Sentences with phrase «supervisor backed him»

I ended up just changing airlines because his supervisor backed him up.

Nevertheless, «Argo» regains its appeal as it deepens the portrait of Mendez's commitment to the task — especially as he faces pushback from a supervisor back home (Bryan Cranston, an enjoyably grim and smarmy sidedish to the rest of the plot).

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So, channeling her inner Veruca Salt, Ms. Cho interrogated the flight attendant's supervisor, and, the answers found wanting, ordered the plane back to the gate so that the offending nut - bearers could be removed.

After working up his own projections in some 20 areas — welding supplies, abrasive materials, hand tools, and so on — he asked every manager and supervisor to take personal responsibility for one account, and to report back in a month as to whether his projections were realistic.

«It was like going back in time,» he says, recalling his pre-acquisition plant tours, «like in Cool Hand Luke, where workers thought they had to call their supervisors «boss.»»

Bank supervisors there are pressuring the biggest lenders to pull back from deals that load up companies with too much debt, seeking to avoid a credit bubble that could damage the U.S. economy.

We lived in Holland for a couple of years with our children back in the 90's and I worked with an electrical company that had a supervisor over us that was a leader within the local Muslim community.

What the denominational supervisor wants to see is how cheerfully new clergy accept an assignment where the stone regularly rolls back down and over the struggling prophet - pastor.

The New York City Department of Investigation disclosed last fall that their supervisors urged pregnant women correction officers in New York City — mostly minority women — to obtain abortions («Women Given Cruelest Choice Now Fight Back,» New York Times, Oct. 21, 1989) The lower levels of the criminal justice system receive little funding, and New York City prisons are crowded.

«They're treating their annual leave which is an entitlement as a privilege which is ridiculous, they've cut manning levels back so much on shift that we've got supervisors doing production work.»

Philip Francis, supervisor of Elementary Guidance Services for Hillsborough County Schools and the father of three young children, agrees that a simple conversation can be very effective in paving the way for a smoother back - to - school transition.

Looking back on my maternity leave after giving birth to my son, I'm beyond thankful that I had an accommodating supervisor and super-considerate co-workers during this stressful time.

Also a shame if their actions brought supervisors down on the backs of the employees who prepare the lunches («lunch ladies») if they were not really doing anything sub-par or wrong.

It was eminently predictable because, as far back as 2010, the European data protection supervisor said that the data retention directive was «without doubt the most privacy invasive instrument ever adopted by the EU».

Mary Beth Murphy, the SRCC - backed Republican town supervisor of Somers who unsuccessfully challenged Greg Ball in 2010, received $ 8,000, according to the most recent campaign filing.

The union is backing Democratic Assembly candidate Christine Pellegrino in the 9th district, who is running to replace Republican Joe Saladino, now the Oyster Bay town supervisor.

NORTH HUDSON — Incumbent town supervisor Ron Moore emerged victorious in Thursday's Republican primary, brushing back a challenge from a candidate who had previously held the position.

With an upstart Republican candidate whose well - wishers tried to get him nominated by the Democrats, and an incumbent supervisor fighting back to hold onto her job, New Paltz's supervisor race is anything but sleepy.

Back in August, Gardiner's contest for supervisor became an actual race when town Councilman Rich Koenig announced he'd run against

A former Oyster Bay deputy town supervisor admitted Wednesday that he initially lied to prosecutors about town - backed loans because he was «in panic mode» and wanted to protect his boss, then - town supervisor John Venditto.

I made a commitment to check it out and call back the resident, and within 10 minutes I had three statements from two attorneys and a former town supervisor, who all had personal knowledge, that the structure was constructed approximately 60 years ago by the property owner as a park to take his girlfriend to.

As the afternoon wore on, Agnifilo took Mei through the details of loans that he helped secure for Singh with the town's backing — asking questions along the way about why Mei didn't file paperwork with the town clerk or why he didn't tell Leonard Genova, the then - deputy supervisor, about how large the last two town - backed loans were.

The Democrats announced on Monday that their screening committee has backed Zachary Cohen of Springs for town supervisor and Sylvia Overby of Amagansett and Peter Van Scoyoc of East Hampton for town board.

The town supervisor said by taking a step back to look at the plan, Fallsburg will be able to figure how to handle future development, while keeping the town's character intact down the road.

