" A reader from Atlanta: "Unions, unions, and more unions.
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Basically what unions used to do, but in a world without unions.
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PM Giuseppe Conte meets Police unions (1530 GMT) and firefighters unions (1630 GMT).
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Who the unions should support or not support, that's up to the unions.
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Identity-based unions, such as religious unions, were frowned upon across the board.
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But Americans need unions because for decades, unions helped build the middle class.
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State and national unions have taken a similar tack against rebellious local unions.
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The unions present included Belgium's CNE/LBC, two Spanish unions and Italy's UILTASPORTI.
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With private-sector unions badly weakened by factory shutdowns and corporate resistance to unions, government employee unions have become the most powerful part of the labor movement.
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U.S. pilot unions were also not aware of potential risks, pilot unions told Reuters.
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Credit unions Many credit unions give their members free or low-cost credit counseling.
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"Unions built America's middle class and unions will rebuild America's middle class," Warren said.
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How are unions for today's jobs going to differ from unions in the past?
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Transport unions have led the protests, joined by indigenous groups, students and other unions.
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He has long enjoyed strong support of teachers' unions and other public employee unions.
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Unions in China have to register with the official All-China Federation of Trade Unions.
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Blame unions A popular culprit for poor service on United States' airlines is labour unions.
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Clinton has the endorsement of 23 unions, versus three for Mr. Sanders, and the unions that have endorsed her represent more members than all the unions in the A.F.L.-C.
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Such laws create a free-rider problem: People don't have to join unions or pay agency fees to get the unions' benefits, so the unions lose members and political influence.
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To accomplish this, the unions recruited blue state governors to create the unions by executive order.
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Of the unions favored by right-leaning respondents, police and nurse unions were the most popular.
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Support for unions is increasing, with Gallup finding 61% of adults say they approve of unions.
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Transport unions began the protests, but have been joined by indigenous groups, students and other unions.
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So teachers' unions have opposed her nomination, but so, too, have organizations that have fought unions.
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The forces that stifled private sector unions did not, generally, hit public sector unions as hard.
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Unconventional strikes and protests can help unions gain legislative victories, but our experiment shows how unions can bolster and reengage their memberships — especially in red states hostile to public sector unions.
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Labor unions This month, justices will hear arguments in a case that could weaken the coffers of public sector unions and threaten thousands of contracts between unions and governments across the country.
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These laws create the so-called "free-rider" dilemma: people don't have to join unions or pay agency fees to get the unions' benefits, so the unions lose members and political influence.
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When unions were mighty and union jobs plentiful, unions pulled up wages for everyone, nonunion workers too.
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Police unions emerged later than many other public-service unions, but they've made up for lost time.
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Unions are responding The unions representing autoworkers are hyper aware of the risk posed by electric vehicles.
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It involves labor unions for government workers and could significantly reduce the money available to those unions.
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Trade unions including the All India Trade Unions Congress and Centre of Indian Trade Unions rejected a government appeal on Tuesday to call off the strike, saying it failed to address their demands.
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Unions also tend to reduce inequality; states, where unions are stronger, have reliably lower levels of economic inequality.
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" Biden responded in a tweet with a defense of labor unions: "I'm sick of this President badmouthing unions.
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Teachers and public sector workers joined the transport unions in the strike, which some unions started on Monday.
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White men in unions ended up voting for Obama, while those not in unions voted for John McCain.
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DeVos and teachers' unions at war There's no love lost between DeVos and the nation's largest teachers' unions.
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In communities where public sector unions are strong, members only unions are a step in the wrong direction.
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But how unions deal with their worst members really falls on individual unions and their members to decide.
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Empowering labor unions would make a big difference, but unions aren't likely to return to their previous strength.
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But this set up a dynamic in which pro-Chávez unions were favored and dissenting unions were punished.
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Those unions stand to lose fees from both workers who object to the positions the unions take and those who simply choose not to join while benefiting from the unions' efforts on their behalf.
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Those unions stand to lose fees from workers who object to the positions the unions take and from those who simply choose not to join while benefiting from the unions' efforts on their behalf.
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"There will be no time machine invented that will give us our great-grandfather's unions of the '30s, or our grandfather's unions of the '50s, or our parents' unions of the '70s," he said.
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But the downside of bad unions, or unions' potentially negative effects on employment or economic growth, would have to be weighed with the proven benefits unions have on net for workers' wages and overall inequality.
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But unions don't represent the vast majority of American workers (just 10.5 percent of U.S. workers were members of unions in 2018, and more than a third of those were members of public sector unions).
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Instead of urging governments to weaken unions, you should persuade them to work with unions to strengthen public education.
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U.S. unions long have argued that Mexico's laws and practices allow employers to control unions and keep wages suppressed.
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Democrats also take money from private prison companies and prison guard unions, as well as other companies and unions.
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For example, early on, I thought credit unions needed a product that compared interest rates across different credit unions.
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The governor cheered the Supreme Court's decision against public-sector unions in June, calling public-sector unions inherently political.
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These three unions, the largest public-sector unions in the nation, have witnessed a decline of some 2628,28500 workers.
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Quinn, which imposed the very same prohibition upon a subset of public unions, so-called partial public employee unions.
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Liberal respondents were amenable to nearly all types of unions, but they held nurses' unions in the highest esteem.
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State and local government unions will come to resemble unions in the federal government, where agency fees are prohibited.
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The National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU), the trade group for NCUA-covered credit unions, praised the announcement.
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Speaking of unions, BuzzFeed and The Ringer have had their unions recognized but the contracts are still to come.
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His government created a parallel system of new unions, while undermining established unions over which it had less influence.
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Only one type of union drew unanimous skepticism from survey-takers: On both sides of the political aisle, and for Americans at large, identity-based unions — such as religious unions and women's unions — were deeply disliked.
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OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian oil services firms have reached a wage deal with two trade unions, the companies and the unions said on Wednesday, in a year when these unions are not allowed to go on strike.
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BAIER: But the decision today about unions that really hits unions pretty hard, and also a big fundraiser for Democrats.
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The National Labor Relations Act only protects private sector unions — not public sector unions, like the ones teachers belong to.
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The federal immigration enforcement unions are law enforcement unions, and they're far to the policy advocacy side of the scale.
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Although the majority of Americans say they support unions, only 11 percent of U.S. workers belonged to unions in 2017.
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Even though Janus clips the wings of public unions, it still allows these unions too much influence in public affairs.
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Labor unions — including the AFL-CIO, the country's largest federation of unions — and workers' rights groups are still concerned, however.
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Republican-run states like Wisconsin have passed bills to strip unions of their power, even public sector unions like the NEA.
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That is why pro basketball, hockey and football depend on players' unions: If the unions disappear, so do the salary caps.
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The future of organizing may not lie primarily with the trade unions we associate with the unions of the twentieth century.
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Bob Onder, ensures financial transparency by holding government unions to similar annual reporting standards as those required of private-sector unions.
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Public sector unions Another big case that remains on the docket concerns the financial future and stability of public sector unions.
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Attempts to remake the unions are also not limited to outside activists: Internal factions within several unions have publicly challenged leadership.
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On labor unions, workers would be allowed to form their own grass-roots unions that could bargain collectively and lead strikes.
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Finally, many actors belong to unions — the Screen Actors Guild or the Actors' Equity Association — and unions typically nudge workers left.
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Edward Heath's first 1974 election was over who ruled: the government or the unions (the answer was the unions, it turned out).
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Trade unions argue that the reforms will put jobs at risk and make it tougher for employees to form unions or strike.
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Wisconsin governor Scott Walker and the state's GOP set their sights on unions in 2011, and effectively stripped unions of their base.
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While private-sector unions have declined in influence and membership over time in the U.S., public-sector unions are still relatively strong.
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AFSCME, which mandated right-to-work rules for all government unions, Missouri's vote is a sign that unions are far from dead.
