Sentences with phrase «thousands of workers as»

«Businesses across America have already started to raise wages, and more than 100 companies have already given bonuses and other benefits to hundreds of thousands of workers as a result of these massive tax cuts,» Trump said Monday in Nashville.

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DHAMRAI, Bangladesh — A few hundred workers, activists and relatives of victims of a 2013 garment factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed 1,134 people and left thousands injured held a rally Tuesday as the country marked the fifth anniversary of the disaster.

As 1 World Trade Center starts to claim a place on the Lower Manhattan skyline, the area's retail scene is beginning to revive, with landlords raising rents in anticipation of thousands of new office workers, tourists and residents, commercial real estate experts said.

Websites that specialize in contract workers, such as odesk.com and elance.com, have thousands of listings for virtual assistants.

Additionally, when it comes to large companies such as Caterpillar and Boeing, the bank isn't just supporting one company with its many thousands of workers, but — as in Boeing's case — the 6,600 small businesses that also supply the company with component parts, products, and services.

It is still working through past missteps, such as its $ 7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's ailing phone business, and continues to lay off thousands of workers.

Michigan's state legislature is expected to give final approval as early as Tuesday to new laws making it a «right - to - work» state despite protests from thousands of unionized workers.

Amazon announced plans today to hire thousands of workers across the U.S. to run its fulfillment and customer service networks as the company seeks to get goods to customers faster.

As retailers gear up to hire hundreds of thousands of workers for the holidays, they're increasingly using technology to identify good candidates.

The idea of May 1 as a day for workers» rights was born in the US city of Chicago, where on May 1, 1886 hundreds of thousands of people walked off the job to protest long hours and harsh working conditions.

And, he says, Hunter and his army of retail investors did nothing that hasn't been repeatedly done by investment bankers, bondholders and hedge funds during other CCAAs, such as the restructuring of Hamilton steelmaker Stelco, where self - serving parties threatened the future of thousands of workers in order to turn a profit after buying voting power from scared creditors.

Even as the Great Recession slowly recedes, STEM workers at every stage of the career pipeline, from freshly minted grads to mid - and late - career Ph.D. s, still struggle to find employment as many companies, including Boeing, IBM, and Symantec, continue to lay off thousands of STEM workers.

As thousands of suddenly unemployed energy workers seek new jobs, they will be able to do so without worrying about a spike in the cost of their mortgages.

As you might already know, thousands of Verizon workers were on strike during the month of May and consequently were counted as unemployeAs you might already know, thousands of Verizon workers were on strike during the month of May and consequently were counted as unemployeas unemployed.

The good news: Aid workers have the lessons of Katrina to fall back on as they try to help the thousands of people displaced by this storm.

There's no way to track how many workers lost their jobs as a result, but in recent years, factories in Europe and Mexico laid off thousands of steelworkers.

It came as unions issued a warning over the merger saying that thousands of workers could be affected and that # 500 million of potential savings could mean job losses or cuts to pay.

Just as Democrats are becoming increasingly reliant on younger, better - educated, and urbanized voters, Amazon's second headquarters could bring tens of thousands of such workers to a state.

«He's an egomaniac devoid of all moral sense» ---- said the society woman dressing for a charity bazaar, who dared not contemplate what means of self - expression would be left to her and how she would impose her ostentation on her friends, if charity were not the all - excusing virtue ---- said the social worker who had found no aim in life and could generate no aim from within the sterility of his soul, but basked in virtue and held an unearned respect from all, by grace of his fingers on the wounds of others ---- said the novelist who had nothing to say if the subject of service and sacrifice were to be taken away from him, who sobbed in the hearing of attentive thousands that he loved them and loved them and would they please love him a little in return ---- said the lady columnist who had just bought a country mansion because she wrote so tenderly about the little people ---- said all the little people who wanted to hear of love, the great love, the unfastidious love, the love that embraced everything, forgave everything, and permitted everything ---- said every second - hander who could not exist except as a leech on the souls of others.»

I appreciate too the exemplary efforts of emergency workers, government officials, clean - up crews and the thousands of volunteers in dozens of communities who have done so much to get the recovery under way as quickly as possible.

During the «Day without Latinxs & Immigrants,» thousands of workers struck and thousands of students were absent from school Over 100 businesses closed during the march (partial list here) Photos here Video here Over ten thousand people marched in Waukesha today as part of a Day Without Latinxs & Immigrants statewide general strike.

Thousands of workers and activists have marched to the Philippines» presidential palace to demand the government address labor issues, as workers around the world stage May Day rallies.

They are not about to champion the Socialist Workers Party, slain Black Panthers and New Left activists — although these are only the most outrageously maligned of the multitude spied upon, which included such sterling citizens as Eleanor Roosevelt and thousands of ordinary, tax - return - filing Americans.

