Sentences with phrase «state labor unions»

In at least two instances, the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee United Democratic Campaign has accepted large checks from influential state labor unions, but failed to report those contributions in a timely manner.

He highlighted the power of New York State labor unions, which increased by 75,000 members in the last year.

Since establishment of the Justice Center by the Cuomo administration, law enforcement and state labor union leaders say that group home workers are frequently turning to police to handle combative or emotionally disturbed people in their care.

Not exact matches

Before announcing in September 2015 that she opposed TransCanada Corp's proposal to build a pipeline from Canada to the United States, her campaign sought to «soften the blow» to labor unions by offering an energy infrastructure plan that would create jobs, according to the emails.

Indiana is the latest Midwestern state where Republicans have pushed labor legislation with safe voting margins even as the efforts have drawn large protests by union backers and spawned recall efforts.

The right - to - work drive in Michigan is the latest of a series of setbacks for labor unions in the United States, beginning in 2011, when Wisconsin's Walker pushed through the legislature limits on public sector unions such as teachers.

To drive down labor costs, a company replaces a regulated, protected class of worker (members of a union) with a non-protected worker (by relocating to non-union states or countries with a lower labor cost).

Backed by labor groups such as the Service Employees International Union, workers have landed some victories as individual cities and states have raised their minimum wage.

In his State of the Union in July, he said the law will let poor people adequately care for their children, «eventually making [those children] more productive members of the labor force.»

Jerry Dias, president of the Canadian labor union Unifor, said Tuesday that there was «no question» that President Trump's election to office had ratcheted up trade tensions between the United States and Canada.

Tusk, like a lot of people, would like to see states grow far clearer in their language, though he says that labor unions «don't want a clearer economy.

In the United States, as government control has been relaxed and labor unions have been weakened, wages have fallen.

Families, business enterprises, states, labor unions, and schools each have their own proper sphere of authority, as ordained by God.

Yet, like the state, the school, the business and the labor union, the institutional church has its own distinctive sphere and task — not to save us from the state, once again, but to mediate God's saving grace, to nurture its members in the faith and to support them in living the life of obedience before God in Christ.

So stated, Mondale's moral contrast to Reagan comes through most sharply when he addresses labor unions, not religious groups.

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has accused new state Labor Party leader Peter Malinauskas of being captive to the retail workers» union that he ran before entering politics, as the two disagreed over plans to deregulate shop trading hours.

The story behind Russia's vast success at Squaw Valley was the same as it had been at Cortina: a massive sports program enveloping schools and clubs and labor unions and the military service, state encouragement, frequent outright aid to the specially talented, a fierce desire on the part of the individual to triumph, less for himself or his organization than for Mother Russia.

Officials from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees recently filed documents with the Illinois Labor Relations Board to be a recognized union representing parks employees.

Of course some states have labor unions that drive up the costs of labor, food supplies in rural areas cost more and expenses are out of control in others.

The New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council, which is firmly in the «progressive» camp of the state's many labor unions, has issued a trio of Assembly endorsements — including a first - time nod for Staten Island Republican Nicole Malliotakis.

Democratic state Senate candidate Brian Benjamin was endorsed on Monday by 1199 SEIU, the influential labor union.

AG Andrew Cuomo chose Labor Day weekend to call on state employee unions to make sacrifices «in the spirit of cooperation» like they did in the 1970s to help solve New York's fiscal crisis.

The IDC will oppose any law that attempts to disenfranchise labor unions in this state and I urge my colleagues at the national level to do the same.»

A key labor union for the New York Police Department on Wednesday threw its support to Republican state Senate hopeful Chris McGrath in the race to replace disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

A state Board of Elections memorandum made public last week details allegations of a complex partnership between New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a number of political consulting firms and labor unions and also county Democratic committees to influence contested state Senate races in 2014.

Maybe Cox is confused about which party he is running for... an endorsement from the labor unions that have bankrupted our state governments is an insult to any true conservative, especially one that facies himself allied with the tea party

Democratic Senate candidate Todd Kaminsky is being endorsed on Wednesday by 32BJ SEIU, a politically key labor union that was part of the successful drive to increase the state's minimum wage.