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Likewise, the government can constitutionally require people to pay money to unions, money that the unions can then use for ideological purposes.
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While the Times survey found broad support for teachers, opinions on their unions were split, with 34 percent of adults saying unions are "part of the problem" with public education, and an equal number saying unions are part of the solution.
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Unions claim this would allow workers to benefit from representation without paying for it, but the Supreme Court has ruled multiple times that unions are free to represent paying members only, and unions nationwide have entered into such contracts for years.
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The game is studying how multiple things come together into a unity, and labor unions or unions [in general] are an important way.
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AFSCME, which mandated right-to-work rules for all government unions, Missouri's vote was the first sign that unions are far from dead.
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Republicans in those states have advanced measures limiting public employee unions' collective bargaining rights and unions' power to compel workers to contribute dues.
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Yet the unions are divided as they fight to retain not only their workers' benefits, but also the relevance of the unions themselves.
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Unions are popular, too: In 2017, a Gallup poll put public approval of labor unions at 61 percent—the highest rate since 2003.
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It is largely expected that the Supreme Court will rule against the unions, prompting a massive hit to the finances of the unions.
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Nevada's Culinary Workers Union, like many service unions in blue states, has taken a role manufacturing unions once played within the Democratic Party.
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We used to think more about grassroots organizing focused on unions, for example, but unions have collapsed while churches have gotten disproportionately Republican.
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He said his government was engaging with public sector unions over plans to contain the wage bill and that unions' concerns were understandable.
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"It's important for people to be aware that unions can provide support in these situations," Mushi says, explaining why unions can be vital.
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Liliana Ugarte, president of Union 2, one of three striking unions, said that Codelco had yet to approach the unions to reinitiate talks.
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The major national and international unions have refrained from endorsing anyone so far, treating the political scrum with more circumspection than in previous years … Endorsements from small unions and local chapters of the national unions have been rolling in, however, with their hands free to weigh in after the major unions saw the consequences of a top-heavy approach in 2016.
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Thomson-DeVeaux adds that critics of the mandatory fees say that it is unlikely that unions will be wiped out since right to work states still have unions and increased member outreach could allow unions to retain a large number of paying members.
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It is hardly surprising when right-leaning governments, which generally tend to be antagonistic toward unions, push through legislation that unions oppose, but this is a Socialist government, which the unions supported at the ballot box and expected would protect their interests.
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Post-Janus, unions in Missouri face a double blow: If Proposition A passes in August, neither private nor public sector unions can collect fees from non-members, even though unions are legally obligated to represent all eligible workers in a unionized shop.
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For example, I worry that the cost of rescuing small deposits in Puerto Rico's local credit unions (cooperativas) will exceed current projections; letting these locally-insured credit unions transition into federally-insured credit unions will require first cleaning up their balance sheets.
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Federal credit unions are insured by the National Credit Union Administration, but some smaller credit unions are privately insured, which means they might not be backed by the US government and may not cover member deposits like federally-insured credit unions do.
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"There will be no time machine invented that will give us our great-grandfather&aposs unions of the &apos30s, or our grandfather&aposs unions of the &apos50s, or our parents&apos unions of the &apos70s" Rolf said at recent a conference in Michigan.
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Government workers who are not members of unions have long been able to obtain refunds for the political activities of unions like campaign spending.
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The airline has accused the unions representing its mechanics of an intentional slowdown to gain leverage in contact talks, allegations the unions have denied.
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Animus toward unions, both public and private, is encoded in conservative ideology: Unions are seen as an assault on the rights of private ownership.
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The Koch brothers hate unions, so Walker tried to be the candidate of union bashing, going as far to equate public unions with ISIS.
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Two other unions represent ship masters, mates, pilots and marine engineers; those unions are not on strike but are honoring the IBU's picket lines.
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Other groups that filed amicus briefs against restoring graduate students' right to form unions include groups that have sought to weaken unions in general.
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The decision has major ramifications for the national political landscape because unions, specifically public-sector unions, have long been staunch supporters of Democratic candidates.
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Let unions represent only those workers who are willing to be represented by unions, which frees them of the expense of representing everyone else.
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The unions will likely ask the entire 6th Circuit to reconsider the case, said Irwin Cutler, a lawyer for the unions in the case.
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Government workers who are not members of unions have long been able to obtain refunds for the political activities of unions, like campaign spending.
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The government prohibits workers from establishing independent labor unions, instead requiring that they join only the party-controlled All-China Federation of Trade Unions.
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Whereas Democrats once relied on labor unions to get out the vote, by the 19503s unions could no longer provide the support Democrats needed.
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The ruling said, simply, that public-sector unions can no longer require non-union workers to pay fees that allow unions to collectively bargain.
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Stronger unions — or federal regulators, who have increasingly replaced unions as the primary advocates for workers — could improve conditions in the service sector, too.
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American unions have long argued that the old model encouraged companies to move to Mexico to take advantage of pliant unions and low wages.
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Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions marched in Seoul holding red umbrellas, which symbolize the right of workers to form labor unions.
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One reason is that labor unions traditionally favor protective tariffs since they want to boost American manufacturing, and Democrats traditionally avoid irritating labor unions.
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It's also no secret that as private sector unions shrink into near invisibility — 6.5 percent of the private sector work force was unionized in 2017 — unions still cover 34.4 percent of public sector workers, and public sector unions represent the future of organized labor.
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The PRO Act would make it substantially easier for workers to form and join unions and for those unions to negotiate meaningful contracts with employers.
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Though there are only 2000 million American workers in unions, interest in unions remains relatively high, particularly among young people, even when considering party affiliation.
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Nonetheless, neither the unions nor the government have forgotten the last time a French leader squared off against rail unions, in a strike in 1995.
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To the Editor: Richard D. Kahlenberg says loud and clear what needs to be said about unions ("Strong Unions, Strong Democracy," Op-Ed, Jan. 12).
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The unions that formed the alliance with Mr. Steyer included the two largest teachers' unions and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
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Public opinion is on the side of people in unions, this is a good opportunity for unions to take that political will and fight back.
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Republicans are reigniting efforts to scrap a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that allows unions to organize employees in so-called micro-unions. Sen.
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Unions and the CNRP had urged parliament to remove from the law all articles on suspending unions and requirements for them to prepare financial reports.
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Unions' complaint here rings more than a bit hollow, given that unions themselves have lobbied to keep the current all-or-nothing situation in place.
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Dan Berger, president and CEO of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU), also claimed the law put an irresponsible burden on credit unions.
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"Unions are a political force, particularly public-sector unions, which is exactly why the right has been tilted against them for so long," Bernstein explained.
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In making this case that Medicare-for-all was bad for unions, Ryan seemed to be echoing why many unions are open to the proposal.
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And several officials criticized Congress, which two decades ago excepted credit unions in the taxi industry from some rules that applied to other credit unions.
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Views on teachers' unions showed a clear partisan split, with a majority of Democrats in favor of unions and a majority of Republicans opposing them.
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"In Midwestern states, the battlegrounds, people really like unions," said Celinda Lake, a Democratic pollster who has done work for unions, including the service employees.
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Gouranga Chatterjee, organising secretary of the coal workers unions, said production at Coal India would be affected as the striking unions have a sizeable following.
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Earlier this month Samancor notified trade unions about 599 potential job cuts at its smelting operations and corporate offices, in a separate letter to unions.
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Samsung affiliates also set up "paper unions" led by pro-management employees, before independent unions could be established, according to the document tendered in court.
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The privatization gambit and the inherent nature of the unions for partial public employees, or PPEs, and the manner in which the PPE unions were created, reveal the manifestly political machinations of public sector unions, providing compelling evidence to support Mark Janus' argument that his forced agency fees do support intensely political activity, despite the unions' claims that their activity is predominantly apolitical collective bargaining.
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Unions can use Janus as an organizing opportunity to talk to their members and the public about the importance of unions in the workplace and society.
