Sentences with phrase «union workers came»

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The attack comes just days after a separate incident involving union workers at a soon - to - be shuttered Goodyear plant in the French town of Amiens, who held two executives hostage as they sought to negotiate bonus and severance packages.

While cutting huge swatches out of corporate overhead, Foster also began assessing his inherited union shop — which came complete with high - seniority workers in single - function jobs.

The company also has a stock purchase program that comes with no fees, and a federal credit union that helps with savings for workers planning for their retirement.

It came as unions issued a warning over the merger saying that thousands of workers could be affected and that # 500 million of potential savings could mean job losses or cuts to pay.

We've already won raises for 22 million people across the country — including 10 million who are on their way to $ 15 / hr — all because workers came together and acted like a union.

The union of mechanics and ground workers recently came to an agreement with American giving its members a large pay raise.

Unions, working with employers, have come along way to making these workplaces safer over the past 30 years, but there's much more work to be done - particularly as we discover the toll these types of jobs take on workers mental health and as the Conservative government moves closer and closer to total industry self - regulation (something that puts all Canadians at risk).

Today was May Day, a historic celebration of workers and immigrant workers, and labor unions, immigrant rights groups, and allies came together to celebrate years and follow years of tradition.

In talking to the members of the union, another story came out: about how in the 1980s a group of secretaries, many of them single mothers — an identity that challenged the notion that the secretaries were working at Yale for pin money — had stood alongside the grounds and maintenance workers, the dining hall workers, the cooks and the plumbers, who went on strike so that the clerical workers union might be formed.

It is not uncommon to find immigration lawyers (those who promote laws to make 5 - 20k from people to come here and take US jobs) trolling forums like this that espouse ideas favorable to US jobs, workers and unions.

Electrical Trades Union state secretary Troy Gray said demand for a Senate inquiry was coming from ordinary workers in factories, shops, offices and service providers, where «powerless and voiceless Australians spend their working lives, our of sight from the political and corporate elite».

Unite Here Local I, the union representing the lunch workers, said the 200 cuts come in addition to the 163 lunchroom workers laid off last month as part of school budget cuts.

I want to thank President Harry Farrell of Local 1 - 2 of the Utility Workers of America, President of the International Union of UAW Michael Langford, and Con Edison President and CEO Kevin Burke for coming together and putting the interests of the people first.»

A number of organized labor groups have lined up to provide early endorsements to Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he seeks a third term this fall and faces a new primary challenge from actress Cynthia Nixon, with the latest nod coming from the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1500, New York's largest supermarket workersWorkers Local 1500, New York's largest supermarket workersworkers union.

That comment came as Raske announced that GNYHA and the health care workers union 1199 will spend $ 6 million on an ad campaign to sway budget negotiations in Albany.

State worker unions have until April 1st, when their contract expires, to come up with their alternatives to lay offs, and the prison closing panel has until May 1st to decide which facilities should close.

As governor, I would ask Connecticut» s state worker labor unions to come to the table and renegotiate the SEBAC agreement in good faith - with realistic expectations.

The contract comes about seven months after New York's second - largest state worker union, the white collar Public Employees Federation, reached its own three - year deal with 2 percent annual raises, no increases in negotiated health - care premium sharing and no givebacks.

«We're going to have enough money to win, and our money is going to come from working families and the middle class,» Sanders told reporters Thursday during a news conference to announce an endorsement from the 700,000 - member Communications Workers of America union.

All Suffolk County workers may have to contribute to health care costs for the first time, as Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and public employee unions were in negotiations to come up with an agreement for sharing those costs.

The Governor's alleged threats came after two Cuomo - friendly unions — SEIU Local 32BJ and Communications Workers of America — pulled out of the WFP.

The bulk of the donations, which will be disclosed Monday in the state party's campaign filing, came from major unions like the ones representing health care and hotel and motel workers, which gave $ 250,000 each, and the American Federation of Teachers, which gave $ 100,000.

Commenting on a TUC survey of unpaid overtime, marking the ninth annual Work Your Proper Hours Day this Friday, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «It comes as no surprise that teachers work more hours in unpaid overtime than almost any other worUnion of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «It comes as no surprise that teachers work more hours in unpaid overtime than almost any other worunion, said: «It comes as no surprise that teachers work more hours in unpaid overtime than almost any other workers.

