Sentences with phrase «union labor negotiations»

Not exact matches

«Government officials will engage in the negotiations over the weekend in an effort to help reach a tentative labor agreement between the company and the union by 5 p.m. Monday,» GM said in a statement.

«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.

French companies must inform labor unions about plans to reorganize, including staff moves or job cuts, which often lead to protracted negotiations between management and employees.

Labor union authorities in south China's Guangzhou city have ordered Global Fortune 500 companies running business locally to put in place the collective salary negotiation system within the year.

A UN Commission on Transnational Corporations devoted about 15 years of study and negotiation on a draft Code of Conduct for Transnational Corporations that included a general provision requiring transnational corporations to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms in the countries where they operate and more detailed provisions on observance of laws on labor relations and involvement of trade unions.

Because of the low wages they pay workers in South Africa and Latin America, treating their financial losses as tax write offs, when labor negotiations were going on and violence threatened, the companies certainly had the upper hand; the unions accepted a substantial cut in wages and benefits.

(The players» union co-signed on the age minimum within 2005 labor negotiations.

The NBA and players» union had quiet, early labor negotiations in 2016 and still didn't deal with the age minimum!

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.

When Hart was asked how she would deal with the union, Bellone interrupted and said commissioners don't typically get involved in labor contract negotiations.

But because the parking lot was tied to a hotel, ESD told the developers they would need to reach a «labor peace agreement» with a local union — a negotiation that could have significantly boosted the cost of the project.

In a year of contentious negotiations between state governments and public employee unions, 52 % of Americans approve of labor unions, unchanged from 2010.

That is why I am pushing for labor contract negotiations to resume, as well as, encouraging our state leaders to repeal the Triborough Amendment that basically discourages unions from coming to the bargaining table.

Midway through his second term, Cuomo has not engaged in a rough - and - tumble negotiation with the two largest public - sector labor unions, CSEA and PEF.

Sen. Jack Martins, a Republican who represents Nassau County, called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo this afternoon to take an active role in the negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its labor union in order to avoid a strike on the Long Island Rail Road.

Bill de Blasio and the teachers union struck a deal on a new contract, ending a nearly five - year labor dispute and potentially setting a template for negotiations with the city's other unions.

UPDATED, 4:54 p.m., Mar. 29: The Building and Construction Trades Council, a union that represents construction workers, has ended its negotiations for a labor agreement with the developers of City Point, the 1.8 million - square - foot residential and commercial development in Downtown Brooklyn, according to a press release from the developers.

Labor negotiations are typically conducted behind closed doors before a contract is presented for council and union approval.

Labor unions including the Professional Staff Congress, which represents CUNY faculty, have been urging Cuomo to sign the bill, but he explained in a veto message that it created a fiscal obligation that should be dealt with during negotiations on the overall state budget.

Many industry figures were reportedly upset with state Republicans after negotiations in Albany failed to produce results on rent regulation and 421a, which expired last week after REBNY and labor unions failed to hammer out an agreement that could have extended the lucrative development incentive.

Donohue even went so far as to say back in August 2011 (right after a difficult contract negotiation process) that CSEA would be willing to consider a challenger to Cuomo in the future, noting that the union had bucked the traditional Democrat - labor alliance and backed Republican Gov. George Pataki in the past.

Connecticut Comptroller Kevin Lembo says he expects negotiations between the state's employee labor unions and the Malloy administration will soon produce an agreement that could help the state reduce its pension obligations.

Having the county's largest union in the fold — negotiations are ongoing with three smaller unions — might mitigate resistance to committing almost a million bucks in advance to labor lawyers whose work is largely completed.

Public employee unions have a huge amount of sway near the heart of the state's bureaucracy, and in 2014, they worked against the governor who had angered their members with his tough negotiations on labor contracts and his support for pension and education reforms.

At a City Council hearing, Mulgrew said he was «aggravated and pissed off» that labor relation officials were dragging their heels and using parental leave as a bargaining chip in contract negotiations with his union, which is majority female.

Whether the speaker's resistance to paid sick leave will ultimately pose a stumbling block for the city's major labor unions, which take care of issues like this as part of their contract negotiations with management, is unknown.

The deficit number could also go up depending on the outcome of contract negotiations with Westchester's largest labor union, the Civil Service Employee's Association.

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.

That story is the negotiations, more than 50 sessions so far, for the first labor contract between the UC postdoc union, the nation's second, and the academic giant that employs perhaps 10 % of all the postdocs in the United States.

