Sentences with phrase «union picket»

Another amendment makes «crossing or working behind a Union picket line» an act that would bring the union «into disrepute,» and potentially invite union charges and penalties against any member who does so.

While the audit represents a routine function of the comptroller, it comes as the company that owns the Hilton and the union representing hotel employees are locked in a bitter contract dispute that has led to a union picket and boycott of the facility.

Lancman has also spent years shoring up his support among organized labor, making sure to be a visible figure on union picket lines over the years.

Members of the hourly employees union picketed the Tonawanda Town Board meeting Monday night because the union's members have been working without a contract since 2011.

Members of the Buffalo teachers union picketed outside School Board member Carl Paladino's house.

Unions picketed the opening of the Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles in 2015 and later planned protests citywide against the «Great Public Schools Now Initiative,» which sought to raise philanthropic dollars to add 260 charter schools in Los Angeles that would enroll half of the city's students.

Not exact matches

A board member and spokesman for the Quebec civil lawyers» and notaries» union — Les avocats et notaires de l'État québécois, or LANEQ — he tried in vain in May to find members who were willing to share their first - hand experiences on the picket lines during their historic four - month general strike, the longest in Canadian public service history.

Coles and Polar Fresh on Tuesday applied for court orders against the National Union of Workers over picketing activity at a Truganina warehouse.

The Education Act of 1980 introduced the Assisted Place Scheme which took selected and gifted children out of the state school system and placed them into independent schools; the trade union reform acts abolished the closed shops, secondary picketing and stamped down wild - cat strikes; the Education Act of 1988 introduced City Technology Colleges, which took states schools out of the purview of the Local Education Authority; the 1988 Next Steps development began a transformation of the civil service by fragmenting in up into executive agencies; and the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 introduced the internal market into the NHS.

They would rather their leadership continue to negotiate and wait until the more prominent Labour - affiliated Unions are ready to either settle or join them on the picket line.

The Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York has been wreaking havoc at 50 Hudson Yards, ordering its union members to refuse to make concrete deliveries or to block the entrance and picket the project, according to new court papers.

In addition to voting to authorize a dues increase in 2014 members also pledged a total of 249,568 hours of their free time to support the Union by attending rallies, picket lines, political events, and other important activities.

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.

During the week, striking assistants were frequently joined on their picket line by members of other unions, such as TWU, CWA, NYSNA and SEIU 1199, said Rosalie Ray, one of the grad student organizers.

The biggest crackdown on trade union rights for 30 years will be unveiled on Wednesday, including new plans to criminalise picketing, permit employers to hire strike - breaking agency staff and choke off the flow of union funds to the Labour party.

Business secretary Sajid Javid to criminalise unlawful picketing, and make it harder for workers to strike legally and for Labour to get union funding

«Joining a trade union and peacefully picketing outside workplaces is a right not a privilege and restrictions have to be properly justified and proportionate.»

And de Blasio recently struck a deal with one of his biggest foes, the city's police union, which has picketed outside his Brooklyn gym during his late - morning workouts.

As for unions, Tristram Hunt does part - time teaching without joining one and recently showed himself willing to cross a picket line of his colleagues at Queen Mary College.

Returning to her Alma mater, Cynthia Nixon joined picketing Columbia Graduate students who are looking to form a union but claim the university has denied them that right.

He said «We picketed The Polytechnic, Ibadan, because Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) has withdrawn their services and we are here to ensure that the gate remains closed.

UPDATE: I was just reminded that Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice, who was nominated at the Democratic convention in Rye by Appelbaum and has been endorsed by his union, was recently scheduled to swing by the Mott's picket line, too.

The legendary Nottingham Forest manager stood on many picket lines during the miners» strike and donated regularly to trade unions.

The unions were picketing operations of the troubled Arik Air over the failure of the airline's management to re-instate sacked union leaders and several other issues in the airline.

He quoted Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, the Chief Executive Officer of the airline, as saying: «the management apologise to its customers for the disruption of services on Thursday following the picketing of its operations by the unions.»