For both union and non-unionized workers, the benefits will come at no cost to taxpayers, de Blasio said.

A group of elected officials and union workers has given the Moinian Group a failing grade when it comes to the company's landlord and...

The strike would come after four unions staged a day of action on June 30, involving 750,000 workers.

The hearing comes on the heels of Con Ed's July 1st lockout of 8,500 workers who belong to Local 1 - 2 of the Utility Workers Union of Aworkers who belong to Local 1 - 2 of the Utility Workers Union of AWorkers Union of America.

Then came the morning of Dec. 3, 2014, when Percoco used his swipe card to enter state offices, and received an email from Howe asking about a client's request to waive a requirement to hire union workers for a lucrative job in Syracuse.

The UFT president pointed out the loudest applause during Cuomo's budget speech came when the governor said New York «will be the state that protects workers and unions.»

The rally, held at the offices of healthcare - worker union 1199SEIU, came on the heels of a minimum wage boost to $ 9, which took effect on December 31 across the state.

Pelletier said the unions will remind lawmakers in the coming months about the services state workers provide.

It comes despite the government calling on both the Communication Workers» Union (CWU) and Royal Mail to accept independent arbitration from Acas.

Union funding of political parties also came under scrutiny, with Policy Exchange railing against the default position for union membership being a commitment to donation rather than allowing workers to «opt - in» if they so chUnion funding of political parties also came under scrutiny, with Policy Exchange railing against the default position for union membership being a commitment to donation rather than allowing workers to «opt - in» if they so chunion membership being a commitment to donation rather than allowing workers to «opt - in» if they so choose.

This rating comes days after the Industrial Commercial Workers» Union (ICU) scored Nana Addo's government 80 % in its assessment, but emphasized the need for government to speed up processes to get the Special Prosecutor Office running effectively.

State Director of Operations Howard Glaser this morning said negotiations with the state worker unions will kick into high - gear come Monday.

The development came after 48 hours of labor unions formally affiliated with the WFP pulling their support from the party, including 32BJSEIU and the Communications Workers of America.

Agency workers must receive the same pay and conditions as permanent staff, says the Public and Commercial Services union as new regulations come into force.

The statement comes as the Cuomo administration has started to send out pink slips to nearly 3,500 state workers in the wake of the union rejecting a labor agreement that includes deep concessions.

The income is probably similar to what you can make as a professional in Romania and in fact the drain on qualified workers is a huge problem from the perspective of the «sending countries» (just for context: Romanian citizens can come and go and work in Germany completely legally without any visa or permit under European Union rules so their situation is quite different than that of illegal immigrants in the US).

The Building Trades Council came under fire after Investigative Post reported last fall that the diversity goal for the workers building the SolarCity factory at Riverbend had been lowered from the 25 percent originally proposed by the city to 15 percent, after union leaders and developer LPCiminelli said the higher number was unachievable.

Fruit Belt residents and unions representing workers at the adjacent Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus still can't come to an agreement on solving the parking problem.

The raises come as the administration heads toward contract negotiations with the Public Employees Federation, a union of 54,000 white - collar state workers whose current agreement expires on April 1.

Perez's endorsement comes after Clinton has received the endorsements of 15 national labor unions representing more than 11 million workers.

Factory workers, union representatives, and retirees came by to snatch buttons and talk politics.

A survey of 500 Poles in Britain for Newsnight suggests that just 64 per cent had signed the workers» register, which the government uses to monitor the number of people coming from the ten new European Union member states to work in Britain.

It will also come days after the New Year's Eve layoffs of more than 900 state workers, an event that union representatives marked with a candlelight vigil on the steps of the Capitol and outside government offices in five other cities.

The union's contract expired at the end of 2013, and as the local mayoral election heated up in Albany, blue - collar workers came out in force protesting Sheehan's pay increases for nonunion employees and demanded wage hikes.

The endorsements add to the roster of supporters who have already come out for Wright, including former Gov. David Paterson, former Mayor David Dinkins, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Sen. Jose M. Serrano, Assemblyman Denny Farrell and several workers» unions.

The data controversy came at a terrible time for Sanders, who on Thursday scored two big endorsements from the progressive group, Democracy for America, and the 700,000 - member Communications Workers of America union.

Edison Severino of LIUNA Local 78 stoked the crowd with recollections of how immigrant workers from all over the world came to America and «bled and died to create unions.»