Sentences with phrase «wage issues for»

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In June 2014, he issued an executive order raising the minimum wage for employees of federal contractors to $ 10.10.

It's not just about having one issue fixed, like establishing better parental leave policies or solving for the wage gap, it's addressing all of these small things that add up to a bigger problem.

For the players, among the key issues is the NHL's request for wage rollbacks of around 19 per cent, something many players are resistant to, especially given the large increases in NHL revenue in recent years — up 50 per cent to $ 3.3 billion, in the years since the last lockoFor the players, among the key issues is the NHL's request for wage rollbacks of around 19 per cent, something many players are resistant to, especially given the large increases in NHL revenue in recent years — up 50 per cent to $ 3.3 billion, in the years since the last lockofor wage rollbacks of around 19 per cent, something many players are resistant to, especially given the large increases in NHL revenue in recent years — up 50 per cent to $ 3.3 billion, in the years since the last lockout.

Given these conditions, a key issue for the Australian economy will be the extent to which the ongoing growth of demand might give rise to capacity constraints and, consequently, upward pressure on wage and price inflation.

Minimum wage is a complex and sensitive issue for workers and employers alike, one that is watched very carefully by the 98 % of B.C.'s businesses who are small businesses — including most of you, our Members.

On the minimum wage debate, «we're staying neutral on the issue,» said Brooke Buchanan, a spokeswoman for Wal - Mart, America's largest private employer.

They, as Pete says, talk as if the minimum wage, the tax rate for the rich, unions, and the road to serfdom are our key issues.

The Military for Religious Freedom Foundation, a watchdog group that has waged repeated battle with the armed services, took issue with the last clause of the sentence, saying that no cadets should be forced to make a promise to God.

The historical forces now pushing those issues toward the top of the social agenda — and therefore toward serious consideration by the churches — are different from those of the turbulent 1920s and «30s, when the masses of working people in the United States were struggling for the basic right to have a union, a decent wage and tolerable working conditions.

FPA surveys indicated members saw labor as a key issue for converters, specifically, most manufacturers cited their difficulty in finding skilled, qualified labor while others cited trouble keeping talented staff, problems with turnover, wage pressure, and the lengthy period needed to train qualified operators.

«Hiring is our biggest challenge with the issues of minimum wage and the pool is getting smaller for qualified people,» Watson says.

The only issue would remain his wage demands; though this doesn't appear to be an issue for the Red Devils.

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

I agree with you on the wage issue, we could afford to pay better wages for star players and I think the biggest part holding us back here is Wengers idea of a more balanced pay between the squad, sounds nice in theory but it hinders player development.

Wage isn» t an issue with Theo, Theo just wants to play Cf for us now.

Khedira on a free would be fine IF he wanted to come to us, IF Madrid don't keep him and IF (and this is the most important issue)............ Wenger wants to pay his wage demands which we all know he wont for the afore mentioned reasons of Wenger being as tight as a gnats arse.

No doubt Palace would also like to have Bolton Wanderers» talisman Chung - Yong Lee in their side for this match, but that move appears to have hit a snag over wage demands, among other financial issues.

The 33 - year - old's temperament, attitude and wage demands might be an issue, but his talent and presence on the pitch more than makes up for that.

The chance of working under Arsene Wenger is a key issue for Higuain and something he is very keen on doing, it seems it could now just be down to Arsenal matching Real Madrid's valuation and Higuain's wage demands, which are reported at # 150,000 a week.

Flanagan's main concern wasn't necessarily the issue itself of transgender rights, but Cuomo's use of executive authority, which previously rankled Republicans when the governor administratively increased the state's minimum wage for fast - food workers to $ 15.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday shrugged off the call from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for an even either minimum wage increase than what is proposed in the state budget, saying it's up to the state Legislature to vote on the issue, not the mayor.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver told reporters this afternoon that an increase of the minimum wage could be a strong issue for Democrats — especially Senate candidates — running this fall.

«The National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) which hitherto waged ceaseless war on the influx of fake and substandard items into Nigeria, have not in anyway adequately addressed this issue.

Spitzer took issue with Cuomo's strategy of putting health care players with a vested interest in the Medicaid debate — namely GNYHA and SEIU 1199 — onto the redesign team that hashed out a reform and cost - cutting strategy that included sweeteners for the industry (the indemnity fund, living wage) in exchange for accepting spending cuts.

The wage issue nevertheless the was a contentious one for Senate Republicans.

Republicans, in turn, have come under criticism from conservatives for what they have seen as acquiescence on key issues like gun control and minimum wage.

A separate Democratic source wondered whether the mainline conference wanted to keep the minimum wage issue alive as an election issue heading into the general election for control of the narrowly divided Senate.

But Heastie has suggested that Cuomo needs prodding when it comes to these issues, pointing out that the governor last year didn't see any «appetite» for a $ 15 minimum wage being approved amid Republican opposition.

