Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in response to new overtime rules unveiled by the Department of Labor: New overtime protections mark a major victory for working people that will improve the lives of millions of families across America. The new rule more than doubles the salary threshold, ensuring[Read More…]
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CEOs Paid 335 Times Average Rank-and-File Worker; Outsourcing Results in Even Higher Inequality
2016 Executive PayWatch highlights Mondelez International’s Pay Inequality Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- CEO pay for major U.S. companies continues to soar as income inequality and outsourcing of good-paying American jobs increases. Outsourcing has become a hot presidential election topic with candidates calling out corporations who say they need to save money by sending[Read More…]
Illinois Federation of Teachers Ratifies Four-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement with Rauner Administration
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governor Bruce Rauner issued a statement today following the Illinois Federation of Teachers ratification of four-year collective bargaining agreement: “We are proud to announce that the Illinois Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Local #919, representing educators at the Illinois School for the Deaf, ratified a four-year collective bargaining agreement with[Read More…]
Readout of Secretary