Sentences with phrase «trade unions say»

Students and trade unions say their voices weren't heard enough.
The decision to outsource production will cost nearly 150 highly qualified jobs and the destruction of a modern production location in Geneva just for a short - term increase in profitability,» a spokesman for the Unia trade union said.
Workers at Amazon «s main distribution hub in Italy are planning their first ever strike for Friday, trade unions said, while they are also striking at six warehouses in Germany, threatening to disrupt one of the year's busiest shopping days.
Labour and the trade unions said it was now time for the «vindictive» Bill to be scrapped altogether.
Police and fire unions as well as the construction trades union said their contributions were given to support Schroeder as city comptroller, and were made prior to any talk of Schroeder running for mayor.
Traditionally an ally to Zuma's African National Congress party, the Congress of South African Trade Unions said it no longer trusted Zuma's leadership.
The leader of the country's biggest trade union said «powerful interests» were behind the «attempted political lynching» as he confirmed Unite «would stand by Jeremy».
A spokesman from a German trade union said labor representatives, which represent half of Porsche's board, rejected the payment.

Not exact matches

At a bitcoin breakfast event in Manhattan in April, a group of them traded complaints («They ended up with a pound of soup where they threw in all the different bank rules and AML [anti-money laundering] rules... they ended up with something very salty,» said Tim Byun of BitPay) and hyperbolic predictions (if BitLicense is too stringent, New York City will «lose the next Wall Street» to Silicon Valley, Estonia, or North Carolina, said Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures).
There is no reason why the European Union should suffer from a trade war between the United States and China, France's finance minister said Saturday,
China is considering offering major concessions on trade and investment to the European Union and countries such as Japan and Mexico, the person said.
In case the EU and the U.K. can not strike a trade deal, May said the UK would leave the union completely.
Following its release, Tusk said that as the U.K. has repeatedly stated it wants to leave the single market, the customs union and the jurisdiction of the ECJ, then only trade would be left to discuss.
There is no reason why the European Union should suffer from a trade war between the United States and China, France's finance minister said Saturday, with Europe pushing for full exemption from new U.S. tariffs set to take effect next week.
Earle McCurdy, president of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union, said the fund will help the fishery and plant workers take full advantage of the trade deal.
If our trading partners retaliate as they have threatened (the European Union says it will target blue jeans, orange juice, Kentucky bourbon, and Harley - Davidson motorcycles, among other products) American producers stand to lose billions in export revenues and thousands of Americans could lose their jobs.
He's less hopeful about the Bangladeshi government's initiatives, but says, «I think that part of the key points of this agreement is that you've got some of the major buyers in Bangladesh working with some of the major trade unions and labour rights groups together to push on Bangladesh and I think that combination is going to be a powerful force.»
U.S. RESTRICTIONS: U.S. officials are pushing for quotas and «other restrictions» on steel and aluminium imports, a top trade official said after the White House announced a month - long extension of tariff exemptions for Canada, Mexico and the European Union.
The United Kingdom wants new bilateral trade pacts, but those are hard to negotiate until its post-Brexit terms with the European Union are known, says Heather Conley of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
No decision has been taken by the European Union on the U.S.» proposed tariffs yet, Cecilia Malmstrom, European commissioner for trade, said.
«Less than 20 percent of Africa's trade is internal,» Rwandan President Paul Kagame, also currently chairperson of the African Union, said in a speech Tuesday.
«He has done incredible damage to our relationship with Mexico, some to Canada and a lot to the European Union, all of which was not necessary and not desirable,» said Shapiro, who served as a trade negotiator during PresidentBill Clinton's administration and helped complete the North American Free Trade Agreetrade negotiator during PresidentBill Clinton's administration and helped complete the North American Free Trade AgreeTrade Agreement.
A head of the European Union's watchdog said a short - term strategy could be to focus on applying anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules, warning consumers of the risk of trading in cryptocurrencies and preventing banks from holding them.
«We're not wearing our Ottawa stakeholder hats, we're looking at this from a national perspective,» said Chris Smillie, senior adviser on government relations for the AFL - CIO's Canadian chapter, which represents the country's building trade unions.
The three European leaders «agreed that the U.S. ought not to take any trade measures against the European Union,» which is «resolved to defend its interests within the multilateral trade framework,» Merkel's statement said.
Chinese officials have said that they will proceed with talks about its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) with Canada and the European Union.
The White House said Monday it would postpone a decision on imposing tariffs on U.S. imports of steel and aluminum from the European Union, Canada and Mexico for 30 days, avoiding the potential for a trade battle with Europe as the U.S. prepares for tense trade talks in China this week.
