Sentences with phrase «state campaign workers»
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President Donald Trump wasted no time Monday moving ahead on his campaign promise to renegotiate a nearly quarter - century - old free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico — a move that could end up hurting workers in the states that heavily supported him.
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«The hackers accessed software designed to be used by poll workers on Election Day, and in at least one state accessed a campaign finance database.»
Bob White and the auto workers captured the attention of many Canadians by breaking away from their American parent union in 1985 and then leading an inspired campaign against the Mulroney government's proposed free trade agreement with the United States.
Now, Nobis and other agricultural workers around the state are keeping an anxious eye on President Trump, who campaigned on tearing up trade deals he feels are bad for U.S.e workers, and is reportedly preparing to pull out of a free trade agreement with South Korea as early as this week.
Recall that one of the earliest walls Gov. Eliot Spitzer ran head - long into was a proposal to allow undocumented workers receive drivers» licenses issued by the state, a move that was vehemently opposed by county clerks and became a campaign issue for Hillary Clinton, then running for the Democratic nomination for president.
He also added that state workers whom his administration has a contractual obligation to pay at the end of every month, and the political class who made it possible to campaign, contest and win elections will be carried along in his administration.
Mayer's GOP state Senate race opponent, Julie Killian, charged that a campaign worker for Mayer posted vile and hateful tweets about cops.
Also at noon, the New York Alliance for Inclusion & Innovation and The Arc New York, part of the #bFair2DirectCare campaign, hold a policy forum on nonprofit workers serving those with developmental disabilities, The Egg, Hart Lounge, Empire State Plaza, Albany.
Workers in restaurants, nail salons and car washes rallied to kick off a campaign to push for one single minimum wage, instead of the $ 7.50 to $ 8.65 tipped workers currently take home, which is below the state's minimum wage of $ 10.40 to $ 13, depending on the area of theWorkers in restaurants, nail salons and car washes rallied to kick off a campaign to push for one single minimum wage, instead of the $ 7.50 to $ 8.65 tipped workers currently take home, which is below the state's minimum wage of $ 10.40 to $ 13, depending on the area of theworkers currently take home, which is below the state's minimum wage of $ 10.40 to $ 13, depending on the area of the state.
43 year - old Feeney is one of the Labor Party's machine men, having started as an Industrial Officer with Transport Workers» Union, and served as Labor State Secretary and Campaign Director in both Victoria and South Australia.
In the Kaminsky - McGrath race, for example, the Communications Workers of America PAC, which endorsed Kaminsky, gave $ 109,600 to Nassau Democrats on April 12, while the state Trial Lawyers Association's PAC, which has backed a GOP - led Senate, gave more than $ 100,000 to the New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee in the months after Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) vacated his seat due to a federal corruption convicstate Trial Lawyers Association's PAC, which has backed a GOP - led Senate, gave more than $ 100,000 to the New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee in the months after Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) vacated his seat due to a federal corruption convicState Senate Republican Campaign Committee in the months after Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) vacated his seat due to a federal corruption conviction.
The feds are reportedly looking into $ 25.4 million in state grants given to a Hudson Valley health - care company whose executives (plus their spouses and workers) gave $ 400,000 to Cuomo's 2014 campaign.
Amalgamated Transit Union, ATU Local 726, ATU Local 1056, ATU Local 1179 ATU Local 1181 - 1061, American Council of Engineering Companies of New York Asian Americans for Equality, Center for Working Families, Citizens Committee for NYC, Common Cause / NY, Construction Industry Council, CUNY Institute for Urban Systems, DC 37, DC 37 Local 375B, DC37 Local 1655, Empire State Transportation Alliance, Environmental Defense Fund, General Contractors Association of New York, League of Women Voters of the City of NY, League of Women Voters of New York State, Long Island Contractors» Association, Inc. (LICA), MTA Coalition of Unions, National Conference of Firemen and Oilers, New York Building Congress, NY League of Conservation Voters, NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, NYS Council of Machinists, NY State Legislative Conference Board, NYS Transportation Equity Alliance, PCAC to MTA, Pratt Center for Community Development, Regional Plan Association, Reinvent Albany, Teamsters Local 808, Transit Riders Action Committee, Transportation Alternatives, TWU Local 100, TWU Local 252, TWU Local2001, TWU Local 2054, Transport Workers International Union of America, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, UPROSE, We Act for Environmental Justice, Women's City Club.
Stuart Appelbaum, the head of the retail workers» union who is a Kathleen Rice backer in the AG primary, says he got a robocall this weekend from state Sen. Eric Schneiderman's campaign denouncing the Nassau County DA as a former Republican and saying he's «one of us.»
«Ironically,» he said, «the provision preemptively limiting worker rights and benefiting the unions could not have made it into the budget without agreement of Senate Republicans — whose slender working majority has been targeted by campaigns funded largely by NYSUT and UFT,» the state and local teachers unions.
The bulk of the donations, which will be disclosed Monday in the state party's campaign filing, came from major unions like the ones representing health care and hotel and motel workers, which gave $ 250,000 each, and the American Federation of Teachers, which gave $ 100,000.
Whether it's a higher minimum wage, worker safety or public campaign financing, Sen. Avella has been there and so we are now proud to support Sen. Tony Avella for reelection to the 11th State Senate District,» stated Stuart Appelbaum, President of RWDSU.
Appearing at the ongoing picket of the Hilton Albany as workers seek a new contract, Stewart - Cousins said that having the state party stand up for the Democratic campaign committee is crucial.
During his gubernatorial campaign, Andrew Cuomo pledged to institute a salary freeze for all state workers in 2011.
He allegedly steered about $ 300,000 in funds to a Queens nonprofit, then used the group's workers to collect signatures and register voters for his 2006 campaign for the state Senate.
