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…]
Opinion
Poll: Edison’s Customers Want to Keep San Onofre Reactor Shut Down
Many believe Edison puts profits ahead of public health and safety LOS ANGELES, CALIF.–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2012. Southern California Edison is expected to submit a plan any day to restart the crippled San Onofre nuclear power plant, maintaining that one of its ailing twin reactors can be run safely. But[Read More…]
SEIU and EMILY’s List WOMEN VOTE! to Educate Voters: Todd Akin is Wrong for Missouri
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…]
35 Federal Teacher Incentive Fund Grants Announced
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…]
Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law: Voters’ Stories Illustrate Law’s Undue Burden
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…]
New EPI Study Assesses the Macroeconomic Impacts of the Obama and Romney Budget Proposals
Obama plan results in creation of an estimated Gain of 1.1 million jobs in 2013 and 280,000 Additional jobs in 2014; Romney plan results in an estimated Gain of 87,000 Jobs in 2013 and Loss of 641,000 jobs in 2014 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. A new Economic Policy Institute study[Read More…]
U.N. Meeting Offers Chance to Revitalize Congo Peace Process: Brief
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. Following four years of gradual progress toward peace, eastern Congo now stands on the precipice of disaster. The African Union must establish a revitalized peace process between Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion to prevent the current conflict from escalating into inter-state war, according to a[Read More…]
Video Analysis: Confronting the Roots of Muslim rage
Will Obama’s speech against violence and extremism at the United Nations calm anti-US sentiment in the Muslim world? Joining Inside Story Americas to discuss this are Brian Katulis, a senior fellow from the Center for American Progress; Gareth Porter, a historian and investigative reporter; and Bob Maginnis, a national security analyst. Video[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on National Voter Registration Day
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…]
AFL-CIO Memo on NFL and Referees
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…]
