Sentences with phrase «working with members of the public»

This video from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) tells the story of the organisation's work with members of the public, service providers and employers, to shape a strategy to end poverty in the UK.

Topics include office procedures and practices, staff management, triaging phone calls, recordkeeping, the human - animal bond, stress management, and client relations, including working with members of the public from diverse cultural, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

The details of the ethical requirements for lawyers working with members of the public without representing them is one that needs additional dialogue.

«Experience of working with members of the public would be an advantage,» it says.

Not exact matches

Ali, moreover, points out that planners, because they work so often with members of the public, need to be versed not just in the technical elements of the job; they must also possess exemplary communications skills, and have to be able to respond to criticism or skepticism from residents.

A recent Abacus Data poll, done on behalf of Public Response — an agency that works with labour — indicates that a majority of Canadians, 61 %, believe unions do a good job of protecting their members» jobs.

«I look forward to working with the new Administration, my colleagues at the Commission, members of Congress and the American public to bring the benefits of the digital age to all Americans.»

With nearly 8000 members working across the private and public sectors, SCMA is the principal source of supply chain training, education and professional development in the country.

Specific policies include a Canada Employment Credit and Tax Fairness Plan to reduce taxes for working families and seniors; tax credits for public transit, kid's sports, textbooks, tools, and apprentices; increased support to the provinces and territories to create new child care spaces; increasing the Senior Age Credit amount by an additional $ 1,000; and allowing income splitting for caregivers of family members with disabilities.

A Nationwide Network of Networks — The USO Pathfinder program works with best - in - class public and private resources across the nation that offer relevant services to transitioning service members and military spouses.

After «almost thirty years of the greatest prosperity the world has ever known,» after an extended period when hard work and sacrifice have paid off and when private goals have resonated with public virtues, there has been a shift inward, especially among the younger, better - educated members of the population.

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blWith stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blwith friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blwith the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

Jon Pringle is available year round to work with athletes and members of the public for physiotherapy support.

«My members are ready and they're out there and there working on positive changes because they're concerned not only about their own jobs and the staffing and the constant attack on government services, but they're concerned with the services themselves and the people who need them,» said Susan Kent, of the Public Employees Federation.

Ministers argued this would protect members of the public from passive smoking, with specific benefits to bar and pub staff working in smoky environments.

The political aspects of its work are not well - captured by the principles of independence, neutrality and impartiality that MSF celebrates, an issue that may hinder members of the public from being fully informed about which humanitarian charities best align with their beliefs.

He aims to inform the public, liaise with other members of the academic community, work with civil society actors engaged in arms control and partner with governments to discuss the moral issues introduced by new technology and collaborate on design proposals.

«It's a separate thing being a public servant in terms of doing budgets and constituent work,» said Sen. Jim Tedisco, a Republican from the Capital Region, who as a member of the Assembly tangled infamously with Eliot Spitzer, a governor who failed to overcome the hard - charging attitude he carried as the state's popular attorney general.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, one of the leading members of the Working Families Party, made a sharp and unexpected break yesterday with his left - leaning colleagues by vigorously opposing higher taxes on Wall Street.

Committee Members work with community groups, residents, and city agencies to monitor public safety and quality of life issues.

Chaim Deutsch, Council Member - elect, Brooklyn «Today, I join a group of committed public servants to help move our great city forward under the leadership of Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito, who has personally pledged to work with me to benefit my constituents, and the district that I represent.

I worked directly with then - Sheriff James Kralik, with the current Sheriff Lou Falco, as well as the chiefs of police of all county police departments, members of the State Police and the FBI and many other leading law enforcement personnel to put together a comprehensive and ground - breaking report that lead to new policies and public awareness designed to improve safety in the county.

Town Board member Bill Ruland said as the hearing drew to a close that it was clear from the public comments that the issue needed to be visited again and include involvement of people with expertise on the subject, including the working group, the town's agricultural advisory committee and others who offered their help Tuesday evening.

Get Serious aims to bring together everyone who has a connection with Diabetes UK as well as supporters and members of the public new to the cause - all working towards a shared goal: to Get Serious about diabetes.

«From running digital campaigns in support of striking McDonalds workers to making viral videos highlighting Tory cuts to public services with the CWU and the TSSA - we believe Labour is strongest when trade unions and member organisations work together closely.

And it's so complex and weird that most most members of the public - or anyone with a healthy social life - would not understand how it works.

The court documents which appear below and reveal that Huntley, who pleaded guilty to corruption charges in January, recorded meetings with nine different people, seven of whom were elected officials and two others who had previously worked as a consultant or staff member to a public official.

We have decided to mount a legal challenge with other unions representing civil servants and hold a strike ballot of over 270,000 PCS members working in civil and public services.

This is geared towards increasing public confidence on the Police and working in partnership with members of the public in a more friendly and accountable manner.

