Sentences with phrase «union pension deals»
How is Andrew Cuomo going to cut the public employee union pension deals that are bankrupting New York State?
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/ Not exact matches
Representatives of a Teamsters union pension fund are asking a bankruptcy court to reject a key agreement between Tops and C&S Wholesale Grocers, its main grocery supplier, claiming that it's a bad deal for the supermarket chain.
The union representing the striking cleaners, United Voices of the World (UVW), are calling for the workers to receive the same sick pay, pension deal and maternity pay as those employed directly by the university.
In the first term, Cuomo battled public labor unions over the Tier Six pension measure, cut a deal with lawmakers in the Assembly and Senate to draw their own legislative boundaries, capped property taxes and was hesitant to embrace taxing the rich that was called for by the nascent Occupy Wall Street movement.
Oh — Joe says the revitalized FBI probe into his state - funded bidness deals (nano grants ahoy) and his duties at Wright Investors» Service (union pension funds ahoy) had nothing to do with his leaving.
As a result, the union and the state settled on a deal that limited the pensions for officers injured in the line of duty to about 40 percent of what they once were.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday his administration had reached disability pension agreements with three municipal unions, deals that raised the amount of money received by employees who are injured on the job.
The mayor said his administration had reached disability pension agreements with three municipal unions, deals that raised the amount of money received by employees who are injured on the job.
In a moment of high drama, the state Senate narrowly approved Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's pension restructuring agreement with state unions Wednesday when Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman broke a party - line tie to seal the deal.
The mayor also believes he can get a better pension deal by restoring direct collective bargaining of pension benefits between the city and its labor unions, which state law has prohibited for nearly 40 years.
Harry Nespoli, president of the Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association, praised de Blasio for reaching a pension and pay raise deal with the union last year that brought nearly 80 percent of the municipal workforce under contract, calling him a «union - friendly mayor.»
«[T] he only pension change the mayor has, in effect, negotiated during his tenure (via a side deal with the teachers union) was exceedingly modest.
«Conservatives worry about Clegg's increasingly petulant reaction to EU veto Main Downing Street is confident of a public sector pensions deal being reached with the unions»
Discussions were continuing and could still fall apart, but if a deal is reached it could safeguard the union members» pension money invested at the hedge fund.
Sources said de Blasio was willing to agree to the pension deal for firefighters but not for the police union.
Democrats said it made no sense to reject the deal because it smooths out the pension payments through future years; they said itis supported by a large coalition that includes Malloy, the unions, Wall Street ratings agencies, state comptroller Kevin Lembo and the 10,000 - member Connecticut Business and Industry Association.
At a press conference this morning, David Cameron's official spokesman has expressed confidence from within Downing Street for reaching a deal with the unions over public sector pensions by the end of the year.
Unions have opposed changes to public sector pensions which the government says are necessary to deal with Britain's ageing population.
But the Chicago teachers» pension was left out of the deal, and union president Lewis said she wouldn't agree to anything similar.
Rhee's heavy - handedness in dealing with the Washington Teacher's Union conveyed her attitude that a non-unionized teacher force would better serve justice for children, as if children would benefit from their teachers lacking the few remaining benefits accrued by collective bargaining, such as nominal job security and shrinking pensions.
LAUSD to pay $ 1.1 billion for teacher pension rescue; Strike talk emerges on Caputo - Pearl's first day as union chief; LAUSD board approves labor deals — but not yet for teachers
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced a deal Friday with state employee unions that would allow Connecticut to dodge a fiscal iceberg by holding down annual pension costs otherwise set to spike over the next 16 years.
I've then haircut Cash to reduce Debt / Aircraft Leases to sustainable / lower risk levels, and to eliminate half the Pension Deficit (sure, Aer Lingus isn't on the hook for this, but are you really going to bet that management, the unions & the government won't shaft the shareholders with some kind of deal / settlement?!)
The Congress has already pass legislation that will reduce some union pension by more than half and the U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to deal unions a major setback again effecting mostly white workers.
Drinks company Diageo has avoided a strike by members of its defined benefit pension schemes after union members accepted a deal, bringing to an end months of back - and - forth.
Drinks company Diageo has avoided a strike by members of its defined benefit pension schemes after union members accepted a deal...