Sentences with phrase «work stoppages at»

Economic growth in the first quarter retreated due to what we feel were transitory issues, including headwinds from a rising dollar, work stoppages at West Coast ports and harsh winter weather, leading to a 0.7 % drop in the US gross domestic product during first - quarter 2015.1 We still maintain, however, that the two main pillars of the US economy — consumer spending and corporate earnings — will continue to be supported by moderate economic growth.

The Committee on Contracts and the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management will meet jointly at 10 a.m. to discuss «the potential for a work stoppage at Sims Metal Management and its potential impact on residential recycling.»

• In Chile, a work stoppage at the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array radio telescope has shut down most research there.

Even if this mysterious electric car turns out to be something special, the work stoppage at Faraday's factory site may mean that you won't be able to buy one for awhile.

Not exact matches

Customers became angered after the ride - hailing service did not shutdown service at New York's Kennedy International on Saturday, in solidarity with a work - stoppage called by a cab - driver group.

Uber's notification regarding surge pricing went out at 7:36 Eastern Time, after the end of the taxi drivers» announced work stoppage.

Not only do they believe that lockouts and strikes don't hurt the economy, but some of their research has shown that work stoppages make a negligible impact at best.

Their study (also in Southern Economic Journal) looked at how per capita income was affected by work stoppages in the National Football League and Major League Baseball over a nearly three - decade span.

The Vancouver Board of Trade is expressing grave concerns about a looming work stoppage planned by Unifor and the United Truckers Association (UTA), which would seriously affect operations at Port Metro Vancouver — the largest and busiest port in Canada.

First some of them deleted their accounts when the ride - hailing company did not honor a one - hour work stoppage called by New York cabbies at John F. Kennedy International Airport to protest Pres. Trump's controversial immigration order.

Although none of our employees are currently represented by a labor union, it is common throughout the automobile industry generally for many employees at automobile companies to belong to a union, which can result in higher employee costs and increased risk of work stoppages.

At the 1964 All - Star Game, which was to be played in Boston, Heinsohn, now 64, orchestrated what nearly became the NBA's first work stoppage.

Made a few too many errors in the middle of the park, so that is something for the youngster to work on, but looked comfortable on the ball and should have done better with his shot right at the end in stoppage time.

An opening 2 - 0 win at Brighton was much harder work than it ever should have been, while they had to come from behind to draw with Everton at the Etihad before having to come from behind again to land a 2 - 1 win at Bournemouth, deep into stoppage time.

UCATT, the construction union, said: «The safety of patients is paramount, therefore if your workplace rep agrees that you are required to work during the stoppage then you will attend work at that time.»

Reporters are staking out the following locations in the Capitol this morning: The Senate GOP conference, the governor's office on the Capitol's second floor, and a Senate Democrats» press conference at which minority members are decrying the so - called «work stoppage» by the Republicans.

Capuchin monkeys being studied at the Yerkes Primate Research Center were given tokens to exchange for food; those that got vegetables instead of fruit basically gave the researcher the raspberry and engaged in a work stoppage.

After more than a year of fruitless negotiations, on 16 April more than 88 % of the staff association members who voted approved the job actions, which could eventually include work stoppages of between 1 and 24 hours at a time.

The question of whether other forms of collective work stoppage are protected by s. 2 (d) of the Charter is not at issue here.

In your post you assert that the government of Alberta's essential services consultation is a process aimed at providing a right to strike for public sector employees «while also ensuring that the health, safety and well - being of Albertans is protected in the event of a public sector work stoppage.»