«In the past four years in the Cuomo administration, Kathy Hochul has been an important part of a team that has delivered progressive gains for New York's working families — an increase in the minimum wage for all New Yorkers, and a historic increase in wages for airport workers — and has been a staunch supporter of civil rights issues that matter to our members and everyone in the state,» said 32BJ SEIU President Héctor Figueroa.

Those are the issues at stake for the Independent Democratic Conference in a video released Monday as the lawmakers in the breakaway bloc seek to re-affirm their support for liberal causes they believe has been lost in the pitched battle being waged by progressive advocacy groups to pressure them into forming a coalition with mainline Democrats.

The State Senate has turned its back on middle class values and the issues that matter most to our communities, and I look forward to advocating for investments in infrastructure, an increase in the minimum wage and much needed government reforms to clean up Albany.

«The Independent Democratic Conference delivers for New Yorkers: the best paid family leave program in the nation, a $ 15 minimum wage, and the toughest gun laws in the country,» Hamilton said in a statement issued Monday afternoon.

A lawyer for the state's department of labor, Pico Ben - Amotz, said the wage order it issued this summer — which followed recommendations of a three - member board convened by Gov. Andrew Cuomo — would eventually impose an hourly wage rate of $ 15 on employees of any fast food chain with more than 30 locations, be they in New York or elsewhere.

A proposal to raise the state's minimum wage to $ 15 an hour is a top priority for Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York Farm Bureau, but they're on different sides of the issue.

Pols including U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez, state Sen. Daniel Squadron, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Councilmembers Brad Lander and Stephen Levin, Assemblymember Walter Mosley and former Assemblymember Joan Millman praised Simon for tackling tough issues like gun control, public education, civil and disability rights, ethics in government, minimum wage, and paid family leave.

«Russ fights for the issues you and I care about: debt - free college, raising the minimum wage, fighting income inequality, and supporting hardworking families,» de Blasio writes in the fundraising email sent on Wednesday afternoon.

The minimum wage issue is turning out to be the gift that keeps on giving for both Democrats and Republicans.

The IDC, which features moderate - to - conservative Democrats like David Valesky, have aligned themselves with Senate Republicans on several issues, save for their support of a minimum wage bill that the business groups have generally opposed.

Fighting against entrenched power is never easy, and victory is never guaranteed, but the issues we've raised in this campaign — whether it's a lack of affordable housing, the need for a $ 15 minimum wage, or the importance of honest, ethical representation in government — will continue to drive me in what I do next.»

«Our members decided to endorse Brian Kavanagh for State Senate because of his strong record in the Assembly fighting for issues important to working families, including raising the minimum wage in New York State, voting reforms, immigrant rights and union rights.

The Democrats collided on a variety of issues in 2014 and earlier this year, including funding for Mr. de Blasio's universal prekindergarten expansion, affordable housing at Sunnyside Yards and how high New York City's minimum wage should be.

Alcantara — who will replace outgoing Sen. Adriano Espaillat — said she had worked on the push for a $ 15 minimum wage and paid family leave in her capacity as a union organizer for the New York State Nurses Association, and she credits the five - member IDC for being able to push those measures through a Republican - controlled Senate that was cool to those issues.

Three others received between 28 and 33 votes — not enough to establish a minority position — on the excessively revolutionary issues of gaps in anti-discrimination legislation, increasing numbers of parent governors at academy schools, changing balloting arrangements for school selections, and strengthening enforcement of the national minimum wage.

During his visit to the annual New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislators Conference, de Blasio urged attendees to continue fighting for progressive issues like the $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage and paid family leave.

The biggest disputed issue for months has been the push by Cuomo and the Assembly's Democratic majority for a $ 15 minimum wage.

«For decades, 1199SEIU has been at the forefront, fighting for the issues that matter most to New Yorkers: affordable healthcare, raising the minimum wage, paid family leave, and immigration refoFor decades, 1199SEIU has been at the forefront, fighting for the issues that matter most to New Yorkers: affordable healthcare, raising the minimum wage, paid family leave, and immigration refofor the issues that matter most to New Yorkers: affordable healthcare, raising the minimum wage, paid family leave, and immigration reform.

I also asked Heastie if he's concerned about the governor's increased reliance of late on his executive powers to circumvent the Legislature on key policy issues like a minimum wage increase for the state's fast food workers and creation of a special prosecutor to handle cases in which unarmed civilians die at the hands of law enforcement officers.

But Cuomo has been making (another) leftward lean of late, championing key WFP issues like a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage and Paid Family Leave, leading party leaders to take some credit for their role in pushing the Democrats — not just in New York, but across the nation — to the left.

If you can do any of get, say, a couple of million people to sign a petition calling for the abolition of the minimum wage; win parliamentary seats by running on this issue; or provide polling evidence showing majorities would repeal the race, gender discrimination laws, etc then I will withdraw the claim about this being a minority position.

Governor Cuomo has acted alone this year on several different issues, including a minimum wage hike for fast food workers and legal protections for transgender New Yorkers.