Sentences with phrase «state workers represent»

Salaries, health care and pension benefits for state workers represent one of the largest and fastest - growing areas of spending, accounting for about one - fifth of all state dollars.

I am a state worker represented by CSEA, and I make $ 35,000 per year.

Like the AFSCME affiliates that finished fifth, the state workers represented by PEF are usually among the state's biggest donors.

Not exact matches

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.

«The fact is that Trump has had the opportunity to bring jobs to Americans, and he's chosen to outsource them,» said Larry Brown, legislative and political director for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District Lodge 751, which represents about 32,000 workers in the state, mostly at Workers District Lodge 751, which represents about 32,000 workers in the state, mostly at workers in the state, mostly at Boeing.

That included backing from two chapters of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees representing county workers at Miami International Airport (Local 1542) and in the county's trash - hauling department (Local 3292).

Now — in a time of red state teachers madly striking, of fast - food workers demanding $ 15 an hour, of #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter activists refusing to go away — it looks like our time could represent a cultural turn of its own.

In the article, the MSM propagandist states such things as: 2017 has seen, according to his one time Goldman Sachs source, a «dramatic crash in [physical gold coin] demand,» that interest in gold coins is linked to «political conservatism, or anarcho - libertarianism» and «end of the world right wing sentiments,» that gold has been implicated in a «conspiracy to commit money laundering,» that gold is «financed by people in the narcotics trade,» that it comes from «illegal mines and drug dealers in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador,» that «the federal authorities assume the NTR Metals [case] represented only a fraction of illegally sourced and financed gold,» that therefore the US attorney is broadly investigating the gold industry, that gold is «produced by exploited workers,» that «crude [gold] extraction techniques create serious and lasting environmental damage,» that gold plays an important part in «tax evasion,» that it is related to American gun sales, which the author abhors; that «drug dealers [use] gold imports as a way of laundering their proceeds,» and that «they came to realize that illegal gold [is] an intrinsically better business» than drug dealing; to name but a few of the aspersions cast against gold in the short article.

Those who died in the United States represent a cross section of the human community: 4,000 people from more than 80 nations, people of nearly every ethnicity and religious belief, wealthy individuals and people with very little, including low - wage immigrant workers.

Though he has been trying to distance himself from the issue, many expect the governor to step in at the last minute to settle a contract his state agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and unions that represent some 5,400 LIRR workers.

According to him, the state government had also been inundated with allegations of collusion between some labour executives and the past administrations in cheating the very workers they claimed to be representing.

The driving force behind the MCCEJ is Gresham's 1199, which represents health care workers in the state.

Dell Smitherman, Senate District 19, East New York (Challenger)-- Smitherman, until recently Political Coordinator of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, is challenging indicted State Senator John Sampson for the right to represent this reconfigured East New York district.

ALBANY — Gov. David Paterson's legal team will argue that the furlough plan and the decision to hold back raises from state workers are extraordinary actions taken during an unprecedented fiscal crisis, and therefore do not represent an unconstitutional shredding of a labor contract.

A hearing scheduled for Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Albany will be the first courtroom encounter between Paterson — represented by lawyers from the attorney general's office — and four state workers unions that brought suit against the governor's plan to force employees to take a one - day - a-week furlough until the state's budget plan is finalized.

For instance, the Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ, representing 120,000 workers in eight Eastern states, has sometimes supported candidates the party opposes.

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.

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.

Early this year, Teamsters Local 72, which represents state Thruway Authority workers, filed an unfair labor complaint alleging its members were improperly threatened with layoffs if they failed to make concessions during contract talks.

Locally, the 35,000 - member Hotel Trades Council, a union representing hotel workers, pushed for that law and also wants city and state lawmakers to require the company to disclose hosts» addresses, according to Crain's New York.

But both the Hotel Association and the Hotel Trades Council, a union representing hotel workers, have backed state and city legislation that would obligate Airbnb to register all its listings with local authorities — a requirement that badly dented the company's business in San Francisco.

Members of the Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU) gathered this past Fri, Mar. 14th, to announce the group's endorsement of State Senator Adriano Espaillat in his bid to represent the 13th Congressional District, which includes Northern Manhattan and the Bronx.

The increased hourly wage for fast - food workers represents a raise of more than 70 percent over the state's current minimum wage of $ 8.75 per hour.

Stephen Madarasz, spokesman for the CSEA — the union representing many public workers in New York — says the economic downturn, and the subsequent tightening of state and local budgets, has put workers at risk.

Unlike the state's Common Retirement Fund, which represents state workers other than teachers, however, the state Teachers Retirement System and its New York City counterpart held back the names.

