Sentences with phrase «union during contract negotiations»

Not exact matches

«It's not uncommon for Unions to band together in support of each other during difficult contract negotiations,» Southwest's senior vice president of labor relations, Randy Babbitt, told Fortune in a statement.

We find that during contract negotiation years, unions increase the number of proposals they make by about one - quarter (and by about two - thirds during contentious negotiations), and change the subject of proposals to focus on matters personally costly to managers.

But the school board pursued his removal based on the sharing of information from a closed - door executive session of the board, arguing it helped undermine the district during its negotiations with the teachers union for a new contract.

Also: CapCon's Casey Seiler reports that picketing Verizon workers is accusing Verizon of using «Wisconsin - style» tactics (shorthand these days in labor - speak for «union - busting») during contract negotiations.

Nearly two - thirds of voters say Cuomo has treated public employee unions, with whom is is currently in contract negotiations, fairly during his first three months in office.

Both NYSUT and CSEA declined to endorse Cuomo in 2010 (PEF did, but later came to regret it during last year's difficult contract negotiations, according to Brynien), and Donohue has since said his union is open to backing someone other than Cuomo — assuming that's even a realistic option — when he seeks re-election in 2014.

During recent contract negotiations, it was commendable for the Syracuse City Fire Union to offer a five - year residency requirement for all new hires.

Rumore follows a brutal interrogation of School Board President Barbara Nevergold on Monday at the hearing in Albany, during which Paladino's team of attorneys covered a litany of issues, including the negotiation of the contract with the teacher union.

It had become a fairly routine occurrence over the years during contract negotiations for members of the correction officers union to briefly block the Rikers bridge as part of a job action.

The action, according to even some of Mr. de Blasio's strongest union supporters, violated longstanding labor protections and threatened to set a precedent that could give the city more leverage during negotiations, at a time when more than half of the union contracts have expired.

The debate erupted in August, when The Times published a database of the value - added scores of about 6,000 elementary school teachers based on seven years of testing data, prompting union protests and vows by the district to raise the issue during contract negotiations.

One local union seeking a raise during contract negotiations downplayed the district's pension burden and argued there was actually enough money in reserves to cover the higher pay it wanted.

And we said that our union has partner with parents to make a public campaign during contract negotiations around lowering class size to achieve the individual attention our students deserve.

The state government appeared to side with the teachers union, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo said firing provisions would be arranged during contract negotiations instead of through legislation.