Sentences with phrase «substantial raises for»

At the University of Illinois, Chicago, the union representing tenure - track faculty took the apparently unprecedented step of staging a 2 - day strike on 18 and 19 February, in which they demanded substantial raises for contingent faculty.

A wage board appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, speaking before a packed crowd of fast food workers, says it will authorize a substantial raise for fast food workers, but would not say when, or even if the increase would be the $ 15 an hour that many groups are seeking.

Fresh off negotiating a substantial raise for teachers that will make them the highest paid in Utah, the Park City Education Association is gearing up for a leadership change.

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But even at that level the shares offer a substantial yield (2.6 %), and the dividend has been raised for 12 years running.

Perth - based mining services group Ausdrill has become a substantial shareholder in Titan Energy Services after subscribing for nearly $ 1 million worth of shares in the Brisbane firm's capital raising last week.

For businesspeople looking to jump, now is a long - awaited chance to find a better employer and maybe notch a substantial raise.

The protest concerned the fact that several Emera and Nova Scotia Power executives had received substantial raises, despite the fact that Nova Scotia Power recently went before the province's Utility and Review Board to get approval for an electricity price hike.

The real «fix» on the balance sheet came from a series of substantial equity raises and getting Husky's «supportive» majority shareholders to take their dividend in the form of shares instead of cash for a year.

«New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Substantial Minimum Wage Increase,» by Mitchell Hirsch, Raise the Minimum Wage, January 15, 2015.

Coinciding with the substantial growth in cryptocurrencies, companies and individuals increasingly have been using initial coin offerings to raise capital for their businesses and projects.

Toward that goal, Tesla Motors said that it has made substantial reductions in the required costs to launch the production of the Model 3 next year, with Musk telling analysts that the current plan will not require the company to raise extra capital for the upcoming high - volume electric vehicle.

The JOBS Act has facilitated a substantial reduction in the regulatory burden surrounding financing activities for small companies in public and private capital raising transactions.

TIL, which typically uses its own resources or that of its deep - pocket parent BCCL to fund growth initiatives, had kicked off the uncharacteristic move of raising substantial external capital for MagicBricks Realty Services Ltd early last year when the digital real estate business in India saw the emergence of a host of new players backed by global investors such as SoftBank, News Corp and Tiger Global.

«Given the substantial amounts of taxpayer dollars that will be invested in Puerto Rico for rebuilding after Hurricane Maria, these findings raise grave concerns about PREPA's ability to competently negotiate, manage, and implement critical infrastructure projects without significant independent oversight,» they wrote in a memo Monday to committee chair Rep. Rob Bishop (R - UT).

Implementing a BAT should bolster the competitiveness of US firms, eliminate the existing incentive to keep profits offshore, and raise the revenue needed to fund a substantial cut in the statutory corporate income tax rate (currently the highest in the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development [OECD]-RRB-.

Mark's primary areas of expertise include: assisting clients with substantial private businesses manage the growth from a financial and strategic perspective advising high net worth clients on succession and estate planning issues helping clients achieve the optimal value for their business upon disposal on an after tax basis analysis of business performance assisting clients with debt raising issues structuring client's affairs for maximum tax benefits.

He could raise the GST, but the Prime Minister has ruled that out; he could fulfill an election commitment by undertaking a serious simplification of the income tax system, which could yield substantial revenues (about $ 3 to $ 5 billion), but he seems reluctant to do that; or, he could take the easy way out and simply cut his fiscal prudence in half and «miraculously» free up $ 3billion annually for his cabinet colleagues.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Hostility raised to such a pitch that journalistic standards are abandoned, is provoked by an awareness that the Catholic Church continues to be the substantial voice for classical moral standards and supernatural confidence amid the noise of a disintegrating behaviorist culture.

Against this, the ACCC considers that the proposed acquisition would result, or be likely to result, in substantial public detriment constituted by a lessening of competition, due to raised barriers to entry and expansion for smaller electricity retailers in NSW and a material risk of increased generator market power.

Torres so impressed Houston's brass that he earned a one - year contract for the rookie minimum of $ 332,000 — a substantial raise over his $ 100 - a-month salary as a first - year pro in Venezuela.

Kouibally, Manolas, Jiminez, Maguire and Rugani are superior to our current crop of Centre Backs and at least one of them should be signed if at all possible along with a quality goalkeeper and DM.To raise cash Mustafi and Xhaka should be offloaded, albeit for a substantial loss although Wenger would never admit to errors of judgement with these two.

The question of who would hold responsibility for a failure to raise the debt ceiling and a government default, posed as a hypothetical question, has received quite a bit of polling and a substantial majority say they would assign the blame squarely on the Republican party

He was supported by the then Governor of the Punjab, Michael O'Dwyer, exonerated by his superiors and received wide public support in Britain where a substantial sum was raised as a reward for his actions.

