Sentences with phrase «union support while»

All three districts aimed to secure union support while meeting grant requirements during the yearlong planning period permitted by the grant, but none was ultimately able to accomplish that task.

It is a very labor friendly state and Bernie gets a lot of rank and file union support while Hillary can only get endorsements delivered by some union leaders.

Not exact matches

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton struggled with how to secure the endorsement of labor unions while announcing her opposition to the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a project they supported but environmentalists opposed, according to leaked emails published by Wikileaks on Friday.

While the Teamsters Union takes pride in supporting the plight of drivers with independent contractor status, Aloise himself is quite unsure of the details of the Teamsters - Uber drivers partnership and the number of drivers joining.

Madrid can confound elite consensus and move aggressively to restructure Spain's external debt while redefining its participation in the euro, for example by leaving the euro while committing credibly (i.e. with German support) to rejoin the currency union at some specified future date.

These lenders, including credit unions and community banks, support local contractors and homeowners while keeping investment dollars local.

Its partnership with Aurora Cannabis enables distribution into the European Union medical market, while the Larrssen partnership will provide support in completing its facility buildouts.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras needs to shore up support at home for his plan, while euro - area finance ministers meet Wednesday to prepare the ground for a second, scheduled summit of European Union leaders Thursday.

While New England, the Pacific Coast and northern Middle Atlantic states may support full - fledged marriage, comparisons of polling from a decade past to today reveals significant growth in support for same sex marriages and civil unions in those regions.

Meanwhile polling from other regions show that while support for same sex marriages or civil unions have increased across the country, the growth of support is not uniform, with a significantly lower level of support occurring in the Deep South compared to the rest of the country.

Neuhaus» National Catholic Register interview in which he said that the Cardinal's support of labor unions was «a weakness rather than a strength,» I said that he «never spoke that way about the Cardinal's stand on labor issues while the Cardinal was alive.»

Mr Joyce said while the government did not have the full information yet and the FIRB was yet to decide whether it was in the national interest, Rio was already mostly foreign owned and even unions had shown support for the sale.

I supported my first husband for a while but when he got a union job, he made a lot more than I did.

«However, we were surprised to find that President Obama was not included as a target of this political hit, as he and Dan share the same position of supporting civil unions while holding the personal belief that marriage should be between a man and a woman,» Lam continued.

While at odds with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, he is counting on labor union support in part to boost his re-election bid this fall.

These have long maintained support for the union while acknowledging Scotland's right to self - determination.

Several unions that are usually aligned with HTC — 1199, 32BJ, CWA — as well as the labor - backed Working Families Party have endorsed Lancman, while a third Democrat in the race, NYC Councilwoman Liz Crowley, has netted the support of several trade unions.

The Albany Times - Union revealed that Percoco was trying to marshal support for the administration while it was under federal investigation for prematurely shutting down the Moreland Commission, and was encouraging people contacted «to communicate with him through private email messages rather than through their government email accounts.»

While UFT president Michael Mulgrew supports an extension, he has repeatedly said his union does not believe in the «current version» of mayoral control.

While some trade unions campaigned to remain, many others strongly supported Brexit.

Talk to a Labour delegate and you can hear the relief in their voice when they tell you how those proposals were beaten back while ensuring unions» financial support stays solidly in place.

While urging other state governors to emulate Ayade, the NULGE president said the union was emphatic in its support for the governor.

State Sen. Frank Padavan (R - Bellerose) picked up a key endorsement from the city Patrolmen's Benevolent Association this week, while his challenger, former City Councilman Tony Avella, captured the support of the Freelancers Union.

While Zimpher praised the five - year plan as providing a predictable increase in funding, Frederick Kowal of United University Professions, the union that represents SUNY professors and other employees, said that state support has gone down over the long term, placing more of a burden on students and their families.

Retired union steamfitter Mike Reynders of Fort Atkinson (right) holds a sign in support of Gov. Scott Walker while listening to Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch speak Tuesday in Dane.

Teachers» unions and Democrats who dominate the Assembly were pleased to beat back the tax credit, while the religious organizations and charter school advocates who supported the measure were tided over with money and changes that will allow more charter schools to open in New York City.

While NYSUT president Karen Magee has publicly doubted the union will support Cuomo, it is even more unlikely that the group will support Astorino.

The rally's attendees, who were mostly local Democrats and union workers, yelled in support after Rigney criticized Katko, who is also an SU alumnus, for his comments on refugee resettlement in Syracuse, while booing when she mentioned Katko voted to defund Planned Parenthood four times.

The Fund for Great Public Schools, a teachers union backed SuperPAC has weigh in support of Senator Rivera, while New Yorkers for Independent Action have sided with CM Cabrera because of his strong support for charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial schools.