A failed House bill would have extended similar language to unions representing state workers but it didn't get through the Senate.

Donohue said instead of cutting resources to teachers and support staff who keep schools running, the state would be better off eliminating the financial perks school districts have been lavishing on law firms they hire to represent them against their workers.

ALBANY — The annual tradition in the State Legislature of proposing «sweeteners» to state pensions for workers and retirees represented by politically powerful unions has produced 120 bills so far worth hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits, according to the independent Citizens Budget CommisState Legislature of proposing «sweeteners» to state pensions for workers and retirees represented by politically powerful unions has produced 120 bills so far worth hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits, according to the independent Citizens Budget Commisstate pensions for workers and retirees represented by politically powerful unions has produced 120 bills so far worth hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits, according to the independent Citizens Budget Commission.

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 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.

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.

PEF, a union of mostly white - collar workers, represents about 55,000 members and is the second - largest public workers union in the state.

The future of thousands of disabled workers» jobs hangs in the balance as unions representing Remploy workers rally to urge Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Peter Hain «not to fail disabled workers» at the last public event before he is expected to make a decision about the future of Remploy.

Since then, lawmakers who represent areas with large numbers of state workers in their districts — the Capital Region and Long Island — have written to the Cuomo administration urging them to take action on the issue.

The lawsuit, filed today in federal court, includes the unions that represent nearly all state workers: CSEA, PEF, UUP, NYSCOPBA, NYSTPBA, NYSPIA, and AFSCME Council 82.

In an effort to refute what they say is a false narrative that union voters are closely split between Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, a group of more than 20 unions representing more than 10 million workers is releasing a statement today reaffirming support for the former secretary of state.

Transport Workers Union Local 100, representing 42,000 workers in the New York region, endorsed the fiery Vermont senator ahead of the state's Tuesday presidential pWorkers Union Local 100, representing 42,000 workers in the New York region, endorsed the fiery Vermont senator ahead of the state's Tuesday presidential pworkers in the New York region, endorsed the fiery Vermont senator ahead of the state's Tuesday presidential primary.

While he's always kept close ties to private - sector unions, the governor is much tougher on public employee unions, including those that represent teachers and state workers.

PRESS RELEASE: Today, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, representing 275,000 healthcare workers in New York State, endorsed Assemblyman Rory Lancman for New York's 6th Congressional DiWorkers East, representing 275,000 healthcare workers in New York State, endorsed Assemblyman Rory Lancman for New York's 6th Congressional Diworkers in New York State, endorsed Assemblyman Rory Lancman for New York's 6th Congressional District.

This labor equivalent of «Game of Thrones» — albeit with less blood — stands in contrast to the other major state workers union, the Civil Service Employees Association, which represents blue - collar workers.

The union, which represents 90,000 freelancers, consultants, independent contractors, temps, part - timers, and self - employed workers in New York state — including 80,000 in New York City — named priority candidates as well as general endorsements.

The party, in a written statement, is backing Cuomo's platform in which he promises to cut state spending, including aid that goes to the unions representing teachers and other public workers closely associated with the party.

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.

Democratic state Senate candidate Marisol Alcantara is being endorsed by a labor group that represents cafeteria and other service industry workers in her bid for the seat being vacated by Adriano Espaillat.

«The low - wage service workers we represent need a champion in Albany who will advocate for raising workers» standards, the DREAM Act and state - level immigration reforms, and ensure the labor movement remains a force for upward economic mobility.»

The union represents about 50,000 workers and is the second largest public - workers labor group in the state.

Cuomo's administration is directing state agencies and personnel, as well as those in the Executive Chamber, not to book events or rooms at the Albany Hilton amid an ongoing contract dispute between the union representing workers and hotel management.

CSEA, which represents public nursing home workers throughout the state, has publicly argued that local development corporations should not be used to allow municipalities to skirt regulations designed to protect taxpayers or to avoid public scrutiny or opposition to the sale of publicly owned nursing homes.

The suits claim the state violated CSEA - represented employees» constitutional rights to freedom of speech, freedom of association, due process and equal protection of the law when, during contract negotiations, it threatened to and did in fact, lay off CSEA represented workers, while sparing all management employees and political appointees.

«PSC's fight is our fight,» said Karen Magee, President of the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), which represents 600,000 active and retired workers within the state's schools, colleges, and healthcare faciliState United Teachers (NYSUT), which represents 600,000 active and retired workers within the state's schools, colleges, and healthcare facilistate's schools, colleges, and healthcare facilities.