Besides her work with the teachers union, Weingarten has been chair of New York City's Municipal Labor Committee, which coordinates negotiations for the city's many public - service unions.

Through the process of collective bargaining with employers, labor unions represent some workers in negotiations involving wages, fringe benefits, and work rules.

Washington — A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court last week upheld the right of a local teachers» union to charge members of the bargaining unit who do not belong to the union for some activities that are not directly tied to labor negotiations.

As MLC chair for the past 10 years, she coordinates labor negotiations and bargains for benefits on behalf of the unions» 365,000 members.

Karen Vieth, a Sennett Middle School teacher, described in her blog delivering a speech at the Chicago Labor Temple in which she drew a connection between the Chicago teacher union contract negotiations and Madison's upcoming discussions over an employee handbook to replace the current contract.

As for the call to involve parents in labor negotiations, Khoury said there could be legal obstacles because all unions would have to agree to them being part of the bargaining process.

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Joining a teachers union gives power to the bargaining position of the union for contract and labor negotiations.

On Labor Day, the Chicago Teachers Union held its protest in preparation for a strike that is set to begin on Sept. 10, unless negotiations with Chicago Public Schools result in a contract.The protest served two functions: first, as a sort of threat display designed to demonstrate to CPS officials and Mayor Rahm Emanuel that CTU is ready to sustain a lengthy strike; and second, to reinforce the union's message among its rank - and - file membeUnion held its protest in preparation for a strike that is set to begin on Sept. 10, unless negotiations with Chicago Public Schools result in a contract.The protest served two functions: first, as a sort of threat display designed to demonstrate to CPS officials and Mayor Rahm Emanuel that CTU is ready to sustain a lengthy strike; and second, to reinforce the union's message among its rank - and - file membeunion's message among its rank - and - file membership

The same objection is more relevant in the example of trade unions or employer collectives forming to bid up or down the price of labor; if all employers collude to fix the price of labor and lock out all workers, then there is no economic reason to call negotiation of wages fair or just, and the courts long ago found such anticompetitive practices sufficient cause to uphold the right of workers to unionize.

While California cap - and - trade doesn't apply directly to us, it does apply to the joint powers authority called PWRPA that we helped establish to get our power, and we may have a chance to sell carbon allowances from environmental improvements that we make (at 1:53:00, end of staff presentation): In addition to what you can see on the video is the 3 hours that we spent in closed (confidential) session to discuss internally the negotiations with labor unions for new contracts.

We advise clients with respect to union - related matters, serving as primary spokespersons in labor negotiations and providing counsel concerning the negotiation, interpretation and administration of labor contracts.

Jim has extensive experience representing management at the bargaining table in union negotiations and litigating labor disputes in court, before arbitrators and at the National Labor Relations Blabor disputes in court, before arbitrators and at the National Labor Relations BLabor Relations Board.

Her firm covers a broad range of workplace issues facing employers including; union organizing, contract negotiations, arbitrations, unemployment challenges, unfair labor practices, workplace investigations, lay - offs, employee discipline, performance problems, employee handbooks, policies and procedures, and downsizing.

We handle a variety of matters for our labor union clients, including grievance arbitration, collective bargaining negotiations, officer elections and governance, and employee benefits law.

We have attorneys who are experienced in all of the complex legal issues facing 21st century unions, including contract negotiations, unfair labor practices, internal union governance, wage and hour issues, arbitrations and National Labor Relations Board chalabor practices, internal union governance, wage and hour issues, arbitrations and National Labor Relations Board chaLabor Relations Board charges.

In addition to his litigation practice, Michael assists in the representation of the Firm's Municipal Clients, including the Villages of Rockdale, New Lenox, Minooka and Manhattan, and handles bond issues and litigation, tax increment financing, union negotiations and labor issues, annexation, zoning / re-zoning issues, and civil rights cases involving municipal employees and police officers.

In addition, Mr. Woods represents employers in areas of traditional labor law, including grievance arbitrations, unfair labor practice charges, union contract negotiations and other union - related matters.

Labor unions don't see this as a negotiation, and the showdown between both the mayor and worker unions will certainly intensify in the coming months.

He has experience representing employers in union negotiations, grievance proceedings and unfair labor charges.

For 30 years, Bill has represented both private and public employers in labor negotiations, union campaigns, binding interest arbitration, and employment discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuits.