Sentence examples for labor strength from inspiring English sources

His unflagging labor, strength of will and considerable personal charm made him the epitome of a successful salesman.

For most of the last century, the city's construction unions were a symbol of labor strength in a pro-labor town, and their involvement in large projects was almost never in doubt.

In a spirited showing of labor strength, thousands of teachers, police officers and firefighters packed several blocks of Broadway near City Hall yesterday, chanting and waving signs and at times booing Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in a demonstration of their demands for raises and new labor contracts.

One liberal Orange County blogger credited Gebre with transforming the federation "from an afterthought between Los Angeles and San Diego to a model of organization and labor strength throughout the state".

The temporary stagnation of the German economy should not blind us to the continuing truth that labor strength, generous welfare provision and international competitiveness remain intact there but not here.

In another welcome show of strength, the labor force expanded in December, leading the participation rate to tick up slightly.

The erosion of labor's strength, Desai argues, explains the industry's vulnerability to companies like Uber.

Unions denounce these measures, saying they encourage free riders and are designed to undercut labor's strength, membership and finances.

In other signs of labor's strength, white-collar workers, including doctors and psychologists, are flocking into unions as never before, and labor registered its biggest organizing victory in 60 years by unionizing 74,000 Los Angeles home-care workers last year.

Because employment traditionally grows throughout the spring and summer -- and the government's seasonal adjustments account for this growth -- the May survey might have overstated the labor market strength somewhat, economists said.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to a two-month low, pointing to labor market strength that could pave the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by December.