Sentences with phrase «years battled government»

Labour unions have for the past seven years battled government over payment of their second - tier pension funds.

She told them either they could step up to the challenge of improving education or spend the next four years battling the government.

Not exact matches

The New Republic formed in the wake of the Battle of Endor (seen in «Return of the Jedi») as the new central government, but in the 30 years since, it fell into disarray and began to collapse.

The government launched a 70 - day «battle» to prepare for North Korea's most important political event in 36 years, the 7th Korean Workers Party Congress, which took place between May 6 to 10.

By: Ryan McMaken In a court battle that has apparently been working itself out for 17 years, the Quebec High Court this week affirmed that a law establishing a simple majority as key in triggering secession talks with the Canadian government — known... [Read More]

If her government had spent the last three years negotiating on aboriginal title with First Nations — rather than spending millions of taxpayers» dollars fighting a losing battle against the Tsilhqot» in — there would today be more opportunity and benefits for First Nations and greater certainty for investors and workers on where and how LNG related pipelines and plants will proceed.

The steep fall in 2012 - 2013 has many possible causes, including the heated presidential elections and the knockdown, drag - out budget battles that culminated in last year's government shutdown.

In Australia, the decision by Northern Territory government to end a two - year moratorium and allow the resumption of fracking for natural gas will do little to immediately solve the country's energy woes, but will likely sharpen political battle lines.

«It took years of legal battles and a looming election for the Christy Clark government to do the right thing and halt the contamination with a 15 - day suspension of South Island Aggregates» permit.

On hold, if not vanished, are the revived battles of the Civil War of 150 years ago and President Donald Trump's foolhardy insistence that he will shut down the government if Congress does not authorize spending for a wall along the southern border.

The main man in this regard was Mr. Paul Boothe, an unassuming, consummate federal civil servant who proved in the heat of battle that he could negotiate with the best of them. If only all our public officials were as determined and skilful in their efforts to pro-actively win real investment and real opportunities for our industries. The St. Catharines announcement is in large part the fruition of the efforts by Boothe (and all the other stakeholders in last year's rescue, including the provincial government and the CAW) to negotiate a package that was much more than a bailout. Rather, it was a recipe for a reaffirmed Canadian presence by these two lynchpin manufacturers (GM and Chrysler).

The ACL is locked in a 10 year battle to get a single cross removed from out in the middle of nowhere in the desert because it is on government land.

This is very far from being a new analysis: Family and Youth Concern, still battling away, was doing pioneering work over 30 years ago (for which its founder, Valerie Riches, was deservedly made a papal dame), pointing out how disastrous for society the undermining of the traditional family based on marriage - not least by successive governments - really was.

Since his first arrest, Byle has been plagued by problems with Turkish authorities, including a five - year court battle for residency that ended, seemingly, in January 2015, when a court ruled that the government had not shown significant evidence that he was «a threat to national security and public morals» or that he had ever even committed a crime.

In fact, some of his greatest arguments with the soldiers / governments over the years have been over this very issue — the humans are afraid and so they want to kill the aliens while he wants to encourage life and cooperation (thinking in particular of the Ninth Doctor with Harriet Jones or even the battle of Canary Wharf when we lost Rose because of Torchwood opening the breach etc.).

The judge's decision comes after a 12 - year court battle, known as the Theodore case, between Good Spirit School Decision (GSSD) and Christ the Teacher Roman Catholic Separate School Division (CTRCSD) / the government of Saskatchewan.

After completion you are left to your fate to battle your stars for employment but our junior in colleges who are all affiliated to our universities and are undertaking 3 years program get automatic entry into the job market which is facilitated by government and the GHS.

If people on the centre left leave the Liberal Democrats in droves (something which, a small trickle notwithstanding, does not appear to be happening), then the junior coalition partner will be weakened and will struggle to hold its own in the inevitable battles for the heart and soul of the coalition government over the next few years.

That's how one of state government's best - known lobbyists described the atmosphere at the Capitol as lawmakers face what is expected to be a series of bitterly contested and highly divisive reelection battles next year in the midst of a bitter and highly divisive presidential campaign.

It is this blanket criticism, with scant institutional memory, a wilful disregard of the shambles the Jonathan government left behind — even after a year — that passes Nigerians as unfeeling; and not able to appreciate the epochal chaos that Buhari and his government are battling with; from which they hope to rebuild the commonwealth.

The Focus E15 campaign has been on the front line of this battle for the past two years and while we congratulate Mr Corbyn on his new position, until he challenges the actions of Labour - run councils as well as government policy, we remain sceptical.

Gerard Terry, an influential political operative and chairman of the North Hempstead Democratic Committee, has for years received government work paying him hundreds of thousands of dollars even as he compiled an income tax debt of $ 1.4 million and battled lawsuits alleging fraud and failure to pay back loans, a Newsday review of public records shows.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, in a meeting with the press to mark his first year in office, explained that due to sound economic management policies his government has introduced, the battle between the labour unions and government is over.

