Sentences with phrase «with council workers»

Health workers set to strike in October, with council workers and civil servants also planning industrial action in the month

Not exact matches

The Service Trades Council Union — a coalition of various smaller unions that represents workers at Disney World — officially filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board over the withheld bonuses on Monday.

«The Mayors» Council plan not only quickly improves transit service with 25 % more buses, it will give those driving to work or school the option to leave the car at home and take transit, which is better for our environment,» McGarrigle said, adding that the BC Federation of Labour, representing over 500,000 unionized workers across the province, unanimously supported a resolution Unifor Local 111 introduced to endorse a Yes in the referendum.

This is important, given that the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council notes that 34.3 percent of US workers are employed by a business with fewer than 100 workers.

Sewing has won plaudits for successfully negotiating job cuts in the German retail unit with the influential workers» councils, implementing the agreement on schedule and without a strong media backlash.

Levin said Mexico's Confederation of Mexican Workers has done little to boost wages there, telling an audience at the Council on Foreign Relations that BMW signed a contract in May with a starting salary of $ 1.10 an hour, moving up to $ 2.53 an hour.

According to a newly published report co-sponsored by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, the Canada - ASEAN Business Council and the Business Council of Canada, a free trade agreement with ASEAN could generate between $ 4.8 - billion and $ 10.9 - billion in additional bilateral trade, benefiting a wide range of companies and many millions of workers on both sides of the Pacific.

A minister with migrant workers could be called to a metropolitan council of churches; involved local pastors could move to denominational commissions (and help create UTC) More than one seminary president ascribes his organizational skills to Alinsky training.

The Australian Meat Industry Council and the Meat Industry Employees» Union have accused the government of subsiding foreign workers who compete directly with Australian meatworkers for jobs with its five - year commitment to an initiative, Managing Abattoir, Training and Exchange of Skills, or MATES.

In May 2013, the New York City Council passed legislation requiring employers with 20 or more workers to provide paid sick leave.

The claims come as a council in south Lincolnshire warned that unless the government increased the number of homes in the area to deal with the influx of migrant workers wanting to settle, there would be social unrest.

Southampton city council has become the first big local authority to ask its workers to take a pay cut or lose their jobs, triggering a row with unions.

Union members will demonstrate alongside agricultural workers and film buffs who disagree with government plans to disband publicly - funded bodies like the UK Film Council, Forestry Commission and the Agricultural Wages Board.

A coalition of diverse organizations in New York City has banded together to escalate the conversation regarding paid sick days for workers, with an emphasis on getting the NY City Council to pass legislation mandating paid sick days.

The City Council had already passed a bill consistent with what the mayor wanted, but gave some city workers benefits that were less than their counterparts in neighboring suburban departments.

Mr. Halloran is one of the most colorful characters on the City Council, and his bio includes the fact that he is the leader of a local Pagan group, had a videotaped confrontation with a ticket agent, and sparked a Department of Investigations inquiry after he claimed that he personally knew of sanitation workers who deliberately sloughed off snow removal during a blizzard to protest Bloomberg administration policies (the investigation found no truth to the claims).

It is a credit to the union's organizing department that in one shop after another — with or without the benefit of card check — workers have remained united and have elected overwhelmingly to join the Hotel Trades Council.

«I am proud to have their support and will continue to lead the fight for low wage and immigrant workers in the City Council with the help of RWDSU.»

In a statement Labour - controlled Greenwich Council admitted they «on occasion use casuals on a sessional basis» but insisted that «these casual workers are under no obligation to accept the hours offered; this is an entirely voluntary arrangement and there are no restrictions on them having employment with other employers».

«These sad events shine a light on the onerous responsibility councils bear in working with the most vulnerable children and families, and the equally onerous responsibility we ask individual members of staff, children's social workers especially, to carry on our behalf,» she is expected to say later.

Ortis said the Machinist State Council — aligned with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers — joined the International Association of Ironworkers in lending Murphy financial and organizational support ahead of the Aug. 30 primary.

Olatoye, seated near the de Blasio administration's top lawyer, Zachary Carter, did not apologize, and council member after council member assailed her over several matters, including testimony in December before lawmakers in which she wrongly testified that more than 4,000 lead - paint abatements had been completed by workers with the proper certifications.

Thirty - seven NYC Council members, including Speaker Christine Quinn and one Republican (Peter Koo), have weighed in on the ongoing Williamson Mott's strike, sending a letter to the president of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group that calls on the company to return to the bargaining table with unionized workers.

But both the Hotel Association and the Hotel Trades Council, a union representing hotel workers, have backed state and city legislation that would obligate Airbnb to register all its listings with local authorities — a requirement that badly dented the company's business in San Francisco.

The court room at the Syracuse federal courthouse was filled with supporters of De Leon - Aguilar, including members of such groups as the Syracuse Peace Council, CNY Solidarity and the Workers Center of Central New York.