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They want this legislation to cover not-for-profit cooperative credit unions, despite the absolute absence of evidence that credit unions are engaged in lending discrimination.
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AFSCME struck down public sector unions' ability to charge agency fees to public employees who aren't union members, delivering a significant blow to teachers unions' power.
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In a time when the power of public and private labor unions is at 22019-year low, teachers unions remain the last truly influential labor group.
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Theoretically the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, an umbrella for all Chinese unions, offers legal aid to blue-collar workers as part of its mandate.
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The curious PPE unions are not at stake in Janus, which involves very real unions, which do negotiate contracts with binding job security and wage provisions.
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Chinese law requires businesses to establish labor unions, but they are almost always controlled by management, and companies generally use the unions to contain worker activism.
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But it will hurt all workers because benefits won by unions often establish benchmarks that help improve wages and working conditions even at companies without unions.
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Some trade unions have called on workers to continue protesting throughout the weekend, while government officials say they will open discussions with the unions on Monday.
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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is the latest blow to unions, effectively instituting a nationwide "right-to-work" regime for public-sector unions.
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And they were led by Progressive Era presidents, but they could also call upon the unions and have the unions, as a base, strengthen their hand.
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Among the unions, the United Federation of Teachers has been the most vocal in calling for parental leave; conversations between the city and unions are ongoing.
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It comes as unions are stinging from a Supreme Court ruling last year that said government workers can't be required to join unions and pay dues.
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Detroit Board of Education in 1977, the court held that unions cannot require nonmembers to pay to advance the unions' political views, but that it was constitutional for unions to ask nonmembers to pay for the cost of collective bargaining, contract administration, and the grievance process.
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If the court rules against unions' right to collect agency fees, unions would still be obligated to bargain on behalf of and represent entirely non-paying employees.
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He also said it may cause unions to organize better than they have been in recent years, which could in turn help the unions as a force.
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The deeply entrenched Mexican system of fake unions and so-called protection contracts must be replaced by real worker power through authentic unions and actual collective bargaining.
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The new wage fell short of a proposal of $189 put forward by major unions, said Yang Sophorn, the president of the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions.
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Analysts believe the government may try to win over the more moderate unions and break the united front that the four main unions have maintained so far.
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" Although the video draws the line at managers doing anything illegal, it encourages them to express personal opinions against unions such as, "Unions are lying, cheating rats.
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Petrilli, whose organization is no fan of teachers' unions, said this week's demonstrations show that teachers still wield powerful political clout even if their unions are weakened.
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While there are a number of large credit unions almost anyone can join, the best credit unions tend to be small ones that are harder to join.
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"The game industry emerged from the general IT sector where unions and collective action aren't prevalent, so unions aren't necessarily perceived as an obvious solution," Edwards said.
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" Asked about its attitude towards unions, Samsung Electronics said: "The company respects law and principles and legally guarantees workers' establishment of unions and activities on free will.
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He said the two Italian unions also had pilot members and that the unions would invite pilots and ground staff across Europe to join in the strike.
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Their unions are "associations" that mostly, aside from one other major strike in 1990, lobby for laws to win what other unions bargain over (like work rules).
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PRAGUE, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Trade unions at Volkswagen's Czech carmaker Skoda Auto rejected the company's latest wage increase offer, the unions said in a statement on Wednesday.
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For unions, the most powerful, meaningful bargaining chip to negotiate — besides salaries — is benefits; if unions lose health care as a negotiated benefit, they will be gutted.
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The Germans have very strong unions, at least in manufacturing; and they have works councils too, which could easily turn into company unions if they're transplanted here.
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Last week the German metalworkers' union, IG Metall, arguably one of the world's most powerful unions, showed that unions have the power to shape their future workplaces.
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Trade unions in Madrid were eager to defend the Republican government; the government, wary of the unions' radicalism, hesitated for two days but then gave them guns.
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America's top labor law enforcer signaled last week that many unions, including media unions, may be left without recourse if their employer engages in illegal union-busting.
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But in the 1980s, Ronald Reagan drastically reduced the power of unions — and now, far fewer people are a part of unions and their power has shrunk.
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" Asked about its attitude towards unions, Samsung Electronics said: "The company respects law and principles and legally guarantees workers' establishment of unions and activities on free will.
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And the Supreme Court, in one of the most watched cases from its recent term, overturned a ruling from the 1970s that required public employees who received the benefits of unions to pay dues for nonpolitical work of the unions -- a potentially major blow to public sector unions.
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But although Ryanair now recognises unions, it is not taking negotiations with them seriously, says Philip von Schöppenthau of the European Cockpit Association, a group of pilot unions.
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National unions nearly always endorse Democratic presidential candidates but Trump has built his insurgent campaign in part on a mission that many unions share: scrapping international trade deals.
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President Donald Trump has garnered support from labor unions -- especially in Midwestern states where steel and coal unions still have power, many of which helped him get elected.
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" She made the same argument for unions: "And finally, strengthening unions doesn't just serve members — it leads to better pay and benefits, and working conditions for all employees.
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Public unions, especially teachers unions, can trace their lineage back to professional associations (well before the expansion of state-level public union rights in the 1960s and 1970s).
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There are interest groups, police unions, prison guard unions, upstate towns that employ lots of people in prisons, private prison industries that make it hard to dismantle absolutely.
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Rather than allowing independent contractors to form their own bargaining organizations, unions would prefer for gig workers to be reclassified as employees so they can legally join unions.
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The panel changed the longstanding definition of a joint-employer, allowed unions to organize employees in so-called micro-unions and allowed employees to speed up union elections.
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"We're at a moment in history when unions go beyond, even more than they have in the past, the workers and the unions," Williams, the student activist, said.
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Building new unions and rebuilding last century's unions will be the way to reduce income inequality because workplace democracy changes the horribly skewed power disparity in American society.
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Unions used to offset employer monopsony power, but unions now represent only 7 percent of private sector workers, down from a peak of 35 percent in the 1950s.
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In a way, the Democrats' failure to make big gains had affirmed the unions' self-protective strategy; but that failure had been partly abetted by the unions themselves.
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Among them are polls showing rising popular support for unions and an uptick in membership in teachers' unions after walkouts in several states during the past school year.
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A loss for unions would have deprived unions representing teachers, police, transit workers, firefighters and other government employees of millions of dollars annually and diminished their political clout.
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The socialists, deeming the city's unions overly reliant on insider relationships, prepared a "rank-and-file strategy" for their members to join unions and remake them from within.
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"I would have used the clause of T.P.P. about the right to form independent unions — unions that are not controlled by the company and the government," she said.
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Almost all of the money backing the "no" side comes from teachers' unions, with slightly more than half from Massachusetts teachers' groups and the rest from national unions.
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"I have tremendous support within unions, and I have tremendous support in areas where they don't have unions," he told a town-hall audience in New Hampshire last month.
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In its statement, the company said it had been willing to participate in mediation if the unions extended their strike deadline, but that the unions instead called a strike.
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Police unions and correctional officers' unions, which have stood in the way of reform-minded policy initiatives in states and cities across the country, have been exempt as targets.
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As with Sarkozy at that time, Macron's intent to take on unions has drawn comparisons with Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister who challenged mining unions in the 1980s.
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Miglino blames taxi driver unions' "political and judicial impunity"—the unions are freakishly powerful, as evidenced by massive government support—as well as a pretty insane lack of regulation.
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With Republicans in control of the federal government and many states, and the Supreme Court likely to further diminish unions' budgets, unions like the SPFT are trying something different.
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Leon ordered the the government to respond to the unions' requests for this preliminary injunction by next Tuesday and for the unions to file a response by Jan. 85033.
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The two unions, along with two other large public sector unions — the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association — had already stepped up cooperation in recent years.
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FO's Mailly said that the unions were all against a proposal to let employers call workplace referendums on labor issues, which he said amounted to "short-circuiting" the unions.
