Sentences with phrase «voice for working people»
This (CLP / branch / trade union branch etc) notes that the Labour Party was founded as an alliance between trade unions and socialist organisations to provide a political voice for working people.
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Mauro's leadership at FPI since 1993 has been essential to its development as a credible and effective advocacy organization that helps to shape the debate over key economic and fiscal issues in ways that ensure a voice for working people — from middle income homeowners struggling with high property tax bills to those families whose breadwinners toil in minimum wage jobs to the involuntarily unemployed.
«Senator Addabbo is an experienced leader, who provides a strong voice for the working people and families of Queens,» said Senator Schumer.
«Marosol Alcantara is a strong voice for working people in Albany and we are proud to endorse her re-election campaign today,» said RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum.
«We know he will be a voice for working people in the State Senate and we will work with him to stand up for workers, for immigrants and for vulnerable communities that need a voice in Albany.»
We joined this council with the intent to be a voice for working people and real hope that it would result in positive economic policy, but it has become yet another broken promise on the President's record.
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Cuban went on to voice his support for programs such as AmeriCorps, which engage young people in public service work across the United States.
«Having diverse leadership means there are more voices in the room, and there are more different points of entry for people who are being bullied or abused at work,» Coles told Business Insider.
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«As they did through decades of civil war, the churches once again stand as one of the few signs of hope, giving voice to the needs of the people of South Sudan... Their commitment to working for peace and reconciliation is as strong as ever.»
Allies must both speak for those who can not speak for themselves while simultaneously working to create space where those voices can be heard in person.»
I'm shaped by this place, as Luci Shaw wrote about poets, the slender antennae of awareness is always combing the world, and I am shaped by the people here, by their stories, by our becoming - shared histories, what I pick up here matters for my work, my voice, my faith, my family, perhaps it's not so prideful in this context, to say that it matters for the world.
Bread for the World, a collective Christian voice against hunger, is working with a coalition of Christian church bodies and other organizations to mobilize people of faith to push for farm bill reform.
Actionaid work with and support the poorest and most vulnerable people to fight for and gain their rights to food, shelter, work, basic healthcare and a voice in the decisions that affect their lives.
Lisa managed to turn her own experiences of mental illness into a triumph; not just for herself, but for hundreds of others, by going around the country giving talks, by helping sufferers, sometimes people with no other voice or outlet at all, to create and publish art, and by providing people who find conventional therapies have not worked for them with an alternative therapy, and a good support network.
«Democrats have spoken loud and clear, in one voice, echoing off every corner of the Hudson Valley — that we are back; we are strong; we have had enough, and we are ready work together to make Congress work for working people again,» Maloney said in a statement.
Building on her role as de facto leader of the out - of - work and out - of - luck on James Turner Street, Dee has emerged as something of a spokesman for the many people whose voice is rarely heard in the national political debate.
«In addition, this is an important election and I look forward to working with our Democratic candidate to provide a strong voice in Washington for the great people of this entire district and I am confident that a Democrat will win this seat.»
Check out the full article for more details about the Tech Resistance, including a look at how the Working Families Party, Indivisible, MoveOn, People for Bernie and other groups combined their tools and talents to help local organizers make their voices heard.
«Our Senate Republican Majority is the voice of hardworking taxpayers, of small businessmen and women looking to create jobs, of working people who want to provide for their families, of moms and dads who want their kids to be safe and of citizens who just want a better quality of life.
«Tonight, I believe that come November, the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn will choose to allow me to continue the work I've started as their independent voice in Washington fighting for better transportation and more jobs, strengthening national security and ensuring a thriving New York City economy and always doing what's right for the people of my district.»
We are tired of the empty rhetoric that has come out of Albany for far too long; we are tired of the empty promises never fulfilled; we are tired of the inside baseball being played keeping the voices of working people and disenfranchised people out of the conversation.
Lis Smith, a Democratic operative who worked for Alcantara, chided «white progressives» on Twitter for criticizing Alcantara's decision to join the IDC and trying to «diminish the voices of New Americans & ppl who support them.»
I will work hard each and every day to not let people down and continue to be a strong voice for the people of the 49th State Senate District who have given me the honor to be their state Senator,» said Tedisco.
A workshop in which each person depends on everyone, in which the only master is society itself; in which all authority is elective, all managerial direction removable; in which all personal commands are only the voice of regulation freely - chosen between all of the members of society; in which all workers are owners, and work for themselves in working for all -LSB-...] what a beautiful sight compared to the servitude of our actual workshops!
