Sentences with phrase «unions voted for this change»

What is forgotten is that trade unions voted for this change because the current system gives parliamentarians, not trade unions, a stranglehold on the vote.

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This is clearly not sensible and unions have repeatedly requested for a change in the law to allow online or workplace voting instead.

As the date of the AV referendum is confirmed, Anthony Barnett looks back to a speech he made, urging the Durham Union to vote for change.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

Following a week in which union leaders savaged the changes at the TUC in Brighton, and NHS staff at five supply depots voted to strike against privatisation, Mr Blair also praised the hospital staff for their work.

«This is going to be the biggest change for a generation,» the minister in charge of exiting the European Union, David Davis, has said, before calling for those who voted on either side to now come together.

A slew of council members who originally supported the bill backed by the unions and introduced by Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley today changed their votes to back the mayor's plan — they said because of a change that will provide the most seriously wounded workers, who qualify for Social Security disability, with a pension equal to 75 percent of their salary.

He said that he would vote in a putative referendum for a British exit from the European Union unless there were changes in the relationship, [25] but following David Cameron's renegotiation, he supported the Remain campaign.

It is understood the unions were not willing to change voting arrangements for Labour conferences, or for the party's national executive.

In 2014, Labour changed the rules for future contests to move to a «one member, one vote» system of party members, affiliated trade union supporters and registered supporters.

The governing body of the LA teachers union last night voted to seek out a state lawmaker to sponsor legislation that rewrites California's parent trigger law, which allows for wholesale changes at a school if a majority of parents want them.

It is understood the unions were not willing to change voting arrangements for Labour conferences, or for the party's national executive.

Okay Teachers Unions — American Federation of Teachers — CT Chapter and Connecticut Education Association — now would be a good time to explain how you «took him to the woodshed» and got him to change his massive anti-teacher, pro-charter school, pro-Common Core Testing, anti-public school agenda in return for your endorsement and help getting him the votes he needed to win re-election last November.

The former head of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) helped lead Britain's vote to leave the European Union (EU) and is famous for saying last year «I haven't got a clue whether climate change is being driven by carbon - dioxide emissions.»

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This represents a significant change to the Code as a representation vote is presently required for all applications for certification where the trade union has the support of 40 % or more of the employees in an appropriate bargaining unit.

The union certification process would be simplified by, among other changes, the removal of certain conditions for remedial union certification in cases of employer misconduct, allowing greater access to first contract arbitration, empowering the Ontario Labour Relations Board (the «OLRB») to conduct votes outside of the workplace and allowing unions to access employee lists and certain employee contact information once the union has twenty percent (20 %) of employees» support.

An example of the latter is the type of referendum provided for by the European Union Act 2011, relating to future treaty changes in the EU, where a negative vote would prevent the government from ratifying the change.

One functionality the site code offers is the ability for visitors to send a form email to their Member of Parliament, using suggested language supplied by Change Britain to urge MPs to «commit to voting unconditionally for Article 50» - the provision enabling member states to exit the European Union.