Sentences with phrase «working against the worker»

Not exact matches

Union leaders urged Wisconsin teachers to return to work at schools that are open on Monday, but large protests were expected to continue at the Capitol against a plan to cut collective bargaining rights and benefits to state workers.

While it appears companies can still hire workers from the affected countries to work in the U.S., some members of Silicon Valley spoke out against allowing any part of the ban to stand.

Whether it's a failure to protect your workers against carbon monoxide, the silent killer, or a sleep - deprived employee getting into a fatal car accident on the drive to work, every job comes with potential hazards.

But in order for stress to work for (and not against) your workers, one key component needs to be in place — and that's control.

First, they are now just working at obtaining security and stability and second they feel they have got to organise and unify workers to battle against unemployment.

Henry rejected liberal versions of the social gospel which tended to be all social and no gospel, but he appealed to an earlier evangelical consensus of cultural engagement that included the work of William Wilberforce in campaigning for the abolition of the slave trade in England, the revivalist impulses of Charles G. Finney against slavery in this country, as well as evangelical concerns for suffrage, temperance, child labor laws, fair wages for workers, and many other progressive issues to which many theologically conservative Christians were once committed» before what David Moberg has called «the great reversal,» an evangelical withdrawal from such concerns.

Even though resistance takes many different forms (against the MAI, towards a jubilee year in 2000, for the Tobin tax, seeking alternatives, etc.), and even if the struggles are specific in their aims (farmers, workers, indigenous or coloured people, citizens, ecologists or women, the urban poor, etc.) and though the various co-ordination groups are numerous (Peoples Power for the XXI Century in Asia, São Paulo Forum in Latin America, etc.), all of these have a common thread: they all work to highlight the unacceptable nature of the current economic system.

Qualities: Giroud - Hold up (but not against top defenders Tery, Cahil, etc), short pass, hard working, team player, defensive duties (set - pieces), injuries Benteke - Hold up, short pass, better dribbler, long shots, finishing, positioning, defensive duties (set - pieces), can play with his back to the goal and also drop deep and face the goal when marked weakness: Giroud - very slow, easily marked, poor finishing (not wc finisher), technique Benteke - injuries, not a hard worker If you look the stats for the since 2012/2013, they have almost similar records except that Benteke scored like total of 19 goals (correct me if I'm wrong) in his 1st season and also have a decent record against top teams, keep in mind he plays for AstonVilla not Arsenal where you get much more chances and better players around.

See the release of its report, Union Strong, as well as the accompanying press release, Unions and Independent Democratic Conference members stand together against national right - to - work legislation and release four - point protection plan for New York State workers.

«As a New York State Assemblyman, Hakeem stood side by side with our members and fought on our behalf as we worked to pass the New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act in 2010, a bill that provides workers in New York State protections against irresponsible employers who fail to pay their workers.

«And his persistent work against wage theft by employers violating laws for prevailing wage, minimum wage and overtime, has recovered millions of dollars that have made a huge difference for many low - income workers in the state.

And it is against this background that the Embassy in the strongest possible terms warns the youth of Ghana to desist from making any plans of travelling to the GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] states to work as unskilled workers.

Workers organized into unions to fight against a sixteen hour working day as well as unsafe working conditions.

A grievance against East Hampton Town filed on behalf of union members who work in the town Highway Department alleges that the highway superintendent's hiring of two temporary workers is a contract violation.

Let us work together to end the scourge of state - sanctioned discrimination against LGBT workers.»

He told the workers to adopt new work ethics to regain public confidence and warned of swift and decisive action against acts of indiscipline.

According to a statement issued on Saturday by Mr. Bode Ogunmola, State Publicity Secretary of the party in reaction to the ongoing strike embarked upon by workers to protest against unpaid salaries and poor working conditions.

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed a recommendation in a report by the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee that the «self - employed» should be given at least «worker» employment status unless the engager of their labour can prove otherwise.1 This is a recommendation that LITRG made in written evidence to a separate inquiry.2 LITRG believes that the denial of employment rights to people working in the «gig economy» and the exploitation of other flexible workers regarding their taxes share a common cause: the workers» own lack of knowledge, their reluctance to challenge their treatment because they lack confidence or just need the work and the businesses involved apparently having little fear of action being taken against them by public bodWork and Pensions Committee that the «self - employed» should be given at least «worker» employment status unless the engager of their labour can prove otherwise.1 This is a recommendation that LITRG made in written evidence to a separate inquiry.2 LITRG believes that the denial of employment rights to people working in the «gig economy» and the exploitation of other flexible workers regarding their taxes share a common cause: the workers» own lack of knowledge, their reluctance to challenge their treatment because they lack confidence or just need the work and the businesses involved apparently having little fear of action being taken against them by public bodwork and the businesses involved apparently having little fear of action being taken against them by public bodies.

It will be recalled that workers of OAU under the care of NASU and SSANU have intensified their protest against non-payment of allowances and alleged imposition of a Vice-Chancellor despite the «no work», «no pay» threat by the university's authorities.

«Consequently, any directive by any arm of labour directing that workers should resume work should be ignored, since that will be against the content and tenets of the MOU signed.»

But women who have worked for the Legislature and have filed harassment complaints against lawmakers criticized the process and the end product, saying the new provisions will not adequately protect workers.

Nana Akuffo Addo has a very strong history of violence against his working colleagues, his workers and it is believed that he attempted to slapped his own campaign manager after he lost the General elections in 2008.

Anyone who has read Marx would know this isn't possible and goes against Marxist theory as Marx pointed out «the emancipation of the working class, must be the work of the workers themselves» and the last words in the «Communist Manifesto» are @workers of the world unite» (source)

Without this, workers can not defend themselves against abuse and unscrupulous employers will continue to take a sledgehammer to wages and working conditions.»

It's galling that low and middle paid workers are having the scales tipped even further against them by this government, who are refusing to stand up for their rights at work that would help make work pay and taking money from their pockets through Universal Credit cuts.

In her statement announcing her support for Cuomo, she pointed to the fact that he raised the minimum wage — of which women make up two - thirds of earners — as well as his work in enacting paid family leave and making it harder for individuals to discriminate against pregnant workers.

Richard McKinnon.the idea the far left ago are still trying to save face that they nearly destroyed the party in the early 80's are only letting young student momentum types, takr over some Moribund areas, or ousting hard working councillors from positions by getting their mates to tun up, is more obvious, they're not doing it because not enough people want Blair at th Hague, in fact some blairites were dead against Iraq, some blue labour types want Blair at The Hague, the far left would have gone done their path, had nine of this happened, they waited for their chance 2010 we were bunt out, 2015 was the first time, after we'd lost power in history, where we didn't have a civil war, we showed loyalty to Ed M, and look what happened, the hard left are using tricks, on having their open meetings with motions, or getting George Galloway backers to turn up to meetings, momentum, even have kill Blair protests, via Socialist worker

UNIONS & LEADERS FIGHT TRUMP»S ANTI-LABOR VISION Unions and Independent Democratic Conference members stand together against national right - to - work legislation and release four - point protection plan for New York State workers New York, NY — Standing up against the anti-labor vision of -LSB-...]

Hettie Powell, an attorney who got a third of the vote when she ran against Wills in 2013, has been endorsed by the Working Families Party, healthcare workers union 1199 and the Teamsters, while David has the backing of Communications Workers of America Distworkers union 1199 and the Teamsters, while David has the backing of Communications Workers of America DistWorkers of America District 1.

Hettie Powell, an attorney who got a third of the vote when she ran against Wills in 2013, has been endorsed by the Working Families Party, healthcare workers union 1199 and the Teamsters.

«We're going to bring a lawsuit against the city,» said John Samuelsen, president of Transport Workers Union Local 100, which has been working to organize the pedicab drivers.

Last month, the group reported that Foxconn addressed several workplace concerns, such as enforcing ergonomic breaks, changing the design of workers» equipment to guard against repetitive stress injuries, and updating maintenance policies to ensure equipment is working properly.

Yet existing mycopesticides worked poorly against social insects, which could smell the spores and stop workers carrying them from entering the nest.

Dr Gail Kinman said: «From January 1st, French workers have the right to disconnect from email to avoid the intrusion of work into their private lives and protect them against burnout.

