Sentences with phrase «while labor leaders»

While some labor leaders are facing a backlash from a restive rank - and - file, Mario Cilento has been re-elected to a full - four year term as president of the New York State AFL - CIO.

And while labor leaders and the coalition of dozens of community groups celebrated in the rotunda of City Hall after the vote, they acknowledged there was a long way to go.

Not exact matches

While Müller sought to create an anti-Nazi coalition with former labor leaders, heroic priests worked to unite disparate groups into an effective opposition.

According to Sen. Diane Savino, a former labor leader who was monitoring the AFSCME election at the union's convention in Boston via BlackBerry while the Senate was in the final throes of its last day in Albany (for now, at least), Donohue received 648 votes to Lee Saunders» 652.

While Lipton and activist organizations — like Make the Road Action, a leading immigrants» rights group that endorsed Nixon on Friday — were careful to blame the crack - up on Cuomo, at least one labor leader offered a more scathing indictment of the WFP.

says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesWhile we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of seswhile we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of session.

George Albro of New York Progressive Action Network (NYPAN) says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesWhile we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of seswhile we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of session.

«While some of our members have differed in the past on some of the specific issues in the New NY Agenda, the Executive Committee unanimously takes this position because we understand and accept Andrew's point that this is a pivotal moment in the history of this state, similar to the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, when leaders in the labor, civic, business and political arena must put aside their individual agendas for the good of the entire state.»

While the unions endorsed Martins, who said he would prefer the tax hike, labor leaders say they are ready to work with Curran.

This is interesting given the Labor leader Bill Shorten's pledge for budget repair, while the Turnbull government looks set to cut personal income taxes (although this is just before an election).

Albans), a former transit union leader, was named chairman of the Civil Service and Labor Committee, while Councilman Donovan Richards (D - Laurelton) was appointed chairman of the Environmental Protection Committee.

«It's almost Labor Day and he hasn't moved in the polls, while the general public is seeing more and more of the Cuomo attack ads and not very much from Rob,» said one of the state's best - known GOP leaders.

Gov. David Paterson this morning traded indirect barbs with PEF President Ken Brynien, all but accusing the labor leader of lying on the airwaves while defending labor's refusal to go along with furloughs, wage freezes and other cost - cutting proposals.

As it was during the endorsement battle, which saw some on in the activist wing of the WFP support Cuomo's primary opponent, Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, while big labor leaders sided with the governor, the party is again showing signs of a split.

While DiNapoli acknowledged property taxes are a «big issue,» he declined to join several municipal and labor leaders who have critiqued Cuomo's plan.

While the party's executive committee is dominated by major labor unions — it includes leaders of SEIU 1199 and the Communications Workers of America — most state committee people are engaged and active citizen activists.

While just about every labor leader in New York lined up to support Hillary Clinton, the Working Families Party fell behind the socialist senator from Vermont.

«This unique collaboration of business, labor, conservation, and community leaders demonstrates the broad, diverse, bipartisan support for launching a new local industry that can create thousands of jobs while creating reliable, affordable, pollution - free electricity for New Yorkers.»

While just about every labor leader in New York lined up to support Hillary Clinton, the party fell behind the socialist senator from Vermont.

It is a very labor friendly state and Bernie gets a lot of rank and file union support while Hillary can only get endorsements delivered by some union leaders.

Some labor leaders disputed Mr. Lipton's account of the governor's comment, while Mr. Mulgrew called Mr. Lipton «misguided and delusional,» likening him to a temperamental child.

Out of 814 votes cast with a 211 - vote threshold for election for two female at - large vice chair positions, Meng received 216.5 votes, while Maria Elena Durazo — a prominent Californian labor leader endorsed by Mayor Bill de Blasio — received 228.5 votes.

Mulgrew testified with three other city labor leaders, representing classroom aides, firefighters and health workers, who took the Bloomberg administration to task for spending billions of dollars on the corruption - plagued payroll system City Time and the problem - plagued Special Education Student Information System (SESIS) while failing to give needed raises to city workers.

«While we certainly support the issues laid out in this agenda... it frustrates us that in this time of Trump and the national rhetoric attacking the Labor Movement that the National Democratic party has not seen fit to include one labor issue in its policy platform,» the eight members of the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference wrote in a letter to two party leaLabor Movement that the National Democratic party has not seen fit to include one labor issue in its policy platform,» the eight members of the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference wrote in a letter to two party lealabor issue in its policy platform,» the eight members of the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference wrote in a letter to two party leaders.

So, old school, public school parents, it seems all we need is a labor leader, a lobbyist or a lawyer to lead us so that we might be accommodated once in a while, too.

At Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom's annual convention party, top labor leaders huddled on a private balcony dotted with silver buckets containing chilled Veuve Clicquot while D.J. Spinderella played dance music.

«Both Democratic leaders, while interested in the topic, are nervous about what they can get their members to vote on,» said Jeff Johnson, president of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL - CIO.

I've been planning for a while to write a post arguing that the one thing Julia Gillard can do to (at least, potentially) salvage her place in the history books is to secure passage of the carbon price package (and preferably the other outstanding items left over from the Rudd era, such as the mining tax legislation and health reform), then step aside, and let the Labor party choose a new leader.