Sentences with phrase «union members spoke»

Boston Teachers Union members spoke on July 25th at the Massachusetts State House hearing testifying in support of S. 220 and S. 223.

Throughout the state, union members spoke with their co-workers, knocked on hundreds of thousands of doors, and most of all made sure their voice was heard at the polls.

Let the union members speak for themselves on September 13th.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Conservative MP Fiona Bruce spoke out as members of the trade union prepare to vote on the proposal during the BMA's annual conference in Bournemouth.

During her Lancaster House Brexit speech in January she spoke of becoming an «associate member» of the Customs Unions.

This is to speak to the wider electorate (including the 7m union members) and convince them of Corbyn's case as a Labour prime minister in waiting that is worth voting for.

Commission member Joseph Covello speaks during a meeting of the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics meets Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union archive)

That said, I spoke to a handful of union members in attendance who came because they asked / demanded to go, but who never saw anything from their International about Netroots Nation.

Trumka met with members of the Kingsbridge Armory Development Alliance (KARA) in a church on Reservoir Avenue and then spoke to union members and the press across the street in front of landmark facility.

Speaking at an NASUWT fringe meeting at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, NASUWT's Deputy General Secretary Dr Patrick Roach condemned the Government's attempts to undermine the Human Rights Act and curb the ability of trade unions to advocate and represent the interests of their members through the Trade Union Bill.

De Blasio was joined at the rally by members of the health care workers» union, SEIU 1199, which has endorsed his campaign, but whose political director has also spoken positively about Quinn's work on behalf of St. Vincent's.

The mayor spoke to around 1500 union members, urging them to put the pressure on state lawmakers to approve in the state budget the mayor's plan to provide the classes for thousands of four year olds starting in September.

Governor Cuomo, his democratic running mate Kathy Hochul and other women's rights advocates spoke to a cheering crowd of union members and local elected officials, as part of a three city upstate bus tour to promote a 10 point women's rights plan.

The rally, though not billed as another labor - related event for Mr. Cuomo, corralled hundreds of members from three of the state's major unions — 1199 SEIU, 32BJ SEIU and the Hotel Trades Council — into several pens on Seventh Avenue around 41st Street to hear the Democrats, who spoke from a stage above the crowd.

Cuomo, speaking to the union members, renewed his call to raise the state's minimum wage for non tipped workers to $ 10.50 an hour, $ 11.50 in New York City.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks to New York State Democratic Committee members after accepting their nomination for re-election to the U.S. Senate on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at the Labor Temple in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron / Times Union)

The City Council approved the bill to ban the buses» blaring loud speakers three weeks ago, but after listening to members of the Transportation Workers Union discuss the job losses that might be incurred if the bill became law, the mayor said he would wait until he spoke with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn before he signed.

Members of New Yorkers for Beverage Choices were joined by city council members and representatives from a local soft drink and beer workers» union to speak out against the proposal to restrict the size of sweetened drinks sold at certain stores to 16 Members of New Yorkers for Beverage Choices were joined by city council members and representatives from a local soft drink and beer workers» union to speak out against the proposal to restrict the size of sweetened drinks sold at certain stores to 16 members and representatives from a local soft drink and beer workers» union to speak out against the proposal to restrict the size of sweetened drinks sold at certain stores to 16 ounces.

Legislative leaders spoke to a large gathering of AFSCME union members at the Capitol Tuesday who are opposed to Governor Cuomo's pension reform plans.

Union members begin to rally in Niagara Square, shortly before NYSUT President Karen Magee took the stage to speak

Members of the city prison guards» union lost $ 20 million of their hard - earned money to a troubled and risky hedge fund because their leaders were afraid that if they spoke...

The deputy prime minister was speaking at the first of a series of «Let's Talk» forums, a consultation exercise with party members, the public and trade unions to help Labour develop its strategy for the future.

Shopping channel billionaire and anti-EU campaigner John Mills insists members of the hard - left leader's own Shadow Cabinet that he has spoken to secretly want to leave the European Union.

Speaking at the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU - SDGN) project launch held in Abuja on 1st February, Karlsen said all objectives of the new initiative were anchored on the federal government's priorities, while also building on the recommendations of the EU Election Observation Mission which visited the country in 2015, followed by another visit led by Mr. Santiago Fisas, a member of the European Parliament last October.

Earlier, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, spoke at a rally outside the meeting of union members and fast food workers.