The White House said Monday it would postpone a decision on imposing tariffs on U.S. imports of steel and aluminum from the European Union, Canada and Mexico for 30 days, avoiding the potential for a trade battle with Europe as the U.S. prepares...
As former Conservative Senator Hugh Segal said when the bill was first debated in the Upper Chamber in 2013, Bill C - 377 is «an expression of statutory contempt for the working men and women in our trade unions and for the trade unions themselves and their right under federal and provincial law to organize.»
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said on Monday that it would delay a decision to impose steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada and Mexico for another 30 days, giving key allies a reprieve as the White House tries to extract concessions from trading partners who have resisted those demands.
Catalist is best understood as a «data co-operative» for Democratic campaigns, trade unions and other left - wing organisations, says Laura Quinn, its chief executive.
The statement by Ms. Fietz on behalf of the German government hinted at that theme, saying, «Both the U.S.A. and European Union would profit from further deepening of the trade relationship.»
Their appearance is a clear sign of Kazakhstani discontent with the Eurasian Economic Union, a Russia - led trade group that was supposed to promote mutual growth but which critics say has so far only inflicted economic pain on Astana.
Jerry Dias, president of the Canadian labor union Unifor, said Tuesday that there was «no question» that President Trump's election to office had ratcheted up trade tensions between the United States and Canada.
Britain says it wants to strike bilateral trade deals with non-EU countries but it can not do that unless it leaves not only the single market but the looser customs union.
The tariff was removed in December 2003 after the World Trade Organization deemed it illegal and said countries such as Japan and those in the European Union could retaliate.
Bryan Riley, director of the Free Trade Initiative at the National Taxpayers Union, said that an increase in the trade deficit from the prior year «should not be viewed as a problem to be fixed, but as a predictable result of a growing economy that enables people to afford more imports.&rTrade Initiative at the National Taxpayers Union, said that an increase in the trade deficit from the prior year «should not be viewed as a problem to be fixed, but as a predictable result of a growing economy that enables people to afford more imports.&rtrade deficit from the prior year «should not be viewed as a problem to be fixed, but as a predictable result of a growing economy that enables people to afford more imports.»
President Trump has threatened to take on the European Union over trade, saying that it «sounds so nice» but was «formed to take advantage of the...
President Trump has threatened to take on the European Union over trade, saying that it «sounds so nice» but was «formed to take advantage of the... President Trump has threatened to take on the European Union over trade, saying that it «sounds so nice» but was «formed to take advantage of the... President Trump has threatened to take on the European Union over trade, saying that it «sounds so nice» but was «formed to take advantage of the...
Chen Weiguang, head of the Guangzhou city federation of trade unions, said Thursday the agency will meet company executives or send working groups to push hard for collective salary negotiation if any Fortune 500 company failed to comply before the deadline.
Poland has asked the European Union to intervene in a spat over Russia banning imports of Polish pork and says that the case could be taken up by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Fabrice Morel, deputy secretary general of the Berne Union in London, says there has been greater use of trade credit insurance among exporters around the world, including companies exporting to and from Asia.
But Mr. Trudeau said Mr. Champagne will have his work cut out for him in negotiating new trade deals with China and Japan and overseeing the implementation of the Canada - European Union free trade deal.
The European Union is ready to react to U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs but still hopes they can be avoided, European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom said on March 7.
The bloc faces risks from Trump's protectionist trade policies and U.S. economy overheating, official says

BRUSSELS — The European Union unveiled an upbeat economic outlook for the eurozone Thursday, but warned of rising risks from President Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies and of the U.S....

Yet our government would have us agree to sweeping economic agreements like CETA and the TPP without providing us any facts at all, just empty slogans about how wonderful things will be after we sign on,» says Larry Brown, national secretary - treasurer of the National Union of Public and General Employees and co-chair of the Trade Justice Network.
So these are all things plaguing Europe and look if the German citizens acquiesce and say: OK we agree to a transfer union, we will run in a massive trade surplus of the current account surpluses and we're willing to transfer money to Italy to help them.
«There will be an exemption procedure for particular cases where we need to have exemptions so that business can move forward, but at this point in time, there will be no country exclusions,» Peter Navarro, a top trade adviser to Trump, said in an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN's State of the Union on Sunday.
The European Union's three largest economies agree on the need to be «ready to react» to trade tariffs imposed by the United States, France's presidency said Sunday (29 April).
The In campaign is urging Britain to remain in the European Union, saying it promotes security and peace by uniting countries which were previously at war, encourages economic prosperity through its free trade agreement, and passes laws which protect workers and environment.
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