I have worked with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer to appoint numerous people with disabilities to my community boards and hope to work with 504 Democrats and others organizations to recruit members of the disability community to join as public members so they have a voice now and are more likely to be appointed to the full board.

«The Oneida County 911 Center is an outstanding operation that serves the public with tremendous efficiency and effectiveness day in and day out, and I am very proud of the work of every member of the team that makes the 911 Center a success,» Picente said.

«With many public hearings by the County Executive and Legislature occurring in the middle of the work day, members of the public are unable to attend, which is denying them the ability to voice their opinion on everything from the county budget to new additions to the county's agricultural districts.

While noting that Queens Council member Jimmy Van Bramer has a made a habit of releasing an overview of his constituent service work, Kallos explained that the challenge with being public about that data is that requests can range from personal issues such as disputes with neighbors to snow removal concerns.

«I look forward to working with all of Hampshire County Council's Members in serving the county's 1.3 million residents over this next Administration period — delivering important public services; from education, roads, highways and social care for vulnerable children and adults, to access to the countryside and libraries.»

TIT FOR TAT: Cuomo's close working relationship with labor leaders, including Gary LaBarbera of the Building and Construction Trades Council, has been good for union members (and the governor) but not the general public.

NEW YORK, NY (05/11/2012)(readMedia)-- Early this afternoon, a team of welfare recipients, unemployed New Yorkers looking for work, public housing residents, and people living with HIV / AIDS — members of the grassroots organizing groups Community Voices Heard (CVH) and Voices of Community Activists and Leaders (VOCAL - NY)-- led other New York residents in a series of actions in Lower Manhattan to highlight the inequality prevalent in our City today, and lift up the need to restore critical programs currently proposed to be cut in Mayor Bloomberg's Fiscal Year 2013 budget.

Public employee unions have a huge amount of sway near the heart of the state's bureaucracy, and in 2014, they worked against the governor who had angered their members with his tough negotiations on labor contracts and his support for pension and education reforms.

The proposed amendment establishes a redistricting commission every 10 years beginning in 2020, with two members appointed by each of the four legislative leaders and two members selected by the eight legislative appointees; prohibits legislators and other elected officials from serving as commissioners; establishes principles to be used in creating districts; requires the commission to hold public hearings on proposed redistricting plans; subjects the commission's redistricting plan to legislative enactment; provides that the legislature may only amend the redistricting plan according to the established principles if the commission's plan is rejected twice by the legislature; provides for expedited court review of a challenged redistricting plan; and provides for funding and bipartisan staff to work for the commission.

And so last July, Cuomo convened a news conference with the two dozen members of his newborn Moreland Commission on Public Corruption, a group made up disproportionately of district attorneys, plus a handful of reform advocates who had put in years of work on ways to boost official integrity.

Gray, 69, the final new member, has worked just two blocks from the World Trade Center site for the past nine years as associate director of DC 37, a public employees union with 125,000 members.

As the professions experience growing pressures from the public and government policy makers as well as from their own members to exercise their collective responsibility more effectively, they are, with increasing frequency, seeking strategies for informing and educating their members and others about the ethical implications of their work, for developing or revising standards of conduct, and for establishing procedures to implement and enforce whatever ethical prescriptions they adopt.»

The program selects, prepares, and supports a team of experts who work in their local communities to improve public engagement with a variety of timely topics while also providing opportunities for the experts to interact with members of their community.

Use social media platforms to connect with other scientists in your field — for example, add colleagues you meet at conferences to your online network — or engage members of the public who are interested in your work.

The public - private partnership aims to work with wood importers and members of the timber supply chain to educate them about new trade policies and help them avoid illegally sourced timber.

Now their work shifts to fine - tuning their topics, meeting with members of their community to better understand the issue in the local context, and developing projects to share with the public and policy - makers.

That conclusion is consistent with recent British work by G. Evans and John Durant, showing that while knowledgeable members of the public tend to be more favourably disposed towards science overall, they are less tolerant of morally contentious areas of research than are the general public.

Capitalizing on the unique expertise of its members, the IAU through its Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites Working Group has now developed a project in partnership with Zooniverse — home to the internet's largest, most popular and most successful citizen science projects [1].

The lab is also working with the Breast Oncology Program at UCSF to make this data part of an adaptive clinical trial called I - SPY, which lets researchers identify the most effective therapies based on patient molecular profiling, and is collaborating with members of the UCSF Institute for Computational Health Sciences (ICHS) to put these and other public data into a centralized database that clinicians can access through an app to help make the most appropriate treatment decisions.

SciLine's media activities and operations are guided by an advisory board composed of 14 members, including reporters and editors working in large and small markets on print, broadcast and digital platforms; communications professionals and academic scholars; and scientists committed to communication with reporters and the public.

The EPA ethics rules that bar scientists with grants from serving on these committees also prohibit panel members from industry from working on issues affecting their companies, says the current chair of the BOSC, Deborah Swackhamer, a University of Minnesota professor of science, technology and public policy.