Next year's general election will be a battle between two rival narratives — YouGov's latest survey for the Sunday Times suggests that the Government... (Comments: 223)

City council candidate Ryan Henry - Wilkinson says after years of legal battles between the city and its firefighter union, he's campaigning on restoring public trust in city government.

HARTFORD — Connecticut's largest business advocacy group, galvanized by the last year's battle over higher taxes, is spending money for the first time in election - year legislative races to try to force state government to change course.

Crusading Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara's six - year battle against Wall Street got derailed on Monday when the Supreme Court refused to hear the government's appeal of a key insider - trading case...

The dedication marks the culmination of a five - year drive to finally create a public space to honor those lost to HIV as well as the many activists who battled to bring public attention and government dollars to bear on the unprecedented health crisis.

This vote builds on the landmark agreements we reached with Native American tribes this year, ending expensive court battles and unnecessary discord and restoring hundreds of millions of dollars to local governments.»

The Trump administration escalated a battle with government ethics groups by declining, even in the face of a federal court order, to release a comprehensive list of individuals visiting with the president at Mar - a-Lago during the two dozen days he spent there this year.

A year ago the world was shocked by a terrorist attack (Tunisia) and the government was battling to save a steelworks (Redcar); 12 months on, terrorists have struck again (Brussels) and a steel plant (Port Talbot this time) is fighting to survive.

Gerard Terry, an influential political operative and chairman of the North Hempstead Democratic Committee, has for years received government work paying him hundreds of thousands of dollars even as he compiled an income tax debt of $ 1.4 million and battled lawsuits alleging fraud and failure to pay back loans.

His pre-announcement of his resignation has defined the political year and triggered a battle for the Tory succession that overrides every other consideration in government and the Conservative Party.

The state senator has been an advocate for those who do not have a voice in the halls of government, playing an important role in 2009 and last year during the battle for same - sex marriage.

One year after entering office with a mandate for change, Mayor Shayne Gallo has pushed ahead with an agenda centered on revitalizing the city by battling blight, forming partnerships with state, federal and county government and ending what he calls a «culture of entitlement» at the highest levels of municipal government.

Count New York's government - employee unions among the biggest winners of this year's budget battle — with taxpayers as the big losers.

When Spyer died two years later due to complications from a heart condition and a 30 - year battle with multiple sclerosis, the US government refused to acknowledge the couple's marriage, forcing Windsor to pay more than $ 350,000 in federal taxes on Spyer's estate — fees that heterosexual widows are generally exempt from.

If that happens, the battle cry will be: vote yes or get four years of Tory government.

Washington (CNN)-- House Republicans are demanding the White House turn over internal documents related to its efforts last year to persuade Rep. Joe Sestak to stay out of a Democratic primary battle in Pennsylvania with Sen. Arlen Specter, in exchange for a government job.

«Labour are not a credible party of government nationally, and locally Bermondsey and Southwark voters need an MP again who will concentrate on fighting for the people of our borough all the year round rather than spending huge amounts of time on fighting internal battles in the Labour party,» he said.

It's the latest twist in a bitter battle over a 4 - year study that the government once praised for its «highly participatory approach» and that outside experts see as a model for other nations.

► Also on Thursday, Martin Enserink provided an update on virologist Ron Fouchier, who for the past 3 years «has battled the Dutch government over a fundamental question in the balance between academic freedom and biosecurity: Did he need a government license to publish his hotly debated gain - of - function (GOF) studies on the H5N1 influenza strain?»

AMSTERDAM — For more than 3 years, virologist Ron Fouchier has battled the Dutch government over a fundamental question in the balance between academic freedom and biosecurity: Did he need a government license to publish his hotly debated gain - of - function (GOF) studies on the H5N1 influenza strain?

AFTER an 11 - year legal battle to save the Taj Mahal, campaigners won a partial victory last week when the Indian government announced an action plan to clean up the pollution which is destroying the country's best - loved landmark.

«We consider this a labor of love, and within two years we hope to have a national battle of the books that includes all the 50 states and government schools overseas.»

Facing heckling from the crowd, Morgan warned teachers that they should work with the Conservative government, saying: «Teaching unions have a choice — spend the next four years doing battle with us and doing down the profession they represent in the process, or stepping up, seizing the opportunities and promise offered by the white paper and helping us to shape the future of the education system.»

As cataloged in the Public Schooling Battle Map, government schools have forced parents into conflict over issues like freedom of expression, religion, morality, creationism, evolution, multiculturalism, sexuality, and numerous other issues in hundreds of reported cases in recent years.

About 5 years ago it appeared Amazon was gearing up for a battle royale with the California government over this issue.

It seems that the government officials pay more attention to the way they can subdue and control this vast market (which brings in more than 1 billion dollars of profit a year) for their own benefit, instead of battling the main reason that causes such societies as the Humane Society to appear — the fact of animal cruelty itself.

The industry's top brass — including CEOs and directors of leading travel companies, government ministers and tourist board chiefs — all gathered to battle it out at the most important evening of the year in European travel and tourism.