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An independent study commissioned by National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions shows that credit unions drive some $28500 billion in economic growth each year in the United States.
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But decades of stagnation, a changing economy, shifting attitudes toward unions and political inattention have all conspired to sap the unions of power, and their affinity for Democratic candidates.
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The government has wisely paved the way with talks held over the summer with labor unions, and the more moderate unions have said they will not oppose the reforms.
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Janus is largely being discussed as a case that is likely to defund and disrupt labor unions, but the case cannot simply injure unions and leave everything else intact.
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The ruling allows workers to enjoy the benefits of unions without contributing to the cost — and, over time, will make it more difficult for unions to provide those benefits.
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Some unions, such as those for teachers and nurses, are more liberal than industrial workers' unions and feature many supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Elizabeth Warren and others.
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The crowd swelled with members of unions representing janitors, health care workers and hotel employees, as well as members of the Writers Guild of America and other Hollywood unions.
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To understand why credit unions are exempt from federal income taxes, and why bankers' claims of unfair treatment fall flat, it's important to remember what makes credit unions special.
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Under the financial strain, some larger credit unions would likely become banks, while smaller credit unions might be forced to merge with larger institutions or simply close up shop.
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Democrats — under pressure from labor unions — don't agree.
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They further argue that since unions must represent members and non-members fairly and equally, non-members should pay for services unions provide like contract negotiation and representation in grievances.
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" She added that unions "are under attack from the Supreme Court to the White House," saying "we need a leader and president who will stand with unions and working people.
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The CGT and Sud-Rail unions oppose open competition while the CFDT and Unsa unions above all want the government to absorb 46 billion euros ($57 billion)of SNCF debt.
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Two powerful unions allied with Mr. Cuomo announced on Friday that they were withdrawing from the Working Families Party, a small but influential alliance of labor unions and progressive activists.
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Our results suggest that public sector unions are most likely to be successful not when they stress the political "voice" that unions provide, nor when they stress narrow job protections.
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The governor faced large protests from unions and won accolades from conservatives nationwide in 2011 when he ushered through legislation curtailing the powers of most public-sector unions in Wisconsin.
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"It will lead on in the New Year to meetings with other EU pilot unions and cabin crew unions in due course as well," Ryanair said in an emailed statement.
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Warren, on the other hand, has longstanding relationships with credit unions in her state, and supported expanding credit unions' ability to extend mortgage credit for non-owner occupied residential properties.
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"Wage talks between Eskom and trade unions, primarily NUM and Numsa, ended without a signed agreement although the unions have in principle accepted Eskom's offer," said Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe.
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"For the unions, winability is a big factor," said Ed Ott, a former head of the New York City Central Labor Council, an umbrella group for the city's labor unions.
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The Trump administration supports "right-to-work" laws and has made an effort to kill unions, but the West Virginia teacher strike showed successful bargaining can still occur without unions.
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The impact: Unions say the loss of agency fees will contribute to a "free-rider" problem — workers will still benefit from unions' negotiations and won't see a need to join.
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Though unions have argued they will lose membership if employees are forced to opt in rather than out, Kennedy said the unions should be able to convince employees to join.
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It will put an end to hand-me-down unions and ensure that our public-sector workers have the voice and the choice they deserve in selecting their own unions.
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JOHANNESBURG, Jan 20 (Reuters) - South Africa's Samancor Chrome has notified trade unions about 599 potential job cuts at its smelting operations and corporate offices, a letter to trade unions said.
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Although workers want and need unions that can operate across different sectors, American labor law is built around unions that organize and bargain at a single plant, factory or store.
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All unions seek to insure that their members have due-process rights and aren't subject to arbitrary discipline, but police unions have defined working conditions in the broadest possible terms.
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OSLO, April 1 (Reuters) - Norway's two largest private-sector labour unions have agreed a 3.2 percent wage increase with companies, averting a strike, the unions and employers said on Monday.
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It's got to get right with labor — not the service unions, many of whom are already on board, but the industrial trade unions, which have more sway among conservative Democrats.
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A group of workers at the mine from unions 1, 2 and 3 was repelled by the police, while at least 12 people were arrested, one of the unions said.
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Since then it has come to bilateral agreements with unions in Britain and Italy, but is still working towards deals with unions in other major centres such as Ireland and Spain.
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In 22015, he ruled against unions and upheld a Michigan law that bars school districts from collecting membership dues from teachers and other employees, leaving unions to collect the dues themselves.
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"It is fundamentally unfair for the unions to be required to provide services for free and the unions expect that their position will eventually be vindicated," he said in a statement.
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"The other unions left because they felt the way the party asserted itself in selecting the governor as a candidate was not giving good consideration to the unions," Mr. Figueroa said.
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Community banks, wary of credit unions gaining an advantage in attracting business, argue the new rule is effectively a massive loophole to allow credit unions to get around their lending caps.
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Preckwinkle had the endorsement of several unions, including the Service Employees International Union state council, the Teamsters joint council and the Local 700 and other unions, as well as U.S. Reps.
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You know, it's no secret that all of the unions and the game -- all the unions in the world are currently exploring with an injection of private equity might be useful.
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Nearly all Wood Group workers who participated in the ballot carried out by labour unions Unite and RMT supported strike action over disputes surrounding pay and working conditions, the unions said.
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AFSCME that limits the freedom of millions of public sector workers to come together in strong unions and, as a result, threatens all Americans since unions help build the middle class.
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This year, labor leaders at the North America's Building Trade Unions (NABTU), a coalition of 14 unions in the building trades, set up a task force to address the opioid crisis.
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With its 2011 Specialty Healthcare decision, the NLRB enabled labor unions to divide an employer's workforce into so-called "micro-unions," allowing union officials to organize a workplace piece by piece.
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By and large, for the same reason that unions collapsed in the first place, experts told me: Union-unfriendly laws and regulations made it easy for employers to shut down unions.
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At the market's height, the six nonprofit credit unions most involved in the industry sold about $211 billion in medallion loans to 240 other credit unions, according to financial disclosure forms.
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Five unions have come out for Biden, including three international or national unions, and three have gone for Warren, one of which is a national group that also co-endorsed Sanders.
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On the US side, Democrats wanted the support of unions — specifically Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the country, who initially opposed the deal.
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Under the pretext that if unions do not give up their hard-won rights jobs will go to Asia, many unions have been stripped to the bone or forced into nonexistence.
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He noted another similarity — while the Reagan administration had numerous officials interested in working with unions, it, like the Trump administration, also had fiercely anti-labor officials eager to weaken unions.
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" Asked by Politico in June about a previous version of Trump's claim that unions are fond of the agreement, Trumka said, "Maybe he's talking about the unions in some other country?
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Some of the most influential campaigns of this decade, like the Fight for $15, may have been sparked and supported by unions, but they became much bigger than the unions themselves.
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" Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants, has previously called the notion that Medicare-for-all would be bad for unions a "great failure of understanding how unions work.
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She pointed to the public unions case -- Friedrichs v.
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" These laws weaken "the organizational clout of labor unions.
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Good for everybody — Farmers, Manufacturers, Energy, Unions — tremendous support.
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Good for everybody - Farmers, Manufacturers, Energy, Unions - tremendous support.
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She pointed out that many unions were increasingly forming ad hoc alliances outside the federation to work on key issues, like pensions and the ability of unions to collect fees from nonmembers.
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At that point, it would be reasonable for union members to leave their unions and keep their dues and representation, which would collapse unions under the weight of so many free riders.
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Should the court find that it's unconstitutional to require public employees to pay fees to the unions that represent them, unions will likely take a colossal hit to their coffers and membership.
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Reuters reported last week that Volkswagen managers and unions were seeking to curb competition from lower-cost stablemate Skoda and move some of its production to Germany, raising worries among Czech unions.
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Her questions and response were often aimed at interrogating attendees' knowledge of unions and trying to poke holes in the concept that unions are bulletproof protections against the game industry's many perils.