The authors review over 800 recent studies addressing human rights violations against sex workers, HIV, law and policy, concluding that criminalization of sex work fuels and fosters human rights violations and increases sex workers» susceptibility to HIV, including by reducing sex workers» access to HIV prevention, treatment and care.

The workers are then forced to work until they pay off their new bosses for sharply reduced wages and under conditions that make it hard for them to speak out against abuses, labor activists and workers in Fukushima said.

It came about to honor the 1908 garment workers strike in New York City, when women protested against unsafe working conditions.

Among them were Tarana Burke (founder of the resurgent #MeToo movement), Saru Jayaraman (a workplace justice advocate for restaurant workers), Billie Jean King (tennis champion and founder of the Women's Tennis Association), and Marai Larasi (executive director of Imkaan, the group working to end violence against black and minority women).

«In Dubious Battle» is the story of the working class during the Depression, striking against an increasingly cruel establishment in ways that would lead to the formation of workers» rights, including a minimum wage.

He lands a teaching post at MIT along with two schoolchums (Adam Goldberg and Anthony Rapp) and a mysterious government worker William Parcher (Ed Harris) approaches him about doing some code - breaking work to defend the U.S. against the evil commies.

Social movement unionism works with affiliates in worker's movements, women's movements, student movements, other human rights organizations to and integrates them into a broader network or popular front against injustice and exploitation by the ruling class.

The protection that any worker has against his employer does not rest on endless rounds of bargaining backed by the threat of strike, but in his ability to leave his job to work for another employer who offers higher wages and better terms.

The idea of equal pay for equal work — that workers should be compensated equally for performing work of the same substance and quality — underpins the long struggle against workplace discrimination in the United States.

On March 8, 1857, garment workers staged one of the world's first organized actions by working women, striking against the inhumane working conditions in New York City textile factories.

Unions were initially formed to protect workers against brutal employers who abused laborers, refused adequate breaks and time off, and did not ensure safe working conditions.

Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Foundation, which opposed the organizing bid, told Automotive News the union and Volkswagen's German management «colluded for over two years to stack the deck against the workers» and allow a rapid - fire unionization election in the plant.

Advanced Technologies for Preventing Work Zone Intrusions Publication Date: December 2017 Description: «Advanced Technologies for Preventing Work Zone Intrusions» discusses the proven devices / products that can help protect workers against intrusions by alerting motorists or Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) approaching work zones or warning workers of potential intrusiWork Zone Intrusions Publication Date: December 2017 Description: «Advanced Technologies for Preventing Work Zone Intrusions» discusses the proven devices / products that can help protect workers against intrusions by alerting motorists or Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) approaching work zones or warning workers of potential intrusiWork Zone Intrusions» discusses the proven devices / products that can help protect workers against intrusions by alerting motorists or Connected Automated Vehicles (CAVs) approaching work zones or warning workers of potential intrusiwork zones or warning workers of potential intrusions.

With the job market still stacked against recent graduates and entry level workers, we're used to working on low salaries (or else struggling to get into the workplace in the first instance)- frittering away oodles of cash is neither realistic nor desirable.

Arlen Austin (b. 1981, Winooski VT), has worked on an uncompensated or below minimum wage basis for: Columbia University School of the Arts, Scaramouche Gallery, Chinese Staff and Workers» Association, Brooklyn is Burning, Public Art Fund Development Grant, Daniele Ugolini Contemporary, National Mobilization Against Sweatshops, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Mole Vanvitelliana, Ancona, Sweatshop Free Upper West Side, Volta NYC, Creative Time / Queens Museum, 6 - 9 Months Project Space, Fischer - Landau Center for Contemporary Art, Barefoot in the Head at Bruce High Quality Foundation, White Box and Frederich Petzel Galleries.

Elements of the work include wall text around war, imperialism, and democracy, historical footage of US militarization contrasted with the ruins of contemporary bases, forms of labor and production in the industries of mining, fishing, and banana plantation interspersed with interviews with workers, and a lush, dreamlike, and perpetually dissolving set of landscapes set against some of Dizon's own reflections on life, death, land, return and passage.