Sentences with phrase «state public workers»

The teachers retained their solidarity, and won a 5 percent pay raise for all state public workers.

Not exact matches

Some states and municipalities already offer incentives to businesses that provide paid parental leave — California offers public disability insurance which covers 55 percent of workers» pay for up to six weeks.

However, with technology - based education initiatives likely to see a reduction in federal and state funding in the coming years, the public sector will likely not have the resources to step in and help bridge the gap between a lack of skilled workers and unfilled jobs.

Fudge's letter was made public by the United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW), which represents many of the unionized grocery workers in the United Workers union (UFCW), which represents many of the unionized grocery workers in the United workers in the United States.

Still, many economists and public policy advocates argue that in states where minimum wage is higher than the federal mandate, the economies fare better than in states where businesses stick to the federal minimum wage, which is currently not indexed to inflation and hence forces some workers to live below poverty level.

The only problem is that it's still legal to fire LGBT employees in 28 states where such workers aren't covered by state laws that protect various minorities from discrimination on the job, as well as in housing and public accommodations.

The Republican - led Mississippi Senate voted 31 - 17 to pass House Bill 1523, otherwise known as the «religious liberty» bill, states that public employees, businesses, religious organizations and social workers will not face repercussions for denying services to people based on «sincerely held» religious beliefs.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: This program is open to any worker who is employed by a federal, state, or local government.

Now the public utility company is in a severe state of financial distress, unable to modernize its system and facing a shortage of high - skilled workers.

Cities and states will preserve their credit ratings by annulling their pension obligations to public - sector workers, and raising excise and sales taxes — but not property taxes.

Motown took a step closer to bankruptcy last week when the state - appointed fix - it man called on bondholders and public workers to accept steep cuts.

Countering these arguments, Andrew Cuomo has cobbled together a coalition to support his amendment, the most vocal of which have been the business leaders who stand to profit from casinos and public sector workers, primarily teacher's unions, who will be the beneficiary of increased state revenues.

All of us fret and kick against the steel bands of institutionalism; the teacher against the grading system, the social worker against the artificiality created by the very fact of his being a professional representative of the state commissioned to deal with human needs, the worker something of whose very life is «bought» against the employer, and the sensitive employer who buys that portion of that life against the system, the public official against the role which political necessity assigns to him.

The United States welcomed its immigrants, protected its workers, freed the slaves, enfranchised women, aided the needy, provided social security for the aged, ensured the civil rights of all its citizens, and made public space accessible to the handicapped: all in service to its ideals of justice.

In 2009, Bellingham Public Schools in Washington state brought together a coalition of district employees, parents, students, foodservice workers, community organizations and food advocates to talk about school food.

And these kitchens are inspected by public health departments for safety & sanitation compliances and employees are required in most if not all states to have a food handlers / workers card / license.

The state museum says that many of the artifacts and items that are to be displayed have never been seen by the public before — from damaged emergency vehicles, a religious symbol that workers on site crafted out of steel, and even landing gear from one of the airplanes that hit the twin towers.

CSEA, the state's largest public - workers union, announced it would suspend its backing of state lawmakers in order to «re-evaluate our political relationships and make judgments about the criteria.»

«We want Ekiti State workers to note that Fayose is nobody's friend; that is teachers, civil servants, public servants, local government workers, artisans, driver unions etc must note that Fayose is not your friend.

The NLC had earlier criticised Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, over what it described as the harassment, arrest and detention of workers who were protesting the government's policy to hand over public schools to individual in the guise of public, private partnership.

Public employee union leaders slammed Gov. David Paterson for giving five of his staffers big raises as he pushed a furlough plan for state workers.

Gov. David Paterson this morning lambasted public employee unions for making an issue of the $ 42,000 worth of raises he granted — and subsequently rescinded — to five members of his own staff at a time when he was pushing for a furlough for state workers.

During an interview with WCBS 880 AM Radio, Paterson stressed that he has not yet included his plan to furlough public employees one day a week in emergency budget extenders, which would essentially force legislators to choose between infuriating state worker unions and a government shutdown.

The leadership of the state's largest public workers union says the proposal also raises questions and uncertainty for local government employees.

Donohue, who heads the second largest state workers union in New York, is a tough - talking sort, and has never been shy about expressing his opinions about the governor in public, particularly when he feels his members are getting the short end of the stick.

