Sentences with phrase «use union labor»

«Like the new Tappan Zee Bridge, we plan to get this project done on time, under budget and will use union labor to get the work done,» said Cuomo.

Nevertheless, the Bloomberg administration's decision to push Empire Stores developer Don Capoccia to use all union labor on the project's construction struck many observers as unusual, given Bloomberg's general opposition to imposing those sorts of requirements on unwilling developers, his unwillingness in the past several years to subsidize retail projects, and Capoccia's longstanding preference for running an open shop.

As for the wage requirement, Bendit said for a large project (like the 352 - unit Residential Development His Company Plans For 52nd Street), Taconic is more likely to use union labor anyway.

Because the developers don't want to be forced to use union labor, because if they are left on their own they want to use nonunion labor.»

Richard O'Kane, president of the Nassau - Suffolk Building and Construction Trades Council, said Ratner should use union labor for the entire project if he accepts IDA funds.

There have been concerns that the campaign has at times not used union labor.

By Karen CaffariniSpecial to the TribuneMERRILLVILLE — A local union official hopes to begin development this spring at Union Park, using union labor and union funding.

Union officials say there are a number of affordable housing developments using union labor, including the huge Pacific Park (formerly Atlantic Yards) project in Brooklyn.

Not exact matches

This was all avoidable, had the MLBPA been less willing to aim for labor peace and amenities, and more willing to fight hard for everything, big or small, as Marvin Miller used to when the union was first getting off the ground.

At 12:30 p.m., Senate Labor Chairwoman Marisol Alcantara, joined by her fellow IDC members and leaders of major labor unions, will announce legislation to combat union - busting tactics used in right - to - work states spreading nationally, outside Senate chambers, 3rd Floor, State Capitol, AlLabor Chairwoman Marisol Alcantara, joined by her fellow IDC members and leaders of major labor unions, will announce legislation to combat union - busting tactics used in right - to - work states spreading nationally, outside Senate chambers, 3rd Floor, State Capitol, Allabor unions, will announce legislation to combat union - busting tactics used in right - to - work states spreading nationally, outside Senate chambers, 3rd Floor, State Capitol, Albany.

This raises the likelihood that savings made possible by the use of the design - build method will be undermined by the imposition of PLAs, which favor less efficient union labor.

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.

In response to criticism from the NYC SBA and firefighters unions for his use of graphic 9/11 images in ads, GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio's campaign responded by accusing AG Andrew Cuomo of «hiding» behind labor when it comes to the mosque.

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FPI joined the rally, where ordinary tax payers, elected officials, community organizations and labor unions called for a 0.5 % New York State tax on stock buyback trades, which would mean corporations using their federal tax cuts simply to benefit their shareholders would have to pay a small New York State tax on... (read more)

Also Wednesday, the council greenlighted legislation requiring used car dealers to disclose details about a vehicle's recall history, regulating commercial bicyclists, studying the feasibility of allowing pedestrians to cross in any direction while vehicle traffic is stopped, and extending a prior legal limit on the conversion of hotels into non-hotel use — a bill backed by the city's hotel worker labor union.

With the money and muscle of labor unions, Democrats are less likely to need to use government staff for minor party petitioning than Republicans.

The Building and Construction Trades Council had been promoting the use of union labor on 421 - a sites, but had expressed that it could be flexible in only requiring this in geographic areas where it seemed economically feasible or having workers accept a lower prevailing wage rate.

LaBarbera and representatives of construction labor management funds, which advocate for companies that use organized labor and related unions, said it was clear the real estate lobbying group had more sway at City Hall than they did, given that they were not invited into the 421 - a discussions the administration and REBNY had engaged in.

The governor used the remarks, too, to reiterated his desire to see the re-establishment of the 421a tax credit for construction projects that includes a prevailing wage for hiring union labor.

Though labor unions criticize the LLC loophole as a method for circumventing individual campaign contributions and call for its closure, they use affiliates to pump millions of dollars into the political system, creating a double standard — according to critics.

Construction labor unions, meanwhile, were buoyed by Cuomo's support for reviving the 421a tax abatement by using a subsidy to pay for a prevailing wage component.

