Decision Condemned as Being on the “Wrong Side of History” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2012. The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the most hotly disputed part of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law, S.B. 1070, which requires police to determine the immigration status of someone arrested or detained when there is “reasonable suspicion” a[Read More…]
Opinion
Introducing ‘Clean Resources Standard’ for Public Lands, Rebalancing Coal and Renewable Electricity
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2012. This week the Department of the Interior will lease 721 million tons of coal in the North Porcupine tract in Wyoming, and according to an analysis released today by the Center for American Progress, “Using Public Lands for the Public Good: Rebalancing Coal and Renewable Electricity[Read More…]
Op-ed by President Obama: President Obama Reflects on the Impact of Title IX
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2012. The full text of the op-ed by President Barack Obama is printed below. The piece was published today in Newsweek. President Obama Reflects on the Impact of Title IX By President Obama Coaching my daughter Sasha’s basketball team is one of those times when I just[Read More…]
Congressman Jackson Wants $10/hour Minimum Wage. We Agree
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. released the following statement regarding the minimum wage. We agree. Raise it. From the Congressman: Many Americans work long hours, weeks on end, yet continue to struggle to provide for themselves and their families. In a nation of unmatched wealth, it’s disheartening that hard-workingg[Read More…]
SEIU: President Connects with Latino Public Officials After Romney Shows Detachment from Concerns of Hispanic Voters
SEIU International Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina Attends Speeches at NALEO Conference in Florida Lake Buena Vista, FL–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2012. Today, President Obama addressed the bipartisan National Association of Latino Local and Elected Officials, and proposed a credible policy agenda that supports the aspirations and concerns of working families across the U.S.,[Read More…]
Mitt Romney’s Vision for America – Profits First
Bain Capital Companies Repeatedly Sent American Jobs Overseas WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2012. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement on today’s Washington Post story detailing Mitt Romney’s role in pioneering the practice of shipping jobs overseas: “Mitt Romney’s history at Bain Capital shows[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Working Families Call on Congress to ‘Bring Jobs Home’ to Commemorate Fourth of July
Activists kick off activity on June 25th to call on Congress to pass the “Bring Jobs Home” Act and re-align tax and trade policies Events will also target GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s record on offshoring jobs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2012. In the week leading up to Fourth of July[Read More…]
NRDC: Rio+20 Just A Starting Place For Real Action
Statements from NRDC’s Rio+20 Team on Successes and Challenges That Remain after Earth Summit RIO DE JANEIRO–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2012 – On the final day of the Rio+20 Earth Summit, the Natural Resources Defense Council’s delegation in Rio made the following statements: NRDC President Frances Beinecke on the overall summit: “Government[Read More…]
SEIU: ‘RAISE Act’ Yet Another Assault on Collective Bargaining Rights
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2012. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate rejected the “RAISE Act” amendment: “Let’s be clear, the ‘RAISE Act’ amendment aimed to do one thing only – strip unionized workers of their fundamental right to bargain[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Condemns DC Abortion Ban and Nunnelee Amendment
Applauds Alternate Amendment by Congresswoman Lee Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2012. As the nation’s leading sexual and reproductive health care provider and advocate, Planned Parenthood condemns the DC abortion ban, and the amendment by Congressman Alan Nunnelee (R-MS), which would undermine and restrict women’s access to reproductive health care. Federal law[Read More…]