But the 29 - year county employee went back to his $ 76,000 - a-year Civil Service machine supervisor position shortly after his arrest, with the county attorney's office saying Korona was entitled by law to stay in the nonappointed job «unless adjudicated otherwise.»

Two town supervisors in Ulster County, one of whom leads a countywide group of municipal leaders, are pushing back against a recommendation by Cuomo regarding counties sharing services with municipalities.

For town supervisor, incumbent Berndt Leifeld is seeking a 12th term on the Democratic and Independence Party lines against Republican and Conservative Party - backed Cindy Johansen, who also ran against him in 2007.

I would not be surprised to see the Democrats take back the supervisor position and a majority on the board.»

The other recent candidate throwing his hat back into the ring is Damon Rallis, who after losing a bid for supervisor in 2015, is the Democrats» only nominee for assessor this time around.

At the first major summit meeting of NYPD top supervisors since a corruption scandal rocked the NYPD and City Hall, Bratton told nearly 600 officials how their disgraced colleagues had lost hundreds of thousands in back pay to be allowed to retire — and still faced the prospect of being convicted on criminal charges and sent to prison.

While he won as legislator with Independence backing several times, and as Southampton Town supervisor two years ago, his cross-endorsements helped.

Throne - Holst ran and won two terms as Southampton supervisor as an Independence Party member along with Democratic backing, but MacKay earlier this year instead supported venture capitalist David Calone, former chairman of the Suffolk Planning Commission, who earlier lost a close June 28 Democratic primary.

Schaffer, who is Babylon supervisor, said he backs freshman Sen. John Brooks of Seaford, which is important because Babylon Town is the most heavily Democratic part of Brooks» district.

That new supervisor is former deputy town attorney Michael Specht, an official who served under St. Lawrence and who is backed by the same Ramapo political machine that remains largely unchanged, led by Ramapo Democratic Committee Chairwoman Mona Montal.

Last week, two Republican town supervisors in Ulster County, one of whom leads a countywide group of municipal leaders, also pushed back against Cuomo's shared - services proposal.

But Dryden town supervisor Mary Ann Sumner wants Cuomo to look back a few more years.

Maybe former supervisor Nick Woerner, a Democrat now seeking nomination for alderman in the Kingston, will move back to the town.

He notes that as far back as 1969, the late Allen E. Dekdebrun won the first of three terms as Democratic supervisor after switching from the GOP.

The next year, Mr. Fischer tried for the Democratic Riverhead town supervisor nomination, losing in a primary to Mr. Cardinale, who was attempting to get back in office after a 2009 loss to current Supervisor Sean Walter.

Democrat Parete, a candidate for town supervisor with both major - party lines, is backing Haynes, district director for state Sen. George Amedore.

And I really think with my experience as a supervisor and being elected five different times I think that I have learned how to carry those voices of the constituents back to the governing that I do and I think I'm well poised to move forward.

Back in December 2015, after Fred Costello won another four - year term on the town board back in December 2015, I asked him if he was interested in running for supervisor two years from tBack in December 2015, after Fred Costello won another four - year term on the town board back in December 2015, I asked him if he was interested in running for supervisor two years from tback in December 2015, I asked him if he was interested in running for supervisor two years from then.

Back in August, Gardiner's contest for supervisor became an actual race when town Councilman Rich Koenig announced he'd run against incumbent supervisor Carl Zatz.

Instead of large affordable housing complexes residents had pushed back against in the past, the supervisor also called for smaller rental housing developments no larger than 25 units scattered around the North Fork.

Maybe they should get back to basics, which is to say the old board - of - supervisors system.

The charges stem from her use of a town credit card for personal purchases back when she was Conklin town supervisor.

In 2012, Zimet came back to the New Paltz Town Board for a second stab at being supervisor — after leaving the county government.

«Hopefully now the focus will come off what's going on with the supervisor and go back to what's important for town residents,» he said.

Two town supervisors in Ulster County, one of whom leads a countywide group of municipal leaders, are pushing back against a recommendation by Gov. Andrew Cuomo regarding counties sharing services with municipalities.

Incumbent town supervisor Cynthia Hyde — a Democrat with a long tenure as the town clerk — turned back a challenge launched by former board member and past Deputy Supervisor Susan Shepler, the Republican candidate, by a vote of 230 to 211.