Labor unions may buoy the chances of certain members while county allegiances may supersede that support.

While it affirms the stands of the government and people of the state of Libya against these inhuman actions, he said the Ministry has for many years advocated for effective policies in dealing with these phenomena by supporting institutional capacity - building and enterprise development in the country to eliminate illegal migration, smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings as stated in the Tripoli joint Declaration -LCB- Africa and European Union -RCB- in 2006.

The state United Teachers union is launching a television and radio campaign urging voters to support local school district budgets while also touting what they see as the success in New York schools.

A Gallup poll this week showed that 61 percent of Americans opposed stripping unions of collective bargaining rights, while just 33 percent support it.

While public - sector unions and some of the institutions of New York's left that they dominate feud openly with Cuomo and have pushed him to be more economically progressive, he's been able to fend off left - flank challenges with the support of the building trades and the major locals of the Service Employees International Union, 32BJ and SEIU.

63 % of English and Welsh people believing that the United Kingdom should refuse to negotiate a currency union, while 27 % supported the idea of a currency union.

This union of two great regional players preserves their independence and distinct cultures while sharing administrative and management functions to support deeper investment in sales, marketing and innovation,» commented Vann Russell, Managing Director and Founder of Arlington Capital.

In today's congressional endorsement news, Hakeem Jeffries, the Brooklyn Assembly running to replace the retiring Ed Towns, announced the backing of a slew of elected officials in a new corner of his reconfigured district, while longtime incumbent Nydia Velazquez got the support of the transit workers union.

Pros: The non-partisan Citizens Union supports the proposal, saying that while flawed, it will eliminate gerrymandering (drawing the boundaries of districts in a way that gives one party an unfair advantage).

While victory is a long shot — the governor enjoys a $ 30 million war chest, support among unions and other factions, the incumbent bias in underattended primaries, and a 43 - point lead in the first poll — it's not out of the question.

Education groups control the state's biggest super PACs, and while reformers and unions will likely take sides along most partisan lines in November, supporters of charter schools and tax credits for donations to private schools have focused on targeting eight incumbent Democrats in the primaries, forcing the New York State United Teachers to play defense in support of allies.

While Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Senator Barack Obama stated that while he personally considered marriage to be between a man and woman, [100] and supported civil unions that confer comparable rights rather than gay marriage, [101] he opposed «divisive and discriminatory efforts to amend the California Constitution... the U.S. Constitution or those of other states&raWhile Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Senator Barack Obama stated that while he personally considered marriage to be between a man and woman, [100] and supported civil unions that confer comparable rights rather than gay marriage, [101] he opposed «divisive and discriminatory efforts to amend the California Constitution... the U.S. Constitution or those of other states&rawhile he personally considered marriage to be between a man and woman, [100] and supported civil unions that confer comparable rights rather than gay marriage, [101] he opposed «divisive and discriminatory efforts to amend the California Constitution... the U.S. Constitution or those of other states».

While the mayor supports same - sex marriage, some advocates have not forgiven him for appealing a 2005 court decision that supported same - sex marriage and for backing Senate Republicans opposed to the unions.»

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.

While the Assembly Democratic majority has voted to repeal the LLC loophole, the Senate Republican majority has defended it, arguing that Democrats already have inherent advantages due to their support from public - sector unions.

Construction labor unions oppose de Blasio's proposal because it only includes a prevailing wage requirement for service workers, while service worker unions support the mayor's plan.

So since the teacher unions are deeply invested in the drugmaker, they have basically been hurting themselves by financially supporting the protesters: Mylan's shares are down 12.6 percent since Aug. 18, while the stock is down more than 20 percent for the year.

Cuomo has been studiously working to lock down the support of private sector unions while eschewing the public sector organizations that seem to be included when he discussions the amorphous «special interests» that hold too much away over Albany and are driving the cost of government ever upwards.

While acknowledging that he faces an uphill struggle, Hawkins listed a number of things that will impact on his viability: one, that he be included in a series of debates (a critical factor for Ventura); second, that the public employee unions whose members have been under assault by Cuomo provide him with support; and third, that the media give him equal coverage and status in the narrative of the campaign.

While the power of its endorsement has been questioned (the union backed Bill Thompson over now - Mayor Bill de Blasio in the Democratic mayoral primary last year), the nod serves as another sign that establishment support is divided over Mr. Rangel, who is seeking a 23rd term.

However, some radical policies were supported by both Conservative voters and the general public — radical reform of public services «including privatisation» was supported by 47 % of the public, and opposed by 30 %, while threatening to withdraw from the European Union was supported by 49 % of the public and opposed by 29 %.