Sentences with phrase «supports public sector unions»

The fees, which were found to be constitutional by the Supreme Court in 1977, are paid by nonmembers to support public sector unions» collective bargaining work.

WASHINGTON — A majority of the Supreme Court appears poised to overrule a 1977 case allowing public sector union «agency fees» — a ruling that would end the fees, which are paid by non-members to support public sector unions» collective bargaining work.

They filed their brief supporting the public sector unions on Friday evening.

Not exact matches

The Center for Union Facts, an anti-union organization that is part of lobbyist Rick Berman's family of front groups, received $ 1.55 million between 2007 and 2010 from the Bradley Foundation and spent heavily to support Walker and smear teachers unions with an anti-union website during the 2011 fight over public sector collective bargaining rights.

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.

Then there was the GMB's Paul Kenny warning that his union was reviewing its affiliation, followed by Unison general secretary Dave Prentis's dark mutterings of «unintended consequences» as retribution for Ed Balls's support for a public sector pay freeze.

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Gov. Cuomo, backed by labor leaders including UFT President Michael Mulgrew (center), signs legislation at UFT headquarters to reduce the number of services that New York's public sector unions are obligated to provide to workers who do not pay to support those services.

Union leaders said they were «overwhelmed» by support after a strike by public sector workers caused widespread disruption.

I would add in a country with deep seated trade unions / public sector support as a condition of the question

Burnham might have hoped to win the support of the main public sector trade union after his warnings, as shadow health secretary, that the Tories are trying to move towards NHS privatisation.

In a blow to rival candidate Andy Burnham, who had hoped to win the support of one of Britain's main trade unions, the Unison general secretary, Dave Prentis, said Corbyn's message was resonating with public sector workers whose wages had been frozen in recent years.

This week's party conference in Liverpool is seeing tensions between the Labour leadership and that of the unions, who are uncomfortable with Mr Miliband's refusal to support those planning to strike against changes to public sector pensions.

The main civil servants» union, the Public and Commercial Services union, which took joint strike action on 30 June, has described Labour leader Ed Miliband's refusal to support public sector workers taking action over cuts in their pensions as «a slap in the face&rPublic and Commercial Services union, which took joint strike action on 30 June, has described Labour leader Ed Miliband's refusal to support public sector workers taking action over cuts in their pensions as «a slap in the face&rpublic sector workers taking action over cuts in their pensions as «a slap in the face».

While public - sector unions and some of the institutions of New York's left that they dominate feud openly with Cuomo and have pushed him to be more economically progressive, he's been able to fend off left - flank challenges with the support of the building trades and the major locals of the Service Employees International Union, 32BJ and SEIU.

The party stated Sunday that its local members as well as a list of public - and private - sector unions, some of them among the most powerful special interests in Albany, unanimously support Cuomo's platform, which he calls the New New York Agenda.

A decision by the coalition government to legislate against the unions would win support from Conservative backbenchers keen to suppress unrest among public sector workers about their employment conditions.

Union bosses will go toe - to - toe with the Labour leadership today as they fight for delegates at the Labour conference to approve a motion opposing the party's support for a public sector pay freeze.

Responding to the report published today by Policy Exchange arguing for reform of the public sector pay and pensions frameworks, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said: «This report appears to be another example of supporters of the Coalition Government seeking to rally support for localised pay in the face of a dearth of evidence to back up the Coalition's proposals for the abolition of national pay frameworks for public services.

Union bosses are going toe - to - toe with the Labour leadership today as they fight for delegates at the Labour conference to approve a motion opposing the party's support for a public sector pay freeze.

Civil servants are to join a huge public sector strike over pay on July 10 after voting to support industrial action, the Public and Commercial Services unionpublic sector strike over pay on July 10 after voting to support industrial action, the Public and Commercial Services unionPublic and Commercial Services union said.

UPDATE: Johnson released a lengthy statement in response to the AFL - CIO attack, noting he has been a «strong supporter» of a property tax cap and charter schools, was «proud» to support Tier V — «a move that will save Long Island taxpayers $ 8.5 billion and save this state $ 35 billion over the next three decades» — and has been urging teacher and public sector unions to sit down with elected officials to «hammer out revised wage agreements that reflect the current economic reality.»

While the Assembly Democratic majority has voted to repeal the LLC loophole, the Senate Republican majority has defended it, arguing that Democrats already have inherent advantages due to their support from public - sector unions.

Cuomo has been studiously working to lock down the support of private sector unions while eschewing the public sector organizations that seem to be included when he discussions the amorphous «special interests» that hold too much away over Albany and are driving the cost of government ever upwards.

In the wake of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union's endorsement of his top rival this week, Congressman Charlie Rangel is touting the support of three public sector unions, including one that backed him already.

If you want to see an assault on workers, look at what public sector unions want to do to private sector workers» paychecks to have them support their ever - increasing demands.

What's more, in 2014, the state Conservative Party urged Democrats to support Teachout, as did the Public Employees Federation, one of the state's largest public sector uPublic Employees Federation, one of the state's largest public sector upublic sector unions.

For years, the Republican «Long Island Nine» in the State Senate stayed out of the way when Cuomo looked to pass liberal social policies like gay marriage and gun control, and supported his fiscally conservative agenda on taxes, education, public sector unions and regulation.

The newly formed group recently ran television ads in Wisconsin supporting Scott Walker, the new Republican governor whose battles with the state's public sector unions made national headlines.

THAT at the upcoming conventions of the National Educational Association and the American Federation of Teachers, NYSUT sponsor and support resolutions encouraging teacher unions, public employee unions, private sector unions and not - for - profit organizations to call upon their pension and retirement funds to not invest in private equity funds that are complicit in and profit from the denial of the rights to organize into a union and bargain collectively.

The U.S. Supreme Court just heard oral arguments in the case of Janus v. AFSCME, which could substantially limit public - sector union membership and financial support.

If you combine the campaign spending of all those entities it does not match the amount spent by the National Education Association, the public - sector labor union that represents some 2.3 million K — 12 public school teachers and nearly a million education support workers (bus drivers, custodians, food service employees), retirees, and college student members.

The teachers argue that forcing them to pay money to the union to support collective bargaining violates their rights because «public - sector collective bargaining constitutes core political speech about governmental affairs that is not materially different from lobbying.»

Democrat Phil Murphy won the New Jersey gubernatorial election last week with the support of many of the state's public - sector unions, including the powerful New Jersey Education Association (NJEA).

A proud centrist who was elected in 2010 with the overwhelming support of pro-charter donors, the governor had promptly made a show of doing battle with public - sector unions.

Polling shows that a similar private - sector provision in the Employee Rights Act has 84 percent public support, including 85 percent support among union households.

Because passage of Prop. 32 would have threatened the money pouring into public sector unions, Romero's support was an act of extraordinary courage.