Comprehensive new rule makes H-2B program more fair, better for workers and economy Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2011 – Today, economic, civil rights, labor, and immigration experts held a congressional briefing organized by the AFL-CIO to discuss the Department of Labor (DOL) comprehensive final rule change that will make improvements to[Read More…]
Month: March 2012
Labor and Civil Rights Leaders Travel to Germany for Daimler Shareholder Meeting to Call on Company to Denounce Racist Laws, Alabama’s HB 56
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. Next week, on the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s tragic assassination, labor and civil rights groups will be in Germany at the Daimler shareholder meeting calling on the company to stand for repeal of Alabama’s racist law, HB56.Daimler has remained silent even though it[Read More…]
Obama Administration Takes Action to Address Tobacco Epidemic
FDA takes two significant actions Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two separate draft guidance documents to help fight the tobacco epidemic and stop children from using tobacco. The draft guidance documents implement provisions of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control[Read More…]
HHS and Education Launch New Stop Bullying Website
Strategies and webisodes for children schools and parents at www.stopbullying.gov Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. Building on the momentum the Obama administration started more than a year ago to stop bullying in schools and communities, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan today unveiled a[Read More…]
Kirk, Durbin Baha’i Resolution Passes in the U.S. Senate by Unanimous Consent
“With this legislation, the U.S. Senate stands in solidarity with the Iranian Baha’i community.” Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. The United States Senate last night unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) condemning the government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha’i[Read More…]
Kirk & Durbin Statement on Passage of Resolution Supporting NATO’s Upcoming Chicago Summit
“We know Chicagoans will warmly welcome our NATO allies” WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2012. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) released the following statement today after the Senate passed by voice vote a resolution supporting the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Chicago: “The NATO security[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Transportation Orders Reliable Transportation Services, Inc. to Shut Down
FMCSA finds Utah-based trucking company to be imminent safety hazard WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Utah-based Reliable Transportation Services, Inc. to immediately cease all transportation services, declaring the trucking company and its principal, Jay Zachary Barber, an imminent hazard[Read More…]
Senate Passes Resolution Calling on China to End Crisis in Tibet; House Resolution Introduced
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. The United States Senate has approved a resolution which calls on the Chinese government to end repressive policies targeting Tibetans, address the legitimate grievances of the Tibetan people, and allow unrestricted access to foreign journalists and diplomats to Tibet. The resolution, S. Res. 356, was approved[Read More…]
Toy Truck Gifts with Purchase Recalled by Happy Shirts Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Kohl’s
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Mississippi Public Service Commission Violates Law to Favor Mississippi Power, Disregard Public
Jackson, MS–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2012. In a closed meeting lasting less than one minute, two Mississippi Public Service Commissioners voted to issue a temporary authorization to Mississippi Power Company to continue spending $3 million per day building the Kemper County coal plant, with no opportunity for public comment. This authorization allows[Read More…]
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