Prosecutors, though, say evidence will show that Percoco was still a powerful force within the governor's office during that period and that he exerted that influence to help those paying him by getting the Empire State Development agency to reverse a decision regarding use of union labor that greatly benefited the Syracuse developer.

Seleznow said apprenticeships in the past have been associated with labor unions, carpenters and plumbers but the education model is now being used in many different industries including information technology, healthcare, cyber security and the food industry.

The correspondence moves forward the possibility that developers will use more union labor on the construction of affordable units.

Many unions fear the convention could be used to roll back organized labor protections and pension benefits.

In the waning days of the administration, Bloomberg's City Hall was so eager to appease a union that it thought might be an ally in the Midtown East rezoning effort, that it channeled millions of dollars in subsidies to a developer in Staten Island so he could build a project there that will end up using entirely that same union's labor.

Still, a source familiar with the AG's thinking said he considers the labor - backed party's decision a major victory because it will prevent legislators from using the unions as an excuse not to back Cuomo's agenda.

And, using very harsh words, Clinton accused national labor unions campaigning for Lincoln's opponent, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, of trying to manipulate Arkansas voters to «terrify» other Democrats in Congress into cowering to union demands.

At a City Council hearing, Mulgrew said he was «aggravated and pissed off» that labor relation officials were dragging their heels and using parental leave as a bargaining chip in contract negotiations with his union, which is majority female.

The mayor has also began using Trump as a foil in his re-election campaign, warning the sanitation workers» union which endorsed him Monday that Washington may turn against labor unions.

During nearly two and a half hours of questioning, several Republican legislators asked whether the tax money — a projected $ 530 million a year — would be used to help the city resolve open labor contracts with over 100 unions.

For months, Suffolk lawmakers had debated a straight ban on plastic bags and had settled on the fee on «single use» paper and plastic bags as a compromise with grocery store owners and labor unions that represent workers.

September 29, 2012 • Catholics used to reliably side with Democrats, in large part because of the labor union movement.

Among the roadblocks to the wider use of dual enrollment are seat - time and mandatory - attendance laws, which states passed a century ago, often under pressure from labor unions, to keep young people in school and out of the competition for jobs.

While the racial, social, political, and economic consequences of poorly performing schools are innumerable and harsh, they won't be felt by Burris who earned $ 268,000 as a principal; or Ravitch who became a fierce public school advocate only after her children completed private school; or Valerie Strauss — another private school parent — who uses her Washington Post real estate to bolster all the drivel teachers» unions send her (without mentioning her connection to communication contracts with labor).

The union is using as its baseline what Labor would have done if it had won the election.

Los Angeles Unified's teachers union has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the school district, saying administrators failed to negotiate key changes to a controversial performance evaluation system now being used to review educators.

The district has launched a voluntary review program using student test scores as one measure of instructor effectiveness, but the teachers union has opposed it and filed an unfair labor practice complaint over the program's introduction without collective bargaining.

Local union protests the university's use of goats instead of human labor to clear brush from campus.

Officials at the National Education Association, the nation's largest labor union, said they're glad to see absenteeism in rating systems, as long as those systems are used to help identify schools for extra support and not to punish them.

NSEA believes skilled union labor should be used on public school projects and will continue to fight along with our union sisters and brothers to bring 100 % prevailing wage to Nevada.

«With the Labor Day weekend being one of the busiest vehicle travel days during the year, we want drivers to use caution when they cross railroad tracks, always expect a train and safely arrive at their destinations,» said Robert Morrison, Union Pacific Chief of Police.

A labor union is an organization seeking a monopoly on the supply of labor, with the express purpose of using this power to constrict supply and raise prices (i.e. wages).

«Walker's labor plan is a national version of the strategy he used to break unions in Wisconsin.»

Recently, President Obama caused a stir when he used his recess - appointment authority to name two union lawyers, Craig Becker and Mark Pearce, to the National Labor Relations Board.

Dark money is money used by groups like nonprofit organizations, corporations, or labor unions for political purposes.

Liberal use of gift monies — borrowers can receive a gift from family members, buyer's employer, close friend, labor union or charity.

The 3.5 % requirement can be satisfied with the borrower using their own cash or receiving a gift from a family member, their employer, labor union, or government entity.