Environmentalists Herald Vote as Election’s Most Important Clean Energy Initiative LANSING, MI–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012.  Today, the Sierra Club joined several national and state environmental and conservation groups at events across the state of Michigan endorsing Proposal 3 on Michigan’s ballot. Proposal 3 requires 25 percent of Michigan’s electricity come from[Read More…]

AFSCME launches campaign featuring public workers who service Mitt Romney’s La Jolla, Calif., neighborhood Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012.   Meet Richard Hayes. He is a City of San Diego sanitation worker. His route includes Mitt Romney’s street in La Jolla, Calif., where Romney owns a $12 million oceanfront mansion. Hayes is[Read More…]

Pittsburgh–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012 – Leo W. Gerard, president of the United Steelworkers (USW) reacted today to a new global labor rights report that cites Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney as having “knowingly invested in a brutal Chinese Dongguan sweatshop,” while CEO for Bain Capital through the affiliated Brookside  Fund  for[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012.  Today EMILY’s List WOMEN VOTE! and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced they will begin airing television ads in support of Democratic Senate candidate Claire McCaskill, who is running for re-election in Missouri against Rep. Todd Akin. The $1 million ad buy begins running[Read More…]

AFT’s Weingarten: “Time will tell whether these programs will provide ongoing systems of professional development and support for teachers, or simply incentivize top-down, ill-conceived and poorly implemented policies that do nothing to improve teaching or learning in our schools.” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012.  American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012.  Since August 28th, the first day a free Department of State ID for voting was made available, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has coordinated a program to monitor the implementation of the new voter ID law at the place where the rubber is hitting[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2012. Today is the first National Voter Registration Day, a non-partisan day of action encouraging Americans to register to vote. In response, Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director, issued the following statement:  “For the millions of Americans who care about clean air, clean water and a secure[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2012.  Memorandum To:       Journalists From:  Alison Omens, Director of Media, AFL-CIO RE:     NFL Referees and UnionsDate: September 25, 2012 The NFL referee lockout is a complete disaster – something that’s obvious to everyone except (supposedly) the people keeping the referees locked out. Much ink[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2012.  Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed California Assembly Bill 1436 providing for future implementation of Election Day Voter Registration, also known as “Same Day Registration,” a reform that Demos and over two dozen voting rights organizations supported. In response, Demos President Miles Rapoport, former Secretary of the State[Read More…]

Lansing, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2012.  Today the Sierra Club joined a broad coalition of groups in support of Proposal 2, an important initiative that will protect and strengthen middle class families in Michigan.  Prop 2, the Protect Working Families Initiative, will be voted on by Michiganders on November 6.   “Prop[Read More…]