Nearly 200 Suffolk union workers picketed outside the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge today to protest the Bellone administration's decision to proceed with an $ 11.5 million lag payroll.

At 5 p.m., PBA president Pat Lynch and union board members send a message of discontent with proposed 1 percent raises in each of two years for police officers by picketing outside Gracie Mansion, 88th Street and East End Avenue, Manhattan.

That was why they (unions) picketed Landover, because pilots were scheduled and there were no service for them.

Leanne Wood has been a consistent supporter of picket lines and union rallies over the years in defence of pay and conditions for public sector workers -LSB-...]

However, union members are being dispatched to picket outside Verizon Wireless stores as a strategic move, as the division is the most profitable business unit of Verizon, explained Elaine Maddox, Chief Steward for the Communication Workers of America (CWA) union Local 1105.

More than 36,000 Verizon employees have hung up and joined the picket lines, opting to go on strike on April 13 after unions for field service workers failed to reach an agreement with the company after a 10 months of negotiations between them and corporate telecommunications company led to a stalemate.

The leadership of the union, operating under the Ghana federation of disability organisation, picketed at the Controller and Accountant General's department yesterday [Thursday] to protest against the non-payment of...

Her union reforms - on the closed shop, ballots, picketing - were about reducing the power of union leaders to bully union members.

This was after the unions insisted that they were not at the terminal to picket the airline, rather to sensitise the workers of their right to join the unions of their choice.

It will allow employers to bus in agency temps to break strikes and will bring in big new restrictions on picketing and protests during a strike, including unions having to tell the police and employers what they will post on Facebook or twitter two weeks in advance.

To the union's most engaged and active members, those who had organized countless forums, town halls, pickets, and protests to save our schools, this was widely perceived as something of a kick in the teeth.

Who has fought with unions on picket lines in Alabama and Mississippi?

According to Mr. Debrah, the Head of Payroll at the department was not aware of the union's grievances but he was able but some headway was made at the end of the picketing

Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, which has over 50,000 members in HM Revenue and Customs, will stage picket lines outside offices across the country.

But speaking to Citi News, the President for the union, Yaw Ofori Debrah said the picketing was successful as their demand has now been met.

The leadership of the union, operating under the Ghana federation of disability organisation, picketed at the Controller and Accountant General's department yesterday [Thursday] to protest against the non-payment of these allowances.

A group of New York state lawmakers appeared in Saratoga County on Monday to meet with picketing union workers at a Waterford chemical plant.

He has supported us, stood on our picket lines, celebrated our successes, and campaigned alongside us for trade union rights.

The team is «working to educate people about the fact that the university is hiding behind the state budget crisis to pretend that there's no money,» he adds, citing a December 2009 informational picket on all 10 UC campuses staged in collaboration with UPTE - CWA 9119, the union that represents lab technicians and other technical employees and faces similar issues in its own contract negations.

Union teachers in the Roman Catholic archdioceses of Boston and New York have picketed church officials and called in sick in recent weeks to protest what they say is a lack of progress in contract negotiations.

In preparation for Friday's one - day teachers strike Chicago Teachers Union staff passed out picket signs and flyers to teachers.

Chicago Teachers Union staff pass out picket signs and fliers to teachers March 30, 2016, at CTU headquarters.

Lewis called that an «act of war» and declared that a lot of union members «have already bought red thermal jackets,» rhetoric aimed to conjure up images of thousands of red - clad teachers who picketed city streets during the 2012 teachers strike.

In addition to early morning pickets at schools, the Chicago Teachers Union plans a full day of teach - ins and rallies at sites around the city during a one - day strike Friday that the union promises will shut down the schools, according to a preliminary schedule issued MoUnion plans a full day of teach - ins and rallies at sites around the city during a one - day strike Friday that the union promises will shut down the schools, according to a preliminary schedule issued Mounion promises will shut down the schools, according to a preliminary schedule issued Monday.

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis is greeted by supporters while visiting the picket line at King College Preparatory High School April 1, 2016, as part of a one - day CTU strike in Chicago.