When Zephyr Teachout, then a little - known Fordham Law School professor, challenged Cuomo in a primary four years ago, one of the state's largest public workers unions, PEF, endorsed her, while NYSUT decided to sit out the governor's race entirely, declining to pick a favorite.

This brief uses data from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement5 to examine the importance of public pensions to black retirement security, and why the twin threats to public pensions — cuts to state pension benefits and the decline in public employment over the past two decades — particularly threaten the retirement security of African American workers.

The New York Public Interest Research Group reported recently that three of the state's largest insurers charge blue - collar workers significantly more than college - educated professionals with the same driving record.

The measure does include some safeguards to protect the state's more than one million retired public workers.

In an interview with public radio, the Speaker also expressed reservations about Governor Cuomo's plan to offer an option of 401 k retirement plans for future state workers.

(Albany, NY)-- One day after being appointed Ranking Democratic Member of the New York State Senate Elections Committee, Senator Brian Kavanagh today joined with fellow legislators and advocates — including the Brennan Center for Justice, Citizen Action of New York, Citizens Union, Common Cause / NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), Planned Parenthood, and Transportation Workers United Local 100 and colleagues in the Senate to urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to fully fund early voting in the Fiscal 2018 - 2019 Executive Budget.

The contract comes about seven months after New York's second - largest state worker union, the white collar Public Employees Federation, reached its own three - year deal with 2 percent annual raises, no increases in negotiated health - care premium sharing and no givebacks.

Despite American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funding, which preserved jobs and public services, city and state workers have been affected by the recession.

But the governor will get pushback from the state worker unions if he tries to balance the budget solely through state agency cuts and consolidations, says Public Employees Federation President Ken Brynien.

Gov. David Paterson, who has been hinting for some time that he will likely move up the start date of public employee layoffs from the January 2011 plan he initially proposed (in other words, not on his watch), said today he will likely be forced to fire state workers before his term ends on midnight Dec. 31.

The law, which was hammered out as part of this year's state budget talks, limits the free services that New York's public - sector unions must provide to workers who opt not to join the union.

«It is on record that we have never, since the inception of this administration, had any dispute with the organized labour and I will be the first to admit that the Labour Unions in Lagos State have been most responsible and while, at the same time, being dogged in their advocacy for the promotion of the interests of workers in Lagos State, both in the public and private sector groups.

Hawkins» platform includes tax reform that would create a city income tax, anti-poverty initiatives, state - supported worker co-ops for poor and working - class people, public ownership of utilities and desegregation of schools and housing.

The bill looks to address issues such as worker protections, overtime pay, public health protection and employer contributions to workers» compensation and unemployment funds and would afford greater rights for over 100,000 migrant farm workers throughout New York State, which boasts a powerful agricultural industry.

The workers, who have won the backing of the Trump administration, 20 states, and numerous labor watchdogs, argue that these payments are tantamount to forced political advocacy, since the government unions affect budgetary decisions and other matters of public policy.

John Murphy, who had worked as a political organizer and lobbyist for the Public Employees Federation of white collar state workers, contends in court papers that he was «ridiculed, harassed and humiliated» after he had to cut back his duties and hours to attend physical therapy sessions following an August 2014 accident.

Public worker unions are beginning to launch a series of television ads opposing the new, less generous pension tier for future state workers.

The taxpayer subsidy for Aetna spotlights how, while state and municipal budget constraints have forced cuts to social services and layoffs of public workers, lucrative corporate incentives continue to flow out of public coffers to politically connected companies.

The measure does include some safeguards to protect the state's more than 1 million retired public workers.

Nearly one - in - four workers belong to a labor organization in the state, including more than 1 million public sector workers.

New Yorkers support allowing public employees to strike (currently barred by the Taylor Law) and also favor keeping the Triborough Amendment (56 - 34), although they back a one - year pay freeze for state workers.

Prior to this period however, the administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola had introduced and paid the 13th month bonus to workers for the first time in the history of the State as a gesture to motivate the public service workers and make them partners in the development of the State.

Budget bills posted late last night showed a long - sought pay raise schedule for management - confidential workers — state employees who are not members of a public - workers union — that would be in place through 2018.

The President of the state worker union the Public Employees Federation, Ken Brynien, says he's pleased that the governor seems to realize that state government can not continue in its current form, after years of budget cuts and staff attrition, and that it needs to be reorganized.

AFSCME New York represents 420,000 public and nonprofit services workers across the state, made up of members from CSEA Local 1000, DC 37, DC 1707, Council 35, Council 66, and Council 82.