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While unions win these elections held in less than two weeks 82 percent of the time, the overall rate of success for unions has largely stayed the same at around 67 percent.
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Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said the CGT union, one of the two large unions in France, was waging an increasingly lonely war now that most other unions had dropped their grievances.
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Prime Minister Edouard Philippe was careful to flag negotiations with unions, in contrast with the first raft of reforms, which Macron rammed through parliament via decrees, infuriating even the most reformist unions.
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But community banks, wary of credit unions gaining an advantage in attracting business, argue the new rule is effectively a massive loophole to allow credit unions to get around their lending caps.
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Garment factory workers attempting to set up unions have encountered resistance across the region, with many losing their jobs or being suspended by managements that fear the power of unions, leaders said.
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While this hits all of America's credit unions regardless of size and impacts the financial benefits they extend to members, it hammers small credit unions and the communities they serve particularly hard.
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Unions are also anxious about plans to allow for more decisions about labor conditions to be decided at the company level rather than the sector level, which would also potentially weaken unions.
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Even Republican support for unions is on the rise, from a low of 22019 percent in 2011 to last year's 42 percent, just a hair below the share who disapprove of unions.
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By exposing unions to this "free rider" problem — and thereby kneecapping their ability to effectively finance their operations — RTW laws jeopardize unions' ability to give workers a meaningful voice in the workplace.
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Even more horrifying for public-sector unions is that many current union members might soon choose to leave unions, a decision that would now effectively provide them with a guaranteed pay raise.
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A case that seemed poised to deal a major blow to public unions ended in a 4-4 tie today at the Supreme Court, effectively delivering a big win to the unions.
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Most recently, a case scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court could cripple public sector unions by not requiring non-members represented by unions in collective bargaining agreements to pay dues.
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Just some of the pieces of this riptide: Unions: A decimation of the 120-year-old union movement, most recently with last month's Supreme Court ruling weakening the funding of public unions.
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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, No. 16-1466, is whether government workers who choose not to join unions may be forced to pay for the unions' collective bargaining work.
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In their legal complaint, the unions argued that the executive orders were illegal because federal law requires these rules to be negotiated between government agencies and the unions that represent their workers.
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I have not worked in unions myself, but I know a lot of people who were working at the factory before, so I understand the positive and negatives of what unions are.
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Public employee unions representing government workers — like AFSCME and the teachers' unions — saw a similar drop: In 2018, their PACs gave $15.6 million, compared with $20.6 million adjusted for inflation in 2010.
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But unions' political activism, on net, seems to shift America toward supporting progressive policies that can help workers, offering another explanation for studies finding more unions mean higher wages and less inequality.
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No countries in Asia allow same-sex couples to marry or enter civil unions of any kind and opponents of same-sex marriage say such unions could destroy society and family institutions.
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That more than half of the country approves of unions not only signals organized labor&aposs enduring strength, but also highlights growing public recognition that we need unions today more than ever.
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On the US side, Democrats wanted the support of unions — specifically Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States, who initially opposed the deal.
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Just under half of Americans, 48 percent, say teachers' unions improve the quality of public education, while a majority of Americans (66 percent) say unions make it harder to fire bad teachers.
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But another provision threatens the very existence of the unions themselves: It will require union members to vote to re-certify their unions every time a new contract comes up for negotiation.
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In New York this year, when a coalition of activists fighting for campaign finance reform, which included the two supportive major unions, reached out to other unions to ask for their support, they were rebuffed, said a person familiar with the coalition's efforts, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect their projects with labor unions.
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"We believe the unions have to face reality and resume talks," Torbjoern Lothe at the Norwegian Confederation of Enterprise, an employers' association involved in the negotiations with the unions last week, told Reuters.
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"The (unions) committee categorically rejected the possibility of moving Superb car production to another location outside the Czech Republic," the unions said in a statement in their weekly newsletter, published on their website.
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B. Dan Berger is president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU), an industry association that provides credit unions with federal advocacy, education and compliance assistance.
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There was some confusion as to whether Ryanair would also recognize unions representing other workers but on Tuesday it confirmed it would also recognize cabin crew unions and would seek talks with them.
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But it got through Christmas without any industrial action, having made progress with a number of unions that it expects to translate into agreements with its major unions by the end of March.
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Supporters of public unions fear that the Court could wipe out that almost 40-year precedent and deal a blow to labor at a time when unions in general are in a decline.
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Well into the fourth day of the strike, neither SAS nor unions in Sweden, Denmark and Norway have contacted the other side, and no new talks are scheduled, SAS and the unions said.
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Ryanair, which last year agreed to recognize unions for the first time in its 30 year history, faces rising protests from unions frustrated at the slow progress in negotiations over collective labor agreements.
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The Supreme Court just ruled in favor of Mark Janus, 2900-220006, making it unconstitutional for unions to force government workers that do not wish to join unions to pay for their services.
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Hunt said she's focused on landing consumer data privacy protections, to prevent credit unions from dealing with the aftermath of hacks, and helping credit unions adapt to the rise of financial technology companies.
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Respondents were asked to check off the types of unions they had a favorable opinion of, and then to do the same with the types of unions they had an unfavorable opinion of.
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Rather than killing public unions or ending labor peace in our time, the Janus decision offers public unions the chance to be more responsive and competitive to attract and retain truly voluntary members.
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"Some of those cases involve what could be an existential threat to some unions in that they call for unions to have to reimburse employees for back dues and fees," she told me.
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Another review by Jake Rosenfeld, a sociologist focused on unions and economic inequality at Washington University in St. Louis, reached similar conclusions, noting that unions consistently produce a premium for workers in them.
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One of Frandsen's studies indicated that places where unions marginally win and the places where unions barely lose might actually be more different than economists initially thought, undermining the basis for such studies.
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Mexico's historic unions, which prospered for decades in their alliance with the long-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, warn that the new law could weaken unions as they vie for worker support.
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"Unions for All," the flier read, even though union membership in the United States had been plummeting for 50 consecutive years and only 2.4 percent of workers in North Carolina belonged to unions.
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Dan Berger, president of the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions, said he wants Mulvaney to exempt credit unions from CFPB rules through a power given to the director in Dodd-Frank.
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Conservatives like to point the finger at labor unions as the villain for any kind of excessive government expense, but obviously France, Germany, and Denmark are all countries that have strong labor unions.
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Different credit unions may have variations of Borrow and Save.
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I.O. unions would be involved in the new super PAC.
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Sceptics include traditional conservatives, many Social Democrats and big unions.
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The talks will continue through next Thursday, the unions said.
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Empowering trade unions would produce disruption, particularly of public services.
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Mr Trump may attack her and unions will revile her.
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Unions and the modern corporation matured to help allocate labor.
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If they don't deliver, the unions sometimes shut sites down.
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Rome, Alitalia special commissioners informally meet trade unions (1600 GMT).
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Some of the more flexible options are from credit unions.
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The unions could not be reached for comment Thursday evening.
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There was the presumption that these were sterile, cold unions.
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The teachers unions first gained the support of Republican Gov.
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The unions have become increasingly popular within the Kuria tribe.
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But trade unions in the UK have a specific history.
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Those unions, earlier this year reached an agreement with Teck.
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Six unions have called for protests Tuesday, the paper adds.
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But leftist politicians and unions say the solution is education.
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PENGASSAN is one of the country's two main oil unions.
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Unions only represent workers who voluntarily pay for their services.
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Many of the dissidents killed were tied to labor unions.
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The UAW had two unions representing Lordstown at the time.
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There's unions with movies and TV. Music has no regulations!
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They're supporting education, health care, and they strongly support unions.
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Is this about unions disappearing, or what would help there?
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Manufacturers want it, farmers want it, even unions want it.
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Bernie Sanders about minimum wage, climate change, and labor unions.
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The Catholic nation legalized civil unions (not marriage) in 2016.
