Over 10,000 Calls and Nearly 7,000 People at Events Against Bad Trade Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Last week, the AFL-CIO and its allies placed 10,000 calls to 49 House Members and 2 Senators, with an additional 1,000 calls occurring on Saturday’s National Day of Action from Virginia alone. Since[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Food & Water Watch Denounces USDA Approval of Apples from China
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter: “The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s approval of imported fresh apples from China could threaten American consumers and apple growers. Thanks to China’s widespread pollution and food safety problems, we could see apples with dangerous chemical residues[Read More…]
Summer Programs Scheduled at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) will be full of activity this summer with several extracurricular programs for district high school students, including a STEM@PSC Summer Science and Math Camp for high school seniors in the PSC district, the STEM@PSC Summer Bridge Program for first-year students admitted to[Read More…]
2015 Graduate Students Exhibition Opening at Prairie State College on April 27
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2014. The Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College (PSC) is presenting the annual spring Graduate Students Exhibition April 27 through May 21. A reception for all the student artists is scheduled from noon to 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 29, in the gallery, located on the PSC[Read More…]
Joint Statement the U.S., EU and International Labor Organization on the Second Anniversary of the Rana Plaza Disaster in Bangladesh
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2015. The text of the following statement was released by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry; High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini; U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez; EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates North Korea Travel Warning, April 23, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. The Department of State strongly recommends against all travel by U.S. citizens to North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK). This replaces the Travel Warning for North Korea of May 14, 2014, to reiterate and highlight the risk of arrest and possibly lengthy detention due[Read More…]
Comcast Corporation Abandons Proposed Acquisition of Time Warner Cable After Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission Informed Parties of Concerns
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Comcast Corporation (Comcast) abandoned its plans to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc. (Time Warner Cable) for approximately $45.2 billion after the Department of Justice informed the companies that it had significant concerns that the merger would make Comcast an unavoidable gatekeeper for Internet-based services that rely[Read More…]
Expanding Naloxone Use Could Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths and Save Lives
Where you live makes a difference Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Allowing more basic emergency medical service (EMS) staff to administer naloxone could reduce drug overdose deaths that involve opioids, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, “Disparity in Naloxone Administration by Emergency Medical Service Providers and[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the Organizing for Action Summit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015 – 5:13 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! (Applause.) Hello, OFA! Thank you. (Applause.) You guys sound fired up. All right, all right, settle down, settle down. (Laughter.) Settle down. You guys are — what did they put in your coffee? (Laughter.) That’s — I[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, April 23, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015 – 1:03 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Before I go to your questions, let me just begin by saying that I anticipate that many of you will have legitimate questions about the death of Dr. Weinstein and the counterterrorism operation that was carried out by the United[Read More…]