Pressed by dissatisfied participants, Watson allowed that workers in the Human Genome Project should not forget the possible abuses of eugenics, such as in the coerced sterilization of thousands in this country in the 1920s.

As a result, thousands of workers took part in them.

It's a no - brainer when hundreds of thousands of families like the Nazarios will continue to get the critical support and services they need to succeed — as students, parents, workers, mentors, leaders, or in any other role they pursue.

Workers at the Passport Office may go on strike over the growing backlog, as warnings emerge that hundreds of thousands of Brits could miss their summer holidays due to delays

With thousands of construction workers out of work and interest rates at record lows, there is a growing consensus that investing now in improving our infrastructure, particularly housing, would give an immediate boost to the economy, encourage more private sector investment, and give us a long - term return as we strengthen our economy for the future.

However, the truth is that thousands of workers, many of them teachers, continue to be injured and made seriously ill as a result of their work each year.

Equally or perhaps more dangerously for Corbyn, he'd be on the wrong side of a Unite union which backed him to the hilt and serves as a Praetorian guard but is unlikely to sit back quietly if the jobs — and union subs — of the thousands of well - paid skilled workers it represents went down the Swanee with Trident.

«Tomorrow, as thousands of public sector workers learn their fates, the one - man scourge of the Tories will not be on a demo, or a picket line, or even in a TV studio.

Not to be outdone, a spokesperson for the mayor shot back, «If 421 - a is simply extended as is, as some are seeking up in Albany, there will be no prevailing wage construction jobs, far fewer building service workers making prevailing wage and no progress on affordable housing for tens of thousands in desperate need.

De Blasio is also is calling for an overhaul of housing programs and tax incentives to spur the construction of tens of thousands of apartments for poor New Yorkers, as well as teachers, firefighters and other workers, who increasingly find themselves priced out of a booming real estate market and rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods.

But the state implemented the policy as part of a move to Microsoft's Office 365 email system, which offers 50 gigabytes of space per email user — enough to store hundreds of thousands or even millions of emails for each state worker.

As a result, New York taxpayers won't get maximum value for their construction dollars, and thousands of non-union workers will be unfairly shut out of the competition for government contracts to build, overhaul and expand bridges, highways and other critical infrastructure.

If 421a is simply extended as - is, as some are seeking up in Albany, there will be no prevailing wage construction jobs, far fewer building service workers making prevailing wage and no progress on affordable housing for tens of thousands in desperate need.

As the tension mounts in Albany over the late budget and thousands of state workers forced to cut their hours and pay, the AFL - CIO is targeting individual lawmakers this election year who they say aren't looking out for the interests of working men and women.

As an internationally recognised and multi-award winning charity supporting thousands of sex workers across the UK, we decided to tweet real evidence at Labour MPs in response to their statements.

This comes as thousands of health care workers and community advocates are scheduled to rally in New York City this afternoon in support of the MRT plan.

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.

The police said the e-mails also contain a pro-anarchy rant and come just as the state has passed an on - time budget that will include the layoffs of thousands of state workers.

Service employees such as bank tellers and restaurant workers ripped information from residents and tourists, stealing the identity of thousands.

But a spokesman for Mr McCluskey's leadership campaign said: «Unite members will be baffled by this nonsense when they see daily that Len McCluskey's priority is to fight for their jobs, pay and pensions, as he is doing today for the tens of thousands of UK workers who depend on the auto industry for their livelihoods.»

«As we create these hundreds of thousands of affordable housing units, we also make sure they are done by qualified, professional programs and builders and workers,» she said, insisting that union construction is safer and of superior quality.

As CBS2's Marcia Kramer reported, sources say the offer to hike the minimum wage, which could have put money in the pockets of thousands of fast - food workers and others who toil for base pay, was offered as part of a deal to revamp disability pensions for cops and firefighters injured in the line of dutAs CBS2's Marcia Kramer reported, sources say the offer to hike the minimum wage, which could have put money in the pockets of thousands of fast - food workers and others who toil for base pay, was offered as part of a deal to revamp disability pensions for cops and firefighters injured in the line of dutas part of a deal to revamp disability pensions for cops and firefighters injured in the line of duty.

Madison, Wisconsin (CNN)- A contentious political battle that brought thousands to the state Capitol drew to a close Friday as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed into law a bill that curbs the bargaining rights of most state workers.

«As we prepare to ring in the New Year, we are making a fundamental difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of workers across the state.»

According to the plan, nearly two - thousand permanent jobs will be created: Golby was told there may be a project labor agreement - that the average worker at the facility can expect a salary of $ 43,000 dollars a year - there will be part time jobs as well - with job training targeting locals and minorities - and those jobs will go to city residents.

He said MPs, trade unionists and journalists had all fallen foul of blacklists over two decades, as well as thousands of construction workers.

Will the «grateful» 800, 000 overcome the as yet uncounted thousands of unemployed nurses, unpaid teachers, unemployed graduates and the now redundant private sector workers?