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Unions say the teachers' First Amendment argument is a ruse.
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To hip leftists of the sixties, unions looked stodgily bureaucratic.
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The unions did not immediately return a request for comment.
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That provokes competition between unions for the biggest pay rises.
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WATCH: Paul Krugman on the next recession, wages and unions
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French unions balked at his appointment and threatened strike action.
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Instead, opposition came from the trade unions and local authorities.
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The grip of unions in deciding on promotions was loosened.
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Teachers agreed that merit, not their unions, would determine promotion.
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St. Thomas has three credit unions and a public bank.
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Unions may be growing more conciliatory as their membership declines.
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Only a couple notable unions have made their intentions clear.
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Credit unions and building societies are not too bad either.
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She won and unions in Britain never recovered their might.
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The pilots' unions have today decided to go on strike.
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Unions will ballot on the plan in January next year.
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Their trade unions say they will only obey the Generalitat.
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One reason is the conservatism of teachers and their unions.
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Unions are not the only way to boost worker power.
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Trade unions are happy that job cuts have been avoided.
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After the revolution, unions called strikes and demanded more jobs.
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Europe's media, trade unions and civic organisations are mostly national.
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France's rail unions have been staunchly opposed to the reforms.
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"We're partnering with credit unions and fintech lenders," said Goulimis.
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Vested interests in Eskom and mining unions will resist both.
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" Those include smaller "community banks, credit unions, [and] online banks.
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Griveaux will meet with unions and company management on Oct.
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It should be a value shared by unions and employers.
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The unions have not specified the rise they are seeking.
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It is what the industrial and building unions want most.
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The ruling allowed businesses, nonprofits and unions unlimited spending power.
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You're supposed to support unions like the Yellow Cabs. Man.
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America has long had a fraught relationship with its unions.
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Some credit unions offer rates as low as 8 percent.
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Eventually, we had collective grocery stores, credit unions, and healthcare.
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Curbing public sector unions is limited to a few states.
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These activities serve the narrow interests of federal employee unions.
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The Janus ruling does not mean unions are going away.
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To placate Tunisia's powerful unions, the government has raised salaries.
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Unions say the reform is a first step towards privatization.
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Unions fear a similar fate following the accusations against FCA.
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Since most came without wives, such unions gained some legitimacy.
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Macron was due to meet with unions later on Thursday.
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Unions see this as opening the door to arbitrary layoffs.
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About five million public employees nationwide are members of unions.
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One of the nation's top labor unions may endorse Rep.
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Unions have not said how long the walkout will last.
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Unions plan to stage more protests in the coming weeks.
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How do unions have such a large impact on politics?
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So, this is hardly a narrative trumped up by unions.
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Rather than give up on unions, we should strengthen them.
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Unions say workers' rights are being eroded and benefits undermined.
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Their actions helped pave the way for unions and collective
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Unions could ignore dissatisfied members and still collect their money.
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And yet it isn't just unions that oppose the bill.
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Make no mistake, Janus is an unequivocal loss for unions.
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They also paid enough to keep labor unions at bay.
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Unions don't just exist to turn out votes for Democrats.
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UAW SAYS LOCAL UNIONS WILL PROCEED WITH CONTRACT RATIFCATION VOTE
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The more centrist unions, which are increasingly powerful, accept it.
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House Democrats have a plan to make unions great again.
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But the pope held the church's line against gay unions.
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Campaigners say factories are resistant towards workers joining external unions.
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On the surface, credit unions look a lot like banks.
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The efforts to weaken and destroy unions ensure everyone loses.
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They helped reduce the membership — and power — of labor unions.
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Unions build that power better than almost any other entity.
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Let's assess the benefits, if any, of the PPE unions.
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Labor sources said other unions are likely to weigh in.
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"The unions are always suspicious of anybody nice," Taylor said.
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The manufacturers can't believe it … the unions can't believe it.
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As a lawyer, Scalia fought unions in many important cases.
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It defies logic that unions could improve their working conditions.
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The fees provide millions of dollars annually to these unions.
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Those unions have traditionally restricted membership to mostly White men.
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Unions are ill at ease helping management control sexual harassment.
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The lack of a discussion about Unions is distressingly clear.
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The coalition represents more than 4,200 workers in 11 unions.
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Amazon has fended off unions ever since it was young.
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Most BND loans originate from community banks and credit unions.
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Here's what you need to know: • A victory for unions.
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Today, unions represent a third of all public sector workers.
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Unions are the strongest when they speak for all workers.
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" But the unions criticized it as an "assault on democracy.
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Unions have said the new retirement perks are not enough.
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The attack on unions, to the air traffic controllers on.
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Catalan trade unions have called a general strike for Tuesday.
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Discussions with the pilots' unions are progressing slowly, it said.
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Such practices have been criticised as exploitative by unions, however.
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The announcement drew the ire of unions representing Lloyds employees.
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Tunisia's powerful unions and business leaders have also resisted change.
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Neither work nor unions nor "decent homes" seem stable anymore.
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Some credit unions still see their mission in such terms.
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Unions at Southwest Airlines and American Airlines are offering help.
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They could also cost unions hundreds of millions of dollars.
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French unions cite these realities as backing for their fight.
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The railway unions are staunchly opposed to the Macron plan.
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I don't have any issues with unions in most cases.
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Legally, this should be an easy win for the unions.
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Research suggests that unions have their biggest effects from density.
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How would the board, shareholders, regulators, customers and unions react?
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I.O., an umbrella group of more than 53,000 affiliated unions.
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California labor unions, which support AB 53, immediately shot back.
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And the decline of unions has made a huge difference.
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And it's looking like the unions will get their way.
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Oh, the unions have been hollowed out, but move along.
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The court's decision will weaken but not destroy government unions.
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As unions have declined, however, socioeconomic inequality has markedly increased.
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Unions representing government workers were quick to denounce the actions.
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And unions say Amazon is not off the hook either.
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Labor unions have also voiced opposition fearing large job losses.
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No one has thought more about this than labor unions.
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JUDGING BY RECENT headlines, America's unions appear stuck in time.
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Judges should protect unions as essential institutions of worker power.
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Unions in China are strictly controlled by the Communist Party.
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And unions will rise from the ashes like a phoenix.
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That may have given the unions only a brief reprieve.
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Activists and unions say the starting wage should be higher.
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She's worked closely with the leaders of major labor unions.
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We were homeless organizations, labor unions, litigation and policy shops.
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Wondering what the difference is between banks and credit unions?
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Hardleft trade unions accuse the president of eroding workers' rights.
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Hardleft trade unions accuse the president of eroding workers' rights.
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Workers from other unions on campus offer support and solidarity.
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Credit unions, in particular, may be worth investigating, she said.
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That includes employers, unions, religious institutions and local community groups.
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Unions had not said how long the walkout would last.
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But that has so far been rejected by the unions.
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The court's four liberals seemed to back the unions' position.
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In 2015, teachers' unions stepped up their agitation against Bridge.
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He's also enjoyed support from other prominent groups and unions.
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"I've never heard Rick say he's against unions," White said.
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"The T.P.P. had a part about labor unions," she said.
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Labor unions oppose Mr. Macron's proposals, but for various reasons.
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Most major banks and credit unions have auto save features.
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Unions representing grocery workers have seen a decline in membership.
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Local credit unions rarely have major investments in fossil fuels.
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Our demand for Unions for All includes four critical parts.
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Both are red flags to the country's strongly centralized unions.
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Justice Anthony Kennedy thinks only unions have a political agenda.
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As unions get weaker, Democrats grow distant from organized labor.
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Many unions now try to pressure companies into accepting this.
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However, the issue has always sparked problems with trade unions.
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Talks between unions and the mining companies started this week.
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Unions have largely withheld their endorsements until after the primaries.
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Rome, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte meets trade unions (303 GMT).
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King's bill, there remains considerable pressure on public sector unions.
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Amazon has made it no secret that it opposes unions.
