Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015.  Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on protests with fast food workers happening nationwide today: “The Fight for $15 movement is one of the most powerful examples of collective action. Having a voice on the job is a basic right. Using that voice and demanding it[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. We applaud the courageous actions of students and faculty at the University of Missouri who have come together to demand change in response to racism and discrimination on campus.  In particular, we commend the university’s football players for their brave stand at a time when college[Read More…]

Sierra Club Stands with Workers Calling for a Living Wage WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015.  Today, fast-food workers are coming together and striking all over the country, in more than 500 cities, to fight for a $15-an-hour minimum wage and the right to form a union without retaliation. The Sierra Club[Read More…]

Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—November 9, 2015. On behalf of nearly 400 child care providers and thousands of children and families across the State of Illinois, Child Care Advocates United (CCAU) would like to commend Governor Rauner and Illinois lawmakers for working together to reverse the devastating impact of the emergency rule change that[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. Statement of Tyson Slocum, Director of Public Citizen’s Energy Program: President Barack Obama’s announcement today that the administration is rejecting the proposed Keystone XL pipeline for failing to be in the national interest is a welcome development, finally putting an end to this nine-year saga. Obama[Read More…]

Victory for Birds, People and Common Sense Canada Warbler. Photo: Tom Benson/Audubon Photography Awards WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015.  Today, the Obama administration rejected the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Audubon issued the following statement: “The KO for Keystone is a win for birds and the rest of us,”[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in all seven cases requesting review by the high court that challenge no-cost contraceptive services included in the Affordable Care Act’s preventative-service coverage requirements.  This includes cases brought by Geneva College, Priests for Life, Little Sisters of the Poor, and[Read More…]

More than 1,500 nurses and environmentalists march to send a message: Stop Keystone XL. Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015.  National Nurses United congratulated President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline, a project NNU, a project nurses have long opposed for its imminent threat to public health and its[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015 – Former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced a $10 million-plus television ad campaign against the attorneys general of Florida, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin who are suing to block the country’s first-ever limits on carbon pollution, which fuels dangerous climate change. The following is a[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015 – President Obama today rejected the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline — for all the right reasons. The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council: “This represents a courageous leap forward in the climate fight. Rejecting the Keystone XL[Read More…]