To get the stay, he had to convince the three appeals judges who decided his case — Jose Cabranes, Richard Wesley and William Sessions — that his arguments raise a «substantial question» for the Supreme Court, and that there is «good cause» to hold off on a retrial.

Proposals from Erie County's Salary Review Commission for substantial pay raises for four of the county's top elected officials crashed and burned unanimously on the floor of the Legislature Thursday afternoon.

«The Second Circuit's decision in Stevenson further demonstrates why Silver's... argument raises no substantial issue for his appeal,» prosecutors wrote Judge Valerie Caproni.

Such a move would generate substantial economic efficiency gains from reduced congestion, reduce the tax levied on the majority of miles driven, leave many (particularly rural) motorists better off, and provide a stable long - term footing for motoring taxes without necessarily raising net additional revenue from drivers.»

A substantial portion of those companies» donations — at least $ 370,400 — went to the pro-Republican independent expenditure committee Jobs for New York, which raised about 40 percent of its money from donors who are also among Cuomo's top 25 largest donors.

To ensure that all candidates who are put to the ballot command a substantial body of support in the PLP, the threshold for nominations to secure a position on the shortlist should be raised from 12.5 per cent to 15 per cent of House of Commons members of the PLP.

He is also accused of getting COR Development to funnel $ 35,000 in payoffs to him through a shell company set up by Howe, then performing official favors that included securing the release of $ 14 million in previously awarded state funds and scoring a «substantial raise» for Aiello's son, who worked in the Executive Chamber.

By providing a substantial increase in funding for opportunity programs, we are continuing to raise the bar and deliver the support students need to achieve success.»

«Mike Hein held up fundraising for both of us,» said Yandik without rancor in comparing the substantial lead Republican candidates enjoy in money - raising over their Democratic counterparts.

The state's Restaurant Owners Association, in a statement, says «any substantial raise to wages needs to be phased in over a significant amount of time» in order to give allow restaurants time to prepare for what they say will be a «huge increase in labor costs.»

There will also be a «substantial increase» in personal tax allowances for lower and middle - income people from April 2011 - rather than the Conservative plan to raise employees» NI thresholds

Fresh offer of «substantial investment» from Welsh first minister raises hope for clean energy plan getting a green light from Westminster

I can't say the judge missed the forest for the trees or ignored the far more substantial issue raised by plaintiffs, that an independently elected watchdog is no watchdog at all if he or she is subject to the whims — or ire — of those the office is supposed to be monitoring.

All these animals are monogamous: they generally mate with a partner for a substantial period of time, in many cases to raise offspring together.

Specifically, some previous research has shown that wading bird nesting colonies could provide substantial food for alligators in the form of dropped chicks, which are chicks ejected from the nest when a bird lays more eggs than they can raise.

Many of these inspirational teachers of math, design and technology, and science win national awards for their contributions, and each one helps raise awareness of the substantial contribution a good teacher makes to all of us.

New York City principals and assistant principals have agreed to trade in some of their long - standing job security for substantial pay raises, setting the stage for a new era of school management and accountability in the nation's largest school district.

Even if they succeed in getting more funding for public education, there is a good chance that it will not result in substantial pay raises for teachers.

The enrollment decline also raises a difficult question for policymakers: Is it worth a substantial taxpayer investment to try to fix a failing school that is losing students?

The bill would provide extra support for charter school expansion, including providing new incentives for raising or abolishing charter school caps, and for taking decisions for authorizing new charter schools away from local school boards — despite substantial research showing that charter schools overall are no better than traditional neighborhood schools.

Governor McCrory proposed a substantial education budget for 2015 that contains raises for teachers who have gone without for several years.

For example, a teacher in Iowa, a state with strong fiscal health and a substantial surplus, recently discovered that her pension contributions were recently raised to cover a multi-billion dollar shortfall in the state's teacher pension fund.

Here is a late entry for consideration: a study out of Georgetown examining the impact on pension obligations of substantial, late - career raises for teachers.

This substantial increase in local district technology capability for spring 2014 testing raises the immediate question whether a substantial number of districts / schools in Calfornia will have the technology capacity to execute the new plan.

Moreover, there is substantial opposition to the loan limit increase since it would raise the amount of money Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could provide for single - family borrowers.

Walsh warned shareholders and employees of the painful restructuring, cost reduction & rationalisation still to come, and then began systematically ticking each action item off his list: i) After one last kitchen sink loss in 2012 of EUR 116 million (mostly goodwill impairment), One51 actually recorded a net profit in 2013 for the first time in 7 years, ii) free cash flow increased from just EUR 1.1 million in 2011 to 15.4 million in 2013, iii) almost EUR 100 million was raised in two years from the sale of the plastic extrusion business, the disposal of stakes in Island Renewable Energy, Thirdforce, IFG, and (most significantly) Irish Continental Group, in addition to a substantial 2013 capital redemption from NTR, and iv) net debt (exc.