Sentences with phrase «which organized labor»

Donohue made it clear this decision is a «direct result» of the deal struck last week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders, in which organized labor believes the governor «traded» his approval on the LATFOR redistricting plans for lawmakers» support of pension reform.

Throughout much of the state, the question received more attention than any local contests, due in part to a multimillion - dollar spending campaign in which organized labor urged its members to show up and vote «no.»

After initial support while serving as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton is being iffy at best about whether she will support the President Barack Obama - backed Asian trade deal, which organized labor opposes.

Not exact matches

Germany, which enacted its labor reforms more than a decade ago, when economic growth in the rich world was much stronger than it is now, is home to an organized labor culture that is less combative than in places like Italy or France.

-- The war on organized labor to reverse new deal protections continues to benefit from the 1947 Taft - Hartley act which can stymie efforts to effectively combat the power of big business.

Yet with industrialization organized labor made its appearance and in 1903 adopted a program which had Marxist, anti-Christian implications.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has been uncharacteristically combative lately, particularly when it comes to the 401 (K)- style option in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Tier 6 proposal, which the comptroller — and organized labor — vehemently oppose.

In the end, however, Wilson could simply not overcome organized labor, which was behind DiNapoli and pushed hard to get out the vote on his behalf.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission's announcement of an increase in electricity and water tariffs by 59.2 % and 67.2 % respectively, forced the meeting between government and organized labor which demanded a reduction.

«It's ironic to see state employee union leaders organizing a protest on budget cuts that are a direct result of their labor deal, which has sucked our budget dry,» Fasano said.

The New York Immigration Coalition organized the march, which was sponsored by 85 organizations representing immigrant rights and advocacy, legal services, labor, faith, civil rights, LGBTQI, women's rights and anti-violence groups.

As proof of the value of organized labor on a major construction project, Donaldson cites the Ulster County Jail, which had a PLA.

Schneiderman's liberal leanings would likely make him a tough sell with more conservative Democrats upstate, though he has strong ties to organized labor, which helps at the ballot box.

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.

WSJ's Jacob Gershman reported recently that CSNY is reactivating in preparation for a battle over the so - called millionaire's tax, which would again set the business community up against organized labor.

So far, the Legislature hasn't shown much interest in moving the proposal, which is opposed by organized labor and the Working Families Party.

Next month, one of the most powerful labor unions in NYC can begin organizing workers at Tavern on the Green, which had been a union shop for decades.

The resounding defeat of Prop. 1, which would have established a constitutional convention, was a big win for organized labor, which was the main driver behind the campaign for a «no» vote.

(Recall that de Blasio is a big labor guy and also largely owes his election in 2009 to the WFP, which subscribes so heavily to the grassroots organizing campaign model that it has its own for - profit field arm).

A one - year salary freeze, she added, would be «a beginning, and it's a shot across the bow at organized labor, which has to date been uncompromising.»

THAT NYSUT establish a task force which shall include member - participants in each of the public retirement systems, including the retirement plan trustees, if applicable, to discuss possible methods, including legislation, to harness and use public pension plan resources to improve poor labor practices and to provide workers the right to organize and bargain collectively in enterprises controlled by private equity funds, as well as other corporate interests; and

In other words, there is a division of labor among various types of cells within the sponges, which produce the self - organized biological structures through a chain of simple reactions.

The only point of view consistently left out is that of old - fashioned organized labor, which, under the portfolio district scheme, could not control teacher hiring and placement with a single district - wide contract.

Most of the buzz about the city's reforms focuses on the banishment of organized labor and the proliferation of charter schools, which enroll nearly 80 percent of public school students, up from 1.5 percent pre-Katrina.

A forerunner of the modern agent / impresario, he secured Spencer a New York publisher, Appleton and Co.; pressed for - and won - royalties on a par with native authors» at a time when most American houses ignored international copyrights; churned out scores of reviews and notices with publication of each new volume, which he placed in newspapers and magazines across the country; pressed other reviewers into service; helped Spencer organize and popularize his most arcane thoughts; and cultivated literary clubs, college professors, editors, ministers, politicians, tycoons, and labor councils.

My best sales period (tripled my monthly average) was immediately after: (1) Last year's Labor Day Sale, organized within this group, which had very few books on it, so potential readers weren't overwhelmed by the sheer number of books, plus it was widely shared.

After all, if it is the work of artists that the work of the institution is organized around, then its operating costs are an appropriate measure against which to determine the relative value of artists» labor.

From 2000 - 2002 she was the Curator of Contemporary Art at The Baltimore Museum of Art, where she organized Work Ethic, which traced the problem of artistic labor in post-1960s art.

With these strong drawing cards we organized a series of affairs, a theatre performance to raise funds, on which occasion Asch and Raisin spoke between the acts; a mass meeting in Cooper Union at which Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Alex Cohen, Morris Sigman, and other prominent labor men publicly protested in behalf of Sasha.

Tucker served as the visionary director of the New Museum from 1977 to 1999, during which time she organized major exhibitions like The Time of Our Lives (1999), A Labor of Love (1996), and Bad Girls (1994), and edited the series Documentary Sources in Contemporary Art.

The march was organized by the 900 - group - strong People's Climate Movement, which included non-profit environmental and social justice groups, as well as labor unions and companies committed to taking action on climate change.