She said she created the Mattituck - Laurel Civic Association because she saw a need for the community to have a voice in its changing landscape, with increased traffic, new building and proposals that change the landscape, water quality, agritainment and nowhere for young people to work or affordable workforce housing to stay local.
The policies we have fought for need to be voiced as loud as ever in opposition to a political establishment that remains out of touch with working people.
Excerpt: «As our State Representative, Chris Gorsek will always stand up and fight for people like us — hard - working, middle - class families in East County who deserve a voice again in the State House.»
«As both the State's and the people's lawyer, the Attorney General is uniquely positioned as an independent voice in shaping pension fund reform, ultimately ensuring that the system works better for taxpayers and retirees alike.»
Increasing support for low - paid workers through our social security system - cruelly slashed by the Tories - and delivering a revolution in workers» rights to give people a strong voice at work.»
I am the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Wentworth and Dearne, and I want to be the voice of hard - working people of this constituency who have strived, saved and sacrificed to own their homes.
«VOICE / CSEA is a moving story of a hard - fought, long - term grassroots campaign that transformed from a small gathering of people determined to unite for change, to a statewide movement making a difference for the child care providers, children and working families of our state,» said CSEA Executive Vice President Mary Sullivan.
«The left needs an independent voice, where we act and speak for ourselves,» Hawkins said, «Working people in this country aren't voting because they're so alienated from both parties.
«New Yorkers should understand that lawmakers» actions did not result from meaningful debateand good judgment — it resulted from political expediency — and it will have harmful consequences to people and communities now and for a long time to come.CSEA will seek better ways to hold elected officials accountable and ensure that the voices of working people will be heard and addressed in New York state.»
NEW YORK, NY (05/11/2012)(readMedia)-- Early this afternoon, a team of welfare recipients, unemployed New Yorkers looking for work, public housing residents, and people living with HIV / AIDS — members of the grassroots organizing groups Community Voices Heard (CVH) and Voices of Community Activists and Leaders (VOCAL - NY)-- led other New York residents in a series of actions in Lower Manhattan to highlight the inequality prevalent in our City today, and lift up the need to restore critical programs currently proposed to be cut in Mayor Bloomberg's Fiscal Year 2013 budget.
«They stand with working - class people of color like me on issue after issue including preserving and building truly affordable housing, reforming the NYPD, protecting immigrant families, standing up for workers» rights, and making sure that all people's voices are heard in our democracy.»
«I want to spend the campaign listening to people's concerns across the constituency, and use my experience of working with young homeless people to give a voice to those who can't speak up for themselves.
TROY — «All I've ever done is try to be a voice for the people that are frustrated as I am with the nonsense in government, this nonsense that we see in the media,» the candidate said on talk radio after a major newspaper published another damaging front - page story about a woman who worked with him.
She told the Guardian: «This referendum has revealed that there are a lot of people [who] feel they don't have a voice, that this country is not working for them and they have faced a combination of years of austerity and a rapid pace of change in their community they didn't vote for.
«And I believe I can bring that voice for the people and also bring that leadership to the city council and also working with other city agencies.»
I know that during my time as an advocate and my time working for individuals with disabilities, they require a person with a voice.
The 90 degree heat isn't a bother, though; energized teams of makers are inside, hard at work on prototypes for inventions for differently abled people — everything from a voice - activated elevator to an augmented reality program that visualizes sounds.
With a passion for increasing the profiles of women and people of color in film, Domino has worked with the New Orleans Film Society to launch Emerging Voices, a mentoring initiative for people of color.
The project is now reportedly in the hands of a mix of people, including the film's co-director Peter Sohn (known equally well for his behind - the - scenes animation work as for voicing characters like Emile in Ratatouille), Lee Unkrich, and John Lasseter himself.
(On a separate note: the academy or the Golden Globes should add a category for voice work because people like Mark Hamill, Nolan North, Troy Baker, and now Scarlett Johansson should really be recognized for their tremendous talents.)
And we're letting people know that PTA is a national organization with volunteers and child advocates in every state working to be a voice for children.
Chris recently recorded thousands of phrases for VocalID, a cutting edge company working on delivering unique voices to vocally challenged people.
Through this work, it has led to a truly memorable moment for me, with my brother and I representing Great Britain on the Special Olympics European Youth Committee; being the voice of young people across Europe and influencing international policy.
His passion for giving others a voice eventually brought him to the United States, where he has spent the better part of his career working to improve the quality of life for people in his community by expanding access to quality education.
David Case is self - absorbed, too, but the third - person voice here provides more space for the working out of this rich tale not just David's story or Justin's story, but Fate's, too.