Madison, Wisconsin—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2015. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is calling on the governors of Connecticut and Virginia to take the lead in repealing their states’ versions of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). While thanking Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy and Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe for speaking out against[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
National Park Service and National Park Foundation Launch Find Your Park Virtual View Tour, Connecting People With Parks Across the Country
Virtual View Kiosks Enable Visitors to Explore America’s Natural, Historical and Cultural Treasures in Advance of National Park Service’s Centennial Celebration in 2016 NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015 – In advance of next year’s National Park Service Centennial, the Park Service and the National Park Foundation today kicked off a nationwide campaign[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Hits State Anti-Gay Laws
AUSTIN, Texas–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) yesterday denounced measures in Indiana and Arkansas that could allow discrimination against gay couples. “It is important that the American people stand together and end bigotry once and for all. We have fought to end discrimination based on race, creed[Read More…]
Labor Board Throws Out Sutter Memorial Election Citing Hospital’s Coercion, Trampling of RN Rights
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. The federal board that oversees labor-management relations has thrown out the flawed union election last June at Sutter Memorial Medical Center in Modesto citing a pattern of coercion and other actions by hospital officials that violated the rights of registered nurses who were considering affiliation with the[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Launches Historic Campaign to Assist Workers with Immigration Executive Action and Citizenship Assistance
We Rise! national immigration initiative will build worker and community power and assist eligible immigrants with the DACA, DAPA and with U.S. Citizenship Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. Today, the AFL-CIO officially launched “We Rise!,” a national immigration initiative to reach, mobilize, and organize immigrant workers to build power on[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on McDonald’s Announcement to Raise Wages
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. Make no mistake, McDonald’s didn’t wake up one day and just decide to raise wages for its workers. This decision – just like Walmart, Target and the momentum of major retailers that preceded it – is the direct result of a powerful, collective movement. McDonald’s workers[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry: Fast-food Workers are Proving that by Joining Together, They Can Improve Their Lives
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement: “Yesterday, workers proved that by joining together, they can improve their lives. Fast-food workers – joined by adjunct professors as well as Walmart, home care and child care workers and airport staff raised their voices and[Read More…]
NASA: California Tuolumne Snowpack 40 Percent of Worst Year
Deficit in the total volume of water contained within the Tuolumne River Basin snowpack from this time in 2014 to now. The deeper the red color, the greater the volume of water lost. Image Credit:NASA/JPL-Caltech Spatial distribution of the total volume of water in the snowpack across the Tuolumne River[Read More…]
FDA Withdraws Last Remaining Arsenic-based Animal Drug
After 5 years of legal pressure from Center for Food Safety, meat supply is finally going arsenic-free Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. Center for Food Safety yesterday applauded the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) move to withdraw the last arsenic-based feed additive approved for use in chicken and turkey. In October[Read More…]
West Chicago Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Transporting A Minor Interstate For Criminal Sexual Purposes
CHICAGO ― (ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2015. A West Chicago man was sentenced Monday to the maximum of 10 years in federal prison for transporting a minor for criminal sexual purposes. The defendant, NICACIO JAIMES-MORENO, 52, pled guilty in October 2014, to one count of knowingly transporting a minor interstate with the[Read More…]
