Sentences with phrase «workers those union wages»

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Over 500 cafeteria workers at Facebook's headquarters voted to join a union to increase their wages so they can afford to live in Silicon Valley.

Critics say they suppress wages, weaken the collective bargaining authority of unions and leave workers at the mercy of employers in negotiations over pay, benefits and working conditions.

Union backed group OUR Wal - Mart kept up pressure, and its workers met McMillon earlier this week, delivering a petition demanding higher wages signed by several thousand Wal - Mart workers.

The only solution, he added, is that NAFTA must require Mexicans to allow unions to organize their workers and dramatically increase wages to level the playing field.

Ford's deal eliminates cost - of - living increases and freezes the pay of veteran workers while reducing the starting pay for new hires and stretching out the period when their wages can reach that of veteran workers, the union said.

Robert Frick, corporate economist at the Navy Federal Credit Union, said the numbers reflect a healthy long - term trend — companies have hired an average of 200,000 workers each month this year — but flat wages concern him as the country hits 90 straight months of employment gains.

Another important California social issue at the time was the effort by migratory farm workers to organize a union and obtain minimal wages and benefits.

The theory is that when economic growth goes far enough, as in a few countries in East Asia, the demand for workers drives wages up without benefit of unions or governmental involvement.

For instance... a union worker who's reaped the benefits of good wages, good health care, etc. voting for Romney and why?

Because of the low wages they pay workers in South Africa and Latin America, treating their financial losses as tax write offs, when labor negotiations were going on and violence threatened, the companies certainly had the upper hand; the unions accepted a substantial cut in wages and benefits.

The Transport Workers» Union is pushing for new work rules and pay scales in retailing that Coles calls a «wages grab» that could add $ 300 million to its transport costs and increase grocery bills.

The secretary of the NSW Manufacturing Workers Union, Tim Ayres, said the agreement secured «real wages» for Simplot employees.

Exact terms of the three - year contract are not being released until a union ratification meeting planned for July 24, but officials on both sides said the agreement includes higher wages and added benefits for workers.

«The son of a union carpenter, Coffey commiserated with the striking workers, who have been on strike since May in response to a proposed contract of cut wages and increased health care cost, and pledged his full support.»

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.

Conducted by the Retail Action Project, a community organizing group co-founded by the union RWDSU, the survey of more than 110 people on 14 CUNY campuses — or one - quarter of all CUNY food service workers — reported numerous instances of what it says are workers being served «a steady diet of low wages, few benefits, precarious schedules and labor violations.»

I support unions and the right of workers to collectively bargain for fair wages and safe working environments.

She truly understood the vital role labor unions serve in strengthening our economy, and worked hand in hand with us to improve workplace protections, increase wages for America's working poor and middle class, and protect workers» health and retirement benefits.

Op - ed, «Boosting the Wages of Fast - Food Workers Will Help the Economy,» in the July 20, 2015 Albany Times Union

The governor again echoed complaints from building trade unions that the mayor's plan would not obligate developers to pay prevailing wages to construction workers, wages Mr. de Blasio and the Real Estate Board of New York would be too expensive and would make large scale affordable housing construction unfeasible.

«This strong union stands up for all workers in their fight for fair contracts and wages, and the right to a decent quality of life.

Much of the audience at the hearing wore the orange t - shirts of UP4NYC, a building trades union group formed to oppose Mr. de Blasio's proposal to reform 421a to expand the requirements for affordable housing, but not mandate prevailing wages for construction workers.

Alicia Glen, Mayor Bill de Blasio's deputy mayor for housing and economic development, told the City Council today that obligating developers who receive the controversial 421a tax break to pay construction workers prevailing wages could result in 17,000 badly - needed below - market apartments not getting built — and argued that the demand for low - cost housing trumps the call for union jobs.

The industry and construction worker unions will be required in that time period to settle a dispute over whether to pay prevailing union wages for all of the projects.

Around 500 airport workers and their supporters rallied at LaGuardia Airport on Martin Luther King Day, calling for higher wages and union rights.

