Sentences with phrase «union ties»

«We're trying to get the wording changed a little,» said Assemblyman Peter Abbate, a Brooklyn Democrat with close union ties.

Indeed, mailers had circulated throughout the 142nd District in recent days sponsored by groups with teacher union ties.

Silver, a liberal Democrat with powerful union ties who has repeatedly stymied efforts by the last three governors to restrain spending, said he was fully behind Cuomo's pledge to slash the budget to close a projected $ 8 billion deficit for the fiscal year beginning April 1.

The committee hopes it could strike a chord in this working - class district, which has strong union ties.

The same phenomenon played out in 2015 in Los Angeles when charter co-founder Ref Rodriguez prevailed over an incumbent anti-charter school board member with close union ties.

Many assume that, while his brother was ready to appeal to the moderate voters who deserted Labour in May, Ed's Left - leaning instincts and union ties will inevitably lead him further from the voters he needs to connect with.

«We know that Jerry will do an outstanding job representing all of the people of Area 3,» she said, referencing his union ties and volunteer efforts.

Labour is moving leftwards, not necessarily far left, but my point is that there are many unknowns such as the McClusky / union ties, or any kind of policy which is in the public domain which are yet to play out.

While the Great Lakes Center keeps its union ties quiet, at least the information is available to those who look for it.

That Sharon Palmer is unfit to be Labor Commissioner due to her union ties?

This week, news struck that teachers in the first Massachusetts charter school to form a union are debating whether to sever their union ties.

There has been quite a bit of commentary about the union ties to the occupy movement, and in some ways they have been the biggest victims of the economic crisis.