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Strikes were brutally crushed and labor unions all but annihilated.
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However, gig workers still want the right to form unions.
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Labor unions have been especially vocal in opposing the tax.
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Unions called on members to join mass protests on Tuesday.
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American and the mechanics unions resumed contracts talks this week.
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That's why millions have organized into unions over the years.
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Unions improve wages, benefits and working conditions for their members.
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It steadfastly refused to meet with, or recognize, any unions.
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It makes unions inclined to protect jobs above all else.
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Mr. Macron said the Constitution allowed the unions to strike.
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The national unions are aware of the simmering Sanders support.
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The Communist Party prevented the emergence of independent labor unions.
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Rome, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte meets trade unions (0800 GMT).
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"The view that unions are bad is disturbing," he said.
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I don't like bullies, and I think unions stop bullies.
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Reiner Hoffmann, head of Germany's association of labor unions, said he expected other unions to follow IG Metall's example and fight for more flexible working hours in upcoming negotiations, according to German weekly Spiegel.
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As the strike progressed, tensions between the two sides become increasingly hostile, with the unions accusing Verizon of hiring thousands of unqualified scabs, and the company accusing the unions of negotiating in bad faith.
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The airline averted widespread strikes ahead of Christmas by announcing plans to recognize pilots' unions for the first time in its 32-year history and is talking with unions across Europe on formal recognition.
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Since the nineteen-thirties, when the rise of unions drove up the price of labor, coal operators have increasingly turned to automation—a process that the unions supported, because it improved safety and efficiency.
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Lopez Obrador said he had sent a letter in which he pledged to uphold a new Mexican labor law boosting the rights of trade unions, and to ensure Mexican unions do not behave fraudulently.
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Community banks insist the tax break gives credit unions an unfair competitive edge, while credit unions counter that it's fair compensation for their smaller market share and the stricter membership rules they must apply.
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Although Nevada is a right-to-work state—meaning unions cannot compel workers in unionised sectors to pay dues—last year around 12% of its workers belonged to unions, down from 14% in 2015.
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AFSCME, a case in which the court may prohibit forced agency fee payments to all public unions, those unions were about to execute a strategy to nullify the court's 2014 decision in Harris v.
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When we reveal the limitations of the bad unions first and discuss, in concrete terms, the many real examples of how workers themselves can build good unions, it helps people understand the message war.
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The government told unions last week that it could not afford the final year of the deal and asked to renegotiate pay rises due to come into force in April 2020, but unions refused.
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Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, where public sector unions remain powerful, signed a law freeing the unions from the legal requirement to represent workers who have not paid dues in disputes with management.
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To do so, unions could align more explicitly with foreign carmakers' strong unions in Japan and Germany to pressure the companies for the same recognition and rights for American workers as for their own.
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The CGT, Force Ouvriere, Solidaires unions, and the UNL and UNEF student unions, said in a statement that they would protest in favor of higher wages and pensions and in defense of welfare programs.
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More specifically: The proposal rolls back the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) controversial so-called "ambush election" rule and scrapped its 2628 ruling that allowed unions to organize employees in so-called micro-unions.
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Some on the right siding with unions It's an argument supported by some Republican state lawmakers who have filed a brief supporting the unions and arguing the decision should be left to the states.
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The U.S. Department of Labor office that oversees unions' financial disclosure obligations on Tuesday proposed a rule to require national unions' state-level affiliates that represent public-sector workers to file financial disclosure reports.
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He also didn't make nice with some public sector unions, particularly teachers unions, and in 2003, he faced an unsuccessful but still surprising challenge from activist and professor Zephyr Teachout in the Democratic primary.
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The logic is that unions are political actors, and by allowing unions to charge agency fees, state governments are basically forcing employees to financially support a political organization that they may not agree with.
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As Bruenig writes, "At that point, it would be reasonable for union members to leave their unions and keep their dues and representation, which would collapse unions under the weight of so many free riders."
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The policy revision announced on Tuesday includes same-sex civil partnerships, same-sex civil unions, same-sex marriage, opposite-sex civil partnerships or opposite-sex civil unions entered into outside Hong Kong, the government said.
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"One of the issues is large unions … we don't want that - we have company unions," he said, adding there would be more negotiations but that migrant workers should not have more rights than Thai workers.
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"One of the issues is large unions … we don't want that - we have company unions," he said, adding there would be more negotiations but that migrant workers should not have more rights than Thai workers.
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Today, the Supreme Court is positioned to advance the right's war on solidarity through further attacks on labor unions, following the recent Janus decision, which took aim at the ability of unions to collect dues.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that public sector unions' "agency fees," fees required of nonmembers, violate the First Amendment — a long-sought victory by opponents of the fees that was quickly decried by unions.
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Ryanair agreed in late 2017 to recognise unions for the first time, triggering a series of damaging strikes last year that ended when the airline signed collective labour agreements with several pilot unions throughout Europe.
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Unions are supposed to advocate for the safety of their members — so police unions often feel a mandate to oppose anything from restrictions on the use of deadly force to greater transparency around officer misconduct.
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While the labor law was amended to make it easier to form unions, still only about 10 percent of Bangladesh's garment factories have registered unions, according to a report by Human Rights Watch this year.
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So when we introduced civil unions, even though they were part of our manifesto, there were polls that showed that even though people supported civil unions, only 30% supported the right to apply for adoption.
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Membership in credit unions has grown to a record 105 million member-owners, but the number of credit unions that serve those members has decreased by 25 percent since the beginning of the financial crisis.
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Instead, RTW laws prevent unions from charging nonmembers their fair share for the services unions are required to provide — services like bargaining for higher wages and representing workers when they have grievances against their employer.
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Unionization is one recourse—in Minnesota, young state employees won six weeks of paid family leave from the governor through their unions—but right-to-work laws have been steadily crippling unions across the country.
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PRAGUE, May 23 (Reuters) - Czech miners' unions have teamed with Pavel Tykac, owner of lignite mines, and another investor to offer to buy New World Resources' insolvent mining subsidiary OKD, the unions said on Monday.
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But it was hard to tell a complete story about how the rise and fall of unions affected economic inequality because the data is confined to a time during which unions were already in decline.
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Unions call for feds to engage their groups Two unions representing flight attendants, teachers and health care professionals called on the federal government Tuesday to provide a more robust and coordinated response to the outbreak.
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Simply put, revoking credit unions' tax-exempt status would mean trading small gains in tax revenue for increased volatility among credit unions, a reduction in consumers' financial choices, and fewer benefits flowing into the economy.
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Andrew M. Cuomo sided with the construction unions, insisting that developers participating in a citywide affordable housing program must pay minimum wage rates that the unions argued would allow them to better compete for work.
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That all this took place in so-called right-to-work states, where the power of unions is limited, raises some interesting questions: Do weak unions go hand-in-hand with more effective political activism?
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American has blamed many of the delays and cancellations on the unions representing its mechanics, which it accused of conducting an illegal work slowdown to gain leverage in contract talks, accusations the unions have denied.
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Ramaphosa used his close ties to South Africa's largest union federation COSATU (Congress of South African Trade Unions) to make headway and in what was seen by unions as an unusual move, Gordhan intervened personally.
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Close to 25,000 workers would have gone on strike unless a deal was found by April 1, the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) and the Confederation of Vocational Unions (YS) said on March 27.
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Before we get into all these exciting ideas percolating among labor thinkers and organizers about how to change the way American unions and labor relations work, let's first review how unions in America do work.
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There are many explanations for the rise and fall of unions.
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There is a role for trade unions in a modern economy.
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Greek labour unions have called a national strike on Feb. 4.
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Mr Peña's project was an attempt to curb overmighty teachers' unions.
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Meets trade unions on Turin luxury polo in Turin (300 GMT).
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Puzder has been widely criticized by unions and worker's rights organizations.
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Some of the more generous offers are coming from credit unions.
