Union members and allies held 84 in-district events last week during House Recess Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. As the Senate prepares to consider fast track legislation, union members, environmentalists, small business owners, consumer advocates and progressive allies are escalating the grassroots campaign in opposition to fast track. Last week, voters[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Senators Sanders, Durbin Tell President Federal Workers Deserve ‘Fair Wage’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led an effort today to help low-wage federal contract workers get a pay raise. Sanders, joined by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and 16 other senators, wrote President Obama with a request that he ‘lead by example’ when it comes to paying federal[Read More…]
‘Emergency Relief is Never Enough,’ Says Secretary General Ban, Urging UN to Help Nepal Build Back Better
Following the second earthquake on 12 May 2015, many patients in hospitals and clinics in Nepal had to leave the building where they were treated. Some said they felt safer outside. Photo: WHO/A. Bhatiasevi NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 May 2015 – Over the past three weeks, the lives of eight million Nepalese[Read More…]
‘Emergency Relief is Never Enough,’ Says Secretary General Ban, Urging UN to Help Nepal Build Back Better
Following the second earthquake on 12 May 2015, many patients in hospitals and clinics in Nepal had to leave the building where they were treated. Some said they felt safer outside. Photo: WHO/A. Bhatiasevi NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 May 2015 – Over the past three weeks, the lives of eight million Nepalese[Read More…]
Bicyclists and Motorists Urged to Share the Road with a ‘Safety First’ Focus
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is marking Bicycle Safety Month by reminding motorists and cyclists of the steps they should take to reverse the trend of rising numbers of cycling fatalities on the nation’s roads. Last fall, U.S. Secretary of[Read More…]
New Data Show a Decline in School-based Bullying
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. New data indicate the first significant decrease in school-based bullying since the federal government began collecting that data in 2005, suggesting that efforts at the federal, state and local levels to prevent bullying may be paying off. According to new data from the U.S. Department of[Read More…]
College Students to Benefit from Proposed Regulations Targeting Troubling Practices in Rapidly Expanding College Debit, Prepaid Card Marketplace
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. The U.S. Department of Education announced proposed regulations, available for public inspection today in the Federal Register, aimed at protecting as many as 9 million college students receiving $25 billion in federal student aid by providing tougher standards and greater transparency surrounding agreements between colleges and[Read More…]
Human Rights Watch: U.S. Should Release Asylum-Seeking Mothers, Children
US: Trauma in Family Immigration Detention Women and their children wait in line to register at the Honduran Center for Returned Migrants after being deported from Mexico, in San Pedro Sula, northern Honduras on June 20, 2014. San Francisco –-(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. Indefinite detention of asylum-seeking mothers and their children[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Provisions Cutting Waste and Standing Up for Service Members Pass House
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) voted for the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the House of Representatives. This legislation sets our nation’s defense policy and ensures that our Servicemembers have the tools they need to defend our nation. The bill authorizes $604.2 billion[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, May 15, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015 Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich Spells out the Need to Expand Social Security Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich released a new video explaining the need for expanding earned Social Security benefits by eliminating the $118,500 cap on income subject to Social Security Taxes. Reich notes that[Read More…]
