Deadliest Strike of Gaza Fighting Killed 12 New York–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. An Israeli airstrike that killed 12 civilians – the largest number of civilians killed in a single attack during the Gaza fighting in November – was a clear violation of the laws of war. On November 18, 2012, Israeli[Read More…]
Day: December 7, 2012
AFSCME, SEIU and NEA Continue Major Campaign to Protect Medicare, Medicaid and Education
Second Round of TV Ads to Launch Leading Up To National Day of Action December 10th with Nationwide Events Planned Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the National Education Association (NEA) continued to mount a[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood: Emergency Contraception Is Safe and Effective and Should Be Available Without Prescription or Age Restrictions
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. Planned Parenthood Federation of America said yesterday that emergency contraception should be available over the counter without age restrictions, citing solid scientific and medical research showing that it is safe and effective in preventing unintended pregnancy. Planned Parenthood issued the following statement from Dr. Vanessa Cullins,[Read More…]
New Poll Shows U.S. Public Supports Continued Investment in Federal Nutrition Assistance Program
Respondents Support Incentivizing Purchase of Healthy Foods, Restricting Purchase of Sugary Drinks Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. A new poll from researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows that the U.S. public broadly supports increasing or maintaining spending on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on November Jobs Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. We welcome the news in this morning’s jobs report that the economy added 146,000 new jobs in November, bringing the unemployment rate down to 7.7 percent. But we remain a long way from full employment: almost 5 million Americans have been out of work for more[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Right to Work in Michigan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. Political partisanship reigns supreme in Michigan today, thanks to a radical group of Republicans ramming through so-called right to work legislation in the lame duck session, despite massive protests in the state’s capitol building. The people in the capitol and around the state are demanding that[Read More…]
Report: Tough Times for U.S. Winter Tourism Industry if Climate Change Goes Unaddressed
$1 Billion Loss Experienced By Winter Sports Industry, Future Impacts Could be Larger WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012 – A new economic analysis details how the $12.2 billion winter tourism industry spread out across 38 states has experienced an estimated $1 billion loss and up to 27,000 fewer jobs over the[Read More…]
RNs Condemn Proposed Michigan Anti-Worker Legislation
Michigan Nurses Protest at State Capitol. MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. The nation’s largest organization of registered nurses, National Nurses United, today condemned the decision by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and far right state legislators to push a so-called “right-to-work” bill in the lame duck session of the state legislature. “In a[Read More…]
November 2012 Payroll Employment Rises (+146,000); Unemployment Rate Edges Down (7.7%)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2012. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 146,000 in November, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in retail trade, professional and business services, and health care. ————————————————————————————- Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy made landfall[Read More…]
Congo Peace Talks Must Be Broadened to Include Economic and Political Issues – Enough Project
GOMA, DR CONGO and WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2012. Regional peace talks on eastern Congo’s crisis due to begin today in Kampala, Uganda are not enough to resolve the protracted conflict, says the Enough Project. The regional talks—which include Congolese President Joseph Kabila, the M23 rebel movement, and a very[Read More…]
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