She already has support from three influential labor unions — the Communications Workers of America, the New York State Nurses Association and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union — whose local leaders joined her on stage, along with about half a dozen City Council members.

«Jeff Klein is a leader that has always been there for the Teamsters, whether we needed him fighting for workers in Albany or standing with us on the picket line,» said Teamsters Joint Council 16 President George Miranda.

The bill, which lingered for years before City Council Speaker Christine Quinn threw her support behind the measure in March, will require companies with 20 or more employees to give their workers coverage starting April 1, 2014.

The U.F.T., which supported Bill Thompson in the Democratic primary, joined forces with 1199 Service Employees International Union, Communication Workers of America District 1, Hotel & Motel Trades Council and a host of other unions in raising funds for a TV ad blitz.

Pam Fendt, Milwaukee Area Labor Council president, said members were glad to learn that Shorts has experience with worker's compensation law.

Diaz, the entire Bronx Council delegation, along with members of the Northwest Bronx Comnunity and Clergy Coalition and the city's biggest retail workers union, fought for living wage jobs as part of a Community Benefits agreement with the developer, the Related Companies, but a deal couldn't be worked out.

It was gathered that the attack by the herdsmen followed a disagreement with some of the council workers over a vegetable garden at the back of the secretariat.

At a meeting Monday with a group of influential labor leaders representing some of the state's powerful unions, including 1199 SEIU, 32BJ, the Hotel Trades Council and the Communications Workers of America, Cuomo said he couldn't pass a budget with campaign finance reform because of Senate opposition, and pressed the leaders to rein in the restive members of the Working Families Party, who vote on the party's endorsement.

Labour is doing a good job of galvanising the ire of frontline workers who are struggling to cope with the rising numbers of elderly patients to treat and the slashing of council budgets.

At the behest of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has insisted on tying prevailing wage standards to a government subsidy, the state tasked REBNY and the Building and Construction Trades Council with reaching an agreement on wage standards for construction workers by

At the behest of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has insisted on tying prevailing wage standards to a government subsidy, the state tasked REBNY and the Building and Construction Trades Council with reaching an agreement on wage standards for construction workers by mid-January of 2016.

«This is not what workers and labor need right now and so New York City Council members stand with us, 32BJ members stand with us and community members stand with us.»

The contributions from labor come only three days after the Hotel Trades Council struck an agreement with Resorts World New York in Queens that will great increase the minimum pay for workers in the short and near term following a ruling by an independent arbitrator.

He's already well on his way with early nods from: The New York State Building Trades Council, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers Union, UFCW Local 1500 (I forgot these guys in the column, so sorry) and District 15 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

For the past decade, trade unions representing thousands of workers, student unions, faith groups and local councils have mobilised to end UK complicity with Israel's repeated violations of international law in its policies against Palestinians.

A large turnout for yesterday's Ithaca Common Council meeting bore witness to a historic moment for laborers in Tompkins County as the city, joining with the Town of Ithaca, chose to support a living wage for all workers in the county.

Also at 11 a.m., fast - food workers and allies rally and meet with NYC Council members to urge them to quickly pass a set of bills to ensure they and other low - wage workers «hold onto gains they've won as US workers face an uncertain future under a new presidential administration in Washington,» City Hall, Manhattan.

Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, State Sen. Adriano Espaillat and District Leader Mark Levine arrived at the walk - out in solidarity with the workers.

Mark - Viverito, a previous candidate for Council in the district, is an East Harlem community activist and organizer with the Hospital Workers Union who has the support of much of the political leadership in the south Bronx.

That created further controversy, with members of the Council and union officials saying the opt - out provision applies to current city workers and the administration insisting it will be available to future hires.

Building and Construction Trades Council of New York President Gary LaBarbera, center, with union workers and politicians (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).

The City Council approved the bill to ban the buses» blaring loud speakers three weeks ago, but after listening to members of the Transportation Workers Union discuss the job losses that might be incurred if the bill became law, the mayor said he would wait until he spoke with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn before he signed.

Arroyo was reelected to the City Council in 2013 despite three of her campaign workers getting charged with forging almost 100 signatures on her primary ballot petitions, including Derek Jeter's and Kate Moss's.

A fight over disability pension benefits escalated on Friday, with the de Blasio administration defending its proposal and police and fire unions and members of the City Council claiming it short - changes uniformed workers, forcing them to choose between a better line - of - duty pension or a higher cost - of - living increase after retirement.

UPDATED, 4:54 p.m., Mar. 29: The Building and Construction Trades Council, a union that represents construction workers, has ended its negotiations for a labor agreement with the developers of City Point, the 1.8 million - square - foot residential and commercial development in Downtown Brooklyn, according to a press release from the developers.