Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2016. Statement by AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Liz Shuler on the AFL-CIO Executive Council’s Working Women Economic Agenda: Women make up more than half of the U.S. electorate, and we vote at higher rates than men. From now until November, the AFL-CIO will be talking to women voters[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel Announces Final Pension Funding Solution Reached In Partnership With Union Leaders For Municipal Employees’ Annuity And Benefit Fund
Agreement Identifies Reasonable Funding Solution and Shared Path Forward to Stabilize Fourth and Final Pension Fund CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the City’s union partners announced yesterday an agreement in principle to put the Municipal Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund (MEABF) on a path to solvency. If approved[Read More…]
Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University Appoints New CEO
CHICAGO -(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University announces the appointment of Tania Castroverde Moskalenko as Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Castroverde Moskalenko is currently the President and CEO of The Center for the Performing Arts and the Great American Songbook Foundation in Carmel, Indiana. She joined the Center[Read More…]
Advocate Health Care Settles Potential HIPAA Penalties for $5.55 Million
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Advocate Health Care Network (Advocate) has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), for multiple potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) involving electronic protected health information (ePHI). Advocate has agreed[Read More…]
NIH Begins Testing Investigational Zika Vaccine in Humans
A healthy volunteer receives the NIAID Zika virus investigational DNA vaccine as part of an early-stage trial to test the vaccine’s safety and immunogenicity. This is the first administration of this vaccine in a human. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2016. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending July 30, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 269,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 266,000. The 4-week moving average was 260,250, an increase of 3,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
OBAP’s Milestone 40th National Convention Welcomes 21 Notable Speakers, 53 Airline Companies and 1,500 Diverse Aerospace Professionals to Chicagoland, August 10 – 12th.
The Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals hosts 40th Annual National Convention and Career Exposition sponsored by 14 airline carriers. Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016 – More than fifteen hundred aviation and aerospace professionals will gather August 10 – 12, 2016 for the 40th Annual National Convention and Career Exposition at the Westin[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Expands Foreclosure Protections
Updated Servicing Rule Provides Surviving Family Members and Other Homeowners with Same Protections as Original Borrowers Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today finalized new measures to ensure that homeowners and struggling borrowers are treated fairly by mortgage servicers. The updated rule requires servicers[Read More…]
Congresswoman Kelly Announces Grants to Help Advance Educational Opportunities for Disadvantaged Youth
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that Prairie State College, Kankakee Community College and a South-Holland –based educational agency will receive a total of $768,000 in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education. The Talent Search Program grants will provide support services for youth from disadvantaged[Read More…]
LGBT People of Color Face Rampant Discrimination, Bias, and Abuse in the U.S. Criminal Justice System
As the nation focuses on disparities in policing and criminal justice, a new report spotlights how our broken system adversely impacts LGBT people of color. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The events of the summer of 2016 have spurred renewed dialogue and protests about the unequal treatment of people[Read More…]