Speaking to a rally of several hundred union members in front of the hotel's Lodge Street entrance, Sheehan recalled supporting a city tax break package for the hotel, worth more than $ 1 million a year, and said hotel owners United Capital Corp. had «broken their promises» by failing to reach a contract with the Hotel Trades Council, which represents about 140 workers at the hotel.

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli spoke to a gathering of members of the Retired Public Employees Association at the Marriott Wolf Road on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Colonie, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli speaks to a gathering of members of the Retired Public Employees Association on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at the Marriott Wolf Road in Colonie, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

«We haven't heard from the P.B.A, only from the lobbyists, and we've mentioned to them that Miller is open to speaking with members of the union, but this was something Miller did on his own,» Rasoulinejad said.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew speaks to the thousands of union and community members who came to protest budget cuts and stand up for the vital services that help the city run.

All who spoke — save one member of a construction union — begged Koppell to vote no on the project for all of the reasons that have been cited in previous meetings and in dozens of news reports.

Sani while speaking in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital as Guest Speaker at the 5th Olalekan Olomide Platform for Development held at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Secretariat Iyaganku, Ibadan, said he revealed the «take home» of the Senate to eliminate the stigma and wrong perceptions of Nigerians about members of the National Assembly.

But he grew feisty when he spoke about his anger toward other school board members, the superintendent of the Buffalo school district, Dr. Kriner Cash and the President of the teachers union, Phil Rumore, and what he said was their «scheming» that led to a «rigged» teacher contract that he Paladino believed would drain the districts reserves and plunge it further into debt.

Dennis Skinner spoke to 80,000 people at the Durham Miners Gala, urging a vote against separation and asking the trade unions to get involved, and members from all parts of the country were encouraged to join in.

Gay City News on the shutdown of Brian Ellner's appointment to the Empire State Pride Agenda: «Nearly everyone who spoke to Gay City News — both advocates and foes of Ellner — cited the adamant opposition to him from board member Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, one of the city's most progressive labor leaders and a tough critic of Bloomberg.

Speaking on LBC 97.3, the Prime Minister said: «The Barroso thing did annoy me because frankly, his job is to serve the members of the European Union and the British Conservatives in the European Parliament are an important party.

Assemblyman Keith Wright, a leader in the state Democratic Party, and Kevin Finnegan, · the political director of 1199 SEIU, the powerful healthcare workers» union, spoke to about 100 members of the WFP state committee, stressing what they painted as Mr. Cuomo's lengthy progressive record.

UFT members from Districts 13, 14 and 17 as well as high schools from those areas heard UFT President Michael Mulgrew speak about the proposed federal education budget cuts, the attack on unions by far - right privatization advocates, the dangers to hard - won benefits if a state constitutional convention is held in 2018 and other pressing issues.

Earlier, Cuomo's Lieutenant Governor, Kathy Hochul, spoke at a rally outside the meeting of union members and fast food workers.

January 31, 2014 • Audie Cornish speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times about the president's State of the Union initiatives, the retiring members of the House and the agenda of the annual Republican retreat.

Harvard Gives Christie's Education Plans a Warm Welcome New York Times, April 29, 2011 «Speaking to almost 200 students and staff members at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the New Jersey governor drew rounds of applause with his talk of sharply limiting teacher tenure, rigorously evaluating teachers and administrators, curbing the power of teachers» unions and pledging to appoint more - conservative justices to the State Supreme Court.»

The article stated clearly that Karen Sher, a veteran teacher and instructional coach and member of the Oxnard Union High School District board, spoke on behalf... Read More

The article stated clearly that Karen Sher, a veteran teacher and instructional coach and member of the Oxnard Union High School District board, spoke on behalf of the CTA at the hearing on the three - year tenure bill.

Speaking before members of the Joint Committee on Education, Richard Stutman, president of the Boston Teachers Union, said, «The solution to better schools lies with working with us and not against us.»

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In that same election issue of WE, the union «took to the streets, so to speak, to ask some of you (its members) what you think is the most important issue on the ballot affecting public education.»

The New York State Union of Teachers, issued an updated FAQ stating, «NYSUT encourages members to exercise their rights as citizens and professionals to speak out against the harmful effects of high - stakes tests in general and to consider refusing the tests for their own children.

When a union representative speaks to a member about politics, he / she is advised to evaluate the member on willingness to «engage constructively on value of the union.»

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