Unlike private sector unions, the issues of worker wages, benefits, and work rules extend beyond the relationship of employer to employee.

She told SEIU health care workers union President George Gresham that in order to implement an increase for home care workers who are often paid very low wages, Cuomo will have to re-examine the cap on Medicaid spending.

With the current attacks on working people it is most important that the Labour Party and trades unions work effectively together — poor working conditions and low wages require more union organisation and legislation to protect workers.

Of the nearly 3,000 workers the state says were cheated out of prevailing wages this year through the end of June, the majority were union members, Cuomo aides said.

De Blasio's proposal has prompted some dissent from the AFL - CIO and construction trade unions for not including prevailing wages for construction workers.

The Stella D'oro Company released comments to the sweet - toothed today to claim one reason for declining profits has been due to the high wages they pay their union workers.

In a blow to rival candidate Andy Burnham, who had hoped to win the support of one of Britain's main trade unions, the Unison general secretary, Dave Prentis, said Corbyn's message was resonating with public sector workers whose wages had been frozen in recent years.

«Instead of reaching out to union leaders to gain consensus on an affordable housing program that ensures middle - class wages for workers, (de Blasio) coordinated with a lobbying group — led by billionaire developers — to run an anti-union campaign that would lead to unsafe job sites and a low - wage workforce,» The Greater New York Laborers - Employers Cooperation and Education Trust and the New York City and Vicinity Carpenters Labor Management Corporation said in a joint statement.

But let's also be crystal clear it is not migrants that drive down wages, it is bad employers that cut pay and bad governments that allow workers to be divided and undermined, and want unions to be weak and passive.

Madison — Wisconsin state workers will not receive salary increases during the next two years under the first pay plan put forward by Gov. Scott Walker's administration under a law that no longer requires the state to negotiate wages with unions.

But Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders insisted that any deal include a prevailing wage component that would pay construction workers union - like wages.

In a letter to union leaders, affordable housing developers proposed opening discussions on a plan that would see some organized construction workers accept lower wages for work on below - market rate housing.

It would allow developers to pay some union workers 40 percent less than average union wages.

The union of health care workers has also been focused on the potential threat from Washington — budget proposals from President Trump and the Republican - led Congress could lead to significant cuts in state Medicaid funding, which pays the wages of many of the union's members.

The reauthorization also included a provision that suspended the law unless the Real Estate Board of New York and the construction trade unions agreed on the wages that would be paid to construction workers hired to build the projects receiving the tax exemption.

On 15 April 2015, thousands of fast food workers will lead a mass movement of around 60,000 low waged workers striking across the United States to raise the issue of poor wages and the lack of trade union rights within their industry.

The retail workers union on Monday night claimed victory in its contract talks with Bloomingdale's that acknowledges lost worker wages due to online sales.

But a union construction coalition, Up4NYC, wants to reform the program so developers pay construction workers middle - class, or union, wages.

The private sector will look more attractive, a union official is warning, if lawmakers separate state building - trades workers» pay from prevailing wages.

Momentive was sold in 2007 to private equity firms and since then its workers have seen wages cut and pensions frozen and other benefits under attack, the union says.

Our union and its members stand with those workers in their continued fight for family - sustaining wages and dignity and respect on the job.

«It is not acceptable for developers to get a billion - dollar - a-year tax break while paying workers low wages and creating little to no affordable housing,» said Paul Fernandes, executive director of the New York City and Vicinity Carpenters Labor Management Corporation, an organization of unions and contractors.

In September, he suggested he couldn't raise state workers» wages because it would involve union negotiations.

The IDC warned the convention could do «tremendous damage» from repealing constitutionally protected pensions for public workers and repealing prevailing wage laws that require even nonunion contractors with the state to pay union wages and benefits.

«What the union is insisting on is a package of wages of benefits that exceed that of the private sector,» Mr. Linn said, adding that the carpenters are using a «technicality» to try and get more money than workers in the private sector.