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Rand said site plan review also can open the door to lengthy challenges from neighborhood groups, construction trade unions and others.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
Finance minister Christian Lindner voiced his clear opposition to trade unions that want to lower the number of working hours without a corresponding reduction in wages.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 6 Nov. 2023
The nonprofit company that operates the Canadian side of the seaway reached a wage deal Sunday with Unifor, the trade union representing 360 workers who operate lock systems, bridges and other infrastructure along the Canadian side of the seaway.
—Robb M. Stewart, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
The workers there, who had no independent trade unions, were making as little as a dollar an hour.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
Before going to court, Preserve Calavera and a group representing local trade unions, San Diegans for Sustainable, Economic and Equitable Development, or SEEDS, appealed Ocean Kamp’s approval to the City Council, although SEEDS later dropped out after reaching a jobs agreement with the developer.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2023
The Central Labor Council is made up of trade unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO chapter in Alaska, including unions representing electricians, plumbers and more in the Anchorage Bowl.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
The digital billboard plan also has drawn support from construction trade unions, particularly those that represent ironworkers and electrical workers.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Larry Cohen, a former trade union official and current member of the Democratic National Committee, called the revival of Belvidere among the most impressive gains the union made.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
Finance minister Christian Lindner voiced his clear opposition to trade unions that want to lower the number of working hours without a corresponding reduction in wages.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 6 Nov. 2023
The nonprofit company that operates the Canadian side of the seaway reached a wage deal Sunday with Unifor, the trade union representing 360 workers who operate lock systems, bridges and other infrastructure along the Canadian side of the seaway.
—Robb M. Stewart, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023
The workers there, who had no independent trade unions, were making as little as a dollar an hour.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
Before going to court, Preserve Calavera and a group representing local trade unions, San Diegans for Sustainable, Economic and Equitable Development, or SEEDS, appealed Ocean Kamp’s approval to the City Council, although SEEDS later dropped out after reaching a jobs agreement with the developer.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2023
The Central Labor Council is made up of trade unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO chapter in Alaska, including unions representing electricians, plumbers and more in the Anchorage Bowl.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
The digital billboard plan also has drawn support from construction trade unions, particularly those that represent ironworkers and electrical workers.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Larry Cohen, a former trade union official and current member of the Democratic National Committee, called the revival of Belvidere among the most impressive gains the union made.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
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1828, in the meaning defined above
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