Janitor Will Ask CEO to “Walk a Day in My Shoes” WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2012. Tomorrow, as JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon testifies in front of the House Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Committee regarding his company’s recent massive banking loss, Adriana Vasquez, a janitor who cleans the JP Morgan[Read More…]
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Romney’s Extreme Immigration Policies: Out-of-Touch with Hispanic Families
In Spanish-Language Ad Campaign, SEIU and Priorities USA Action Blast Mitt Romney’s Extreme Immigration Policies WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2012. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Priorities USA Action today released the second round of television and radio ads in their groundbreaking, joint $4 million Hispanic media ad campaign (“Mitt[Read More…]
Big Utilities Trying to Block Public Health Protection Emit Millions of Tons of Pollution
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2012. Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) will continue this week to support the utility and coal industries’ attack on essential health protections by pushing a vote to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. In anticipation of this vote, the Center for American Progress released[Read More…]
Report: Fossil Fuel Subsidies Hurting Global Economic Growth
NRDC: Instead of subsidizing corporations that destroy planet, governments should support clean and renewable energy RIO DE JANEIRO—(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2012 – Ending fossil fuel subsidies would save governments nearly $1 trillion while also improving environment and economic conditions worldwide, according to a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and other[Read More…]
Best Wishes from Texas, Park Forest
Commentary June Venable writes from Texas: "What a surprise to happen on you site. My husband and I lived in PF in the early to mid-50s. Our three children were born there. We remember our nice neighbors and the good times we had. We moved back to Texas and have[Read More…]
LIUNA on Obama Administration’s Halt to Deportation of Some Child Immigrants
Statement of Terry O’Sullivan General President of LIUNA On Obama Administration’s Halt to Deportation of Some Child Immigrants Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2012 – Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – made the following statement today on the Obama Administration’s Executive Order affecting[Read More…]
Polls: Majority Of Voters Back Legalizing Cannabis
Vancouver, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2012. Two-thirds of US adults believe that the drug war is failing, and a majority of respondents say that marijuana ought to be legalized, according a recent Angus Reid Public opinion poll of 1,017 Americans. According to the poll, only 10 percent of respondents believe that the[Read More…]
Jobless Rates Up in 18 States, Down in 14 in May; Payroll Jobs Up in 27 States, Down in 22
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 15, 2012. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in May. Eighteen states recorded unemployment rate increases, 14 states and the District of Columbia posted rate decreases, and 18 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-nine states and the District of[Read More…]
SEIU: President Obama’s Ohio Speech Reinforces His Commitment to Middle Class
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement after President Obama’s comments at a campaign event today in Ohio: “President Obama’s speech today reinforces his belief that the economy grows not from the top down, but from the bottom up.[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Releases New Report: Triumphs and Challenges on the 30th Anniversary of Plyler v. Doe
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2012. The Center for American Progress today released a report, “Triumphs and Challenges on the 30th Anniversary of Plyler v. Doe,” which examines the landmark Supreme Court decision Plyler v. Doe, which guaranteed the right to a public education for all children, regardless of their immigration status.[Read More…]