Cuomo has already gotten endorsements from the Human Rights Campaign, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, singer Elton John and the state chapter of the National Organization for Women.
«When we are done with this campaign, all workers in the state of New York will have dignity and respect.»
At a meeting Monday with a group of influential labor leaders representing some of the state's powerful unions, including 1199 SEIU, 32BJ, the Hotel Trades Council and the Communications Workers of America, Cuomo said he couldn't pass a budget with campaign finance reform because of Senate opposition, and pressed the leaders to rein in the restive members of the Working Families Party, who vote on the party's endorsement.
The campaign pushing for funding in the state budget workers who provide direct care services to those with developmental disabilities is upset Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 30 - day budget amendments do not include the funding they have sought.
The list of endorsers included: The New York Wine Grape Growers Association; New York Wine Industry Association; New York State Police Chiefs Benevolent Association; Inter County Association of Western New York (19 counties representing 3 million New Yorkers); New York Farm Bureau; Campaign for Fiscal Equity; Empire State Restaurant and Tavern Association; United Federation of Teachers; New York State United Teachers; 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and CSEA.
Cuomo instead convened a wage board at the state Department of Labor to review potential changes to the minimum wage for workers in the fast - food industry, giving a nod to a growing campaign for better wages in that sector.
The bad news: Voter polled overwhelmingly support (72 - 23) the idea of freezing state worker wages, which Cuomo proposed in his «New New York Agenda» during the gubernatorial campaign.
Dicker noted that CSEA has launched a new ad campaign (just radio at the moment, but I'm told TV spots are coming), that slams unnamed «politicians» who think public sector layoffs are a «quick fix» and argues that firing state workers «only makes the economy worse.»
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state labor leaders on Monday pledged a concerted campaign to boost the state's minimum wage to $ 15 over the coming years by leaning on the state Legislature for the latest hike for low - wage workers in the last several years.
At noon, advocates for people with developmental disabilities and the #bFair2DirectCare campaign urge Cuomo and the state Legislature to provide funds so direct care workers can be paid a living wage, Duffy Square, 47th Street and Seventh Avenue, Manhattan.
Cuomo has formed a campaign coalition named in honor of his late father to push for a $ 15 minimum wage after taking executive action this past summer to gradually increase the wage for SUNY and state workers as well as fast - food employees.
«Whether it's a higher minimum wage, worker safety or public campaign financing, Sen. Avella has been there and so we are now proud to support Sen. Tony Avella for reelection to the 11th State Senate District.»
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman zeroed in on alleged efforts by Maziarz's campaign to hide $ 95,000 in payments over two years to a former Maziarz campaign worker, Glenn S. Aronow.
«It shows that this campaign is far more about the union worker than it is about the working poor or the people who are struggling in this state, and secondly, the fact that this issue two weeks from its deadline is paralyzed shows that it doesn't take money when you have real - life, emotional stories from the people who are actually impacted,» Durant said.
In his proposed state budget, Cuomo also has proposed $ 11 million in funding to hire additional health care workers at cancer treatment facilities for outreach work, $ 15 million for public education campaigns targeting underserved communities, and $ 5 million to support commercialization of cancer - related technologies.
«The CNPP wants to remind him of his campaign promises of developing the state by building infrastructure, sustaining the prompt payment of workers and supporting our women.
Though Cuomo has racked up endorsements from the Human Rights Campaign, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, singer Elton John and the state chapter of the National Organization for Women, Nixon's got some endorsements of her own.
The state Senator who is trying to unseat Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino is calling on the Board of Elections to investigate the use of county workers on his campaign.
Cuomo has said in his campaign that he would take on special interests including public worker unions to cap local property taxes and reduce state spending and other measures that the labor - backed Working Families Party has fought since 1998.
He has also been endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign and 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, New York's largest union and the largest healthcare union in the United States.
UFCW Local 1500 represents 23,000 grocery workers across New York State and is an active participant in the political campaigns it gets involved in.
The Lagos State Government has appointed some key officials of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) as ambassadors of the campaign against rape, domestic violence, child abuse, maltreatment and neglect in the State.
«During Cuomo's first four years, he has been starving local schools, state workers, teachers, local government, and essential programs of needed funding in order to support lower taxes, handouts and subsidies for his wealthiest campaign contributors.
The governor has also received endorsements from the Human Rights Campaign and 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, New York's largest union and the largest healthcare union in the United States.
His campaign has amassed a number of endorsements, including that of former Mayor David Dinkins and Harlem state Sen. Bill Perkins, as well as the New York City Principals» Union and District Council 37, which includes city parks workers, school workers and social service workers.
John Liu's bid for comptroller received the backing of District Council 37 today, the largest municipal worker union in New York state, his campaign said.
«More people take us as a credible campaign, so they're willing to give us contributions,» Hawkins said by phone, ducking out of a state board that is holding a hearing on whether or not to raise the minimum wage for workers who rely on tips.
Since then, federal and state prosecutors have widened their inquiries to business leaders, lobbyists, city employees and campaign workers to see if the mayor was engaging in pay - to - play schemes.
Toulouse Oliver's campaign website stated support for establishing a statewide ethics commission to make the state offices more transparent and accountable, protecting voting rights through expanding voting hours and training for poll workers, and helping local businesses.
Irwin's campaign disclosure form reads like a «who's who» of big union players, including max - out contributions from AFSCME, the California School Employees Association, the California State Council of Laborer's PAC, the California Teachers Association, Los Angeles County Firefighters Local 1014, SEIU United Long Term Care Workers Local 6434, Service Employees International Union Local 1000, the State Building & Construction Trades Council of California and the United Nurses Association