After years of setbacks and declining membership nationally, labor groups were seen as being on the offensive in the last year with successful efforts in some states to increase the minimum wage to $ 15 — a major union - led effort that initially began by focusing on fast food restaurants.

The powerful labor union 1199 SEIU endorsed Republican state Senate hopeful Chris McGrath on Friday in the crucial special election to replace disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos in Nassau County.

Cuomo and PEF announced a three - year labor deal back in 2016, and he struck a five - year deal with the largest state worker union, CSEA, in 2017.

Two of New York's political key labor unions didn't put all of their chips on one party in the race for control of the state Senate.

State Sen. Tim Kennedy wanted no part of a heated exchange between a former labor boss (Steve McInnis, of the Carpenters Union) and power lobbyist (Brad Gerstman) that unfolded in front of him at an Albany hotel bar.

Records show advocacy groups tied to the party have received millions in state funding and financial support from labor unions — in essence biting the hands that feed them.

The labor union 32BJ on Monday endorsed Bronx Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda for the open state Senate vacated by Ruben Diaz at the start of the year.

At 12:30 p.m., Senate Labor Chairwoman Marisol Alcantara, joined by her fellow IDC members and leaders of major labor unions, will announce legislation to combat union - busting tactics used in right - to - work states spreading nationally, outside Senate chambers, 3rd Floor, State Capitol, AlLabor Chairwoman Marisol Alcantara, joined by her fellow IDC members and leaders of major labor unions, will announce legislation to combat union - busting tactics used in right - to - work states spreading nationally, outside Senate chambers, 3rd Floor, State Capitol, Allabor unions, will announce legislation to combat union - busting tactics used in right - to - work states spreading nationally, outside Senate chambers, 3rd Floor, State Capitol, Albany.

The more than 150 - member coalition opposing a constitutional convention includes labor unions, and the state's Conservative Party, which often opposes unions.

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.

PPP also have the feature that the company does the building so that they can sometimes get around state / muni union labor rules which is good or bad depending on who you ask.

Labor unions are the most important progressive and grassroots organizations in the United States.

Labor unions, some of which negotiate contracts with the state, quit the party over the Nixon endorsement.

The City of Buffalo will never confront its basic problems when the state increases its aid by $ 52 million, he said, and burdensome labor contracts will continue to hold back municipalities as long as their unions are protected by the Taylor Law.

A coalition of business leaders, labor unions, and local elected officials are holding press conferences across the state.

David Zouh, an assistant United States attorney, told jurors in his summation, for instance, that a single phone call between Percoco and a state official in 2014 constituted a crime when he sought to get help on a labor union matter for Cor Development.

On his website, Nicodemo lists five major issues that impact his district, including getting state funding for Yonkers schools, stricter gun laws, human and LGBT rights, education and fighting for unions and organized labor.

Big labor and the state's two big teachers unions.

As governor, I would ask Connecticut» s state worker labor unions to come to the table and renegotiate the SEBAC agreement in good faith - with realistic expectations.

With widespread support from a broad and diverse coalition of progressive New Yorkers, the New York Times, the state's largest labor union, 1199 / SEIU United Healthcare East and the largest private - sector union, 32BJ and Citizen Action, momentum is growing for Schneiderman's campaign to be the state's next Attorney General.

President of the New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council, AFL - CIO; Business Manager of Hotel, Restaurant & Club Employees and Bartenders Union, Local 6; Recording Secretary of the International Union, UNITE HERE; Vice President of the New York City Central Labor Council, and Vice President of the New York State AFL - CIO.

The labor organizations who banded together include: 1199 SEIU, 32BJ, the New York State Nurses Association, Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union, District Council 37, and locals of the United Auto Workers and Communications Workers of America.

More than a year and a half after its most recent contract expired, New York's second - largest state worker's union has reached a tentative three - year labor agreement with the Cuomo administration.