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The unions would not take him, wouldn&apost take him in.
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Wage hike negotiations (between labor unions and companies) don't look promising.
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Unions used to do that more often than they do now.
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New York taxi unions emerged as the heroes of that controversy.
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The two unions had previously voted in favor of industrial action.
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The Trump administration&aposs move marked the latest setback for unions.
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"Haley said South Carolina doesn't want or need unions," said Shaiken.
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Unions could even share workers' private data with third-party contractors.
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He said unions wanted a double-digit pay hike this year.
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About 51,000 employees were represented by labor unions, including the UAW.
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The EPI report details the tactics companies use to stop unions.
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Ryanair, in a statement, refused the idea of meeting unions collectively.
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The numbers disclosed on Wednesday caught the company's unions by surprise.
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Some of the more generous accommodations are coming from credit unions.
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But formal unions aren't the only groups that advocate for workers.
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The group gets support from private foundations and established labor unions.
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He also offered praise for private plans offered by labor unions.
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Overnight the public unions in these states are not going anywhere.
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However, recent polls show that support is waning for the unions.
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The two largest unions said around 6 million women took part.
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But the power and influence of the unions has been weakening.
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Certainly the declining power of unions is one part of it.
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Wage negotiations for the major oil unions have not yet started.
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Those worker safety rules and unions have made a big difference.
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Mr. Biden released a plan to strengthen unions and collective bargaining.
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More battles loom over questions about civil unions and gay marriage.
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Especially if people have not been active in their local unions?
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Currently, only 10% of Americans aged 25-34 belong to unions.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unions representing nearly 40,1003 Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.
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Rome, Industry Minister Stefano Patuanelli meets trade unions on Arcelor Mittal.
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Yesterday, it was 4-4 again on a case involving unions.
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They tend to be more distrustful of religion and trade unions.
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Behind the united front on industrial action, unions have different objectives.
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Several officials said they expected police unions to fight the recommendations.
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Even weakened, unions continue to have benevolent effects on civic life.
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Opposition protesters, politicians and unions say the legislation will hurt pensioners.
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"Mistakes must be acknowledged and those unions are wrong," Camusso tweeted.
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The influence of unions in the Democratic Party is one factor.
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The focus on unions showed from the start of the campaign.
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Denmark's tripartite system, for example, binds together employers, government and unions.
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Labor unions and environmental groups have pushed hard for the plan.
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Elizabeth Warren and many of the state's unions, as Cordray is?
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The bill is likely to meet pushback from some police unions.
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This is clear in debates over same-sex and civil unions.
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As unions have shrunk, they have also shed low-skilled workers.
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"They're trying to break unions and spreading false information," Strickman said.
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He would make it easier for people to join labor unions.
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Instead, the merger created unhappy unions, shabbier service and mounting losses.
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Powerful teachers' unions protect woeful educators when they should be sacked.
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In the Soviet Union trade unions were part of the bureaucracy.
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They are not the product of organised unions or political parties.
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Classical economics blamed artificially high wages, perhaps caused by trade unions.
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But you're correct on the red-state truckers and the unions.
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But Corzine had a close alliance with the state teachers unions.
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Public ownership may also encourage excessive pay demands from trade unions.
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Macron has already stared down the unions over labour law reforms.
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Unions recommended that the government legalize gambling to increase fiscal revenues.
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Trump presents a conundrum for the unions who represent those workers.
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Those unions donated nothing to Republicans that year, the analysis showed.
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Historically, it tended to ally with trade unions against oligarchic rule.
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The Supreme Court just dealt unions and workers a devastating blow.
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Mr Lamb's other great strength was energetic support from the unions.
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It can raise wages, improve working conditions, and strengthen our unions.
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Ms Preckwinkle, despite being backed by several unions, did remarkably badly.
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Meanwhile, contracts have expired with unions representing police, firefighters and others.
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However Johnson's push for a night service faced opposition from unions.
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Unions are to discuss another round of strike action on Aug.
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Still, activists and unions savored some key victories on Election Day.
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Hard-line unions are still blocking Sunday opening for some shops.
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That's another blow that unions weren't really expecting from this ruling.
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California Teachers Association case on forced funding of public employee unions.
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The goal was to bankrupt the last of the big unions.
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He has so far faced down unions to liberalize labor regulations.
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Multiple unions have come out in support of the Republican candidate.
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Unions did not just fade away, but came under heavy attack.
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Unions have been working without a contract for nearly five years.
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They might do better, however, if America made unions great again.
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It will tighten the rules for unions to call a strike.
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We once had unions as mediators and guardians of the workforce.
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The other men's unions did not respond to requests for comment.
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Mr Turnbull favoured a simple parliamentary vote on same-sex unions.
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Critics have long accused the NLRB of favoring unions over businesses.
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Overseas unions, including the United Auto Workers, also joined the protest.
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An adversarial relationship between management and the unions did not help.
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No branches are being closed and unions were consulted, it added.
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European Unions, Brexits, Johnsons, Corbyns—where has this stuff got us?
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Unions lift up communities, strengthen the economy and deepen our democracy.
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The party needs strong teachers' unions and it needs their enthusiasm.
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And second of all, we have got build strong trade unions.
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The ballot is scheduled for May 2-5, the unions said.
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Yet that is exactly how unions operate in many American workplaces.
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Some unions were asked to give as much as $1 million.
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Some of the building-trade unions have already gotten behind Mrs.
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Government unions are bracing for a loss of members after Janus.
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Wall Street is considerably stronger, and unions are on their knees.
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Trade unions rejected the bill and called for the general strike.
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Unions have also made headway pushing for higher minimum-wage laws.
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Still, the unions have shown no sign of lessening their opposition.
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In the latter case, interventions by unions could prove economically useful.
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The community game is largely sort of administered by provincial unions.
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With backing from farmers, unions, and manufacturers, he became a lobbyist.
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Service workers have, of course, been in unions for many years.
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Nearly all banks and credit unions are federally insured or chartered.
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Rome, employers' association Confindustria meets trade unions on 'Patto della Fabbrica'.
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Rome, Infrastructure Minister Paola De Micheli meets road transport sector unions.
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Public employee unions will lose a secure source of financial support.
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The guidance impacts issue-advocacy organizations, labor unions and business leagues.
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Bevin has fought with teachers unions throughout his tenure as governor.
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The decline of labor unions accounts for much of the shift.
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Trade unions, too, are likelier to accept at least limited change.
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Unions are beholden to their bosses rather than to their members.
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Amazon says it already offers the things unions are asking for.
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The law allows government officials, industries or unions to file claims.
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Company unions there are more aligned with employers than with workers.
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America's credit unions were not the cause of the financial crisis.
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If this is realized, it would be devastating to teacher unions.
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"Now's the time for unions to join forces together," he said.
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Unfortunately, the unions see charter school success as a direct threat.
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Unions continue to blame charter schools for many of their woes.
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When's the last time she brought home the bacon for unions?
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Public sector unions underwent similar attacks in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Michigan.
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Moreover, credit unions do that with restrictions and limitations in place.
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Romania already does not recognize same-sex marriages or civil unions.
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Unions for teachers and nurses were the most widely-favored overall.
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Twenty-two states allow unions to collect dues in this manner.
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Booker used to confront unions when they stood in his way.
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Unions shouldn't just be responsive when these situations come to light.
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Another key part of their strategy is to directly attack unions.
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American unions have a checkered history and are far from perfect.
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But as an institution, unions are an essential bulwark for democracy.
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But farmers' unions say implementation of these measures has been slow.
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"What's happening now is very important in French unions," he said.
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Unlike big banks, credit unions did not receive a yuge bailout. . . .
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Studies also show unions to be important in combating income inequality.
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Far from growing, though, unions across the country are under attack.
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Some major unions are planning to create their own super PAC.
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Hoarders: Reeves breezily mentions the decline in trade unions as one
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Clinton defended teachers' unions at a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.
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