions will skyrocket over the next several years, because the state's pension funds made risky bets in the stock market and lost — leaving taxpayers, not public employees, to pay the bill.

After the 2011 revolution in Egypt, several employees at the library accused Serageldin and three colleagues of misusing public funds.

The report on the uncompleted facility — the most expensive public school ever constructed in the United States — accuses several contractors, school board members, and school employees involved in the project of negligence and malfeasance.

The exact combination of benefit and tax changes depends on several factors, including public employees» Social Security coverage, current benefits and contributions, and states» human resource needs.

Several Milwaukee Public Schools employees were recognized in September for providing excellent customer service.

Friday's rulings on several complaints that were brought to the California Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) were mixed, with some in favor of the independent charter school operator and some in favor of the union.

In its previous iterations, SB 337 would have established several other policies for public charter schools that have spurred significant debate, including the absence of a requirement for criminal background checks of employees and the elimination of the current under - enforced requirement that charter schools «reasonably reflect the racial and ethnic composition» in the area in which the school is located.

California is one of twenty - three states that forces teachers and other public employees — even those who have expressly opted out of union membership — to pay several hundred dollars in union fees every year.

Having built a strong foundation of public engagement over the last several years, the Department's 2016 Plan reflects the continued input of the public, stakeholders, our employees, and our leadership.

I have several types of federal SL's (direct, consolidated Grad Plus), as well as Parent Plus, and am a public service (state) employee.

After he and several other employees were pressured to follow President Bush's «vision» for the agency by a political appointee in NASA's Office of Public Affairs, Hansen took the battle public and spoke with the New York Public Affairs, Hansen took the battle public and spoke with the New York public and spoke with the New York Times.

• Since 1987, at least 18 employees and several members of the public have been exposed to cyanide when they triggered spring - loaded cartridges laced with poison meant to kill coyotes.

The plaintiff had been struck by a car while crossing the street onto the grounds of a public school, and he filed a negligence lawsuit against the driver of the vehicle that hit him, as well as against several school employees, the town, and members of the school board.

In the last several years, Jim has tried, on behalf of major corporations and their employees, complex criminal and civil cases involving antitrust, securities fraud, government contracting fraud, mail fraud, and public corruption.

Mr. Hodgins returned to Queen's University Law School in 1979 after working for several years as a full - time union officer at Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 389 in North Vancouver.

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And several days later, the federal consumer watchdog agency announced a «toolkit» designed to help public service employees — teachers, firefighters, police officers and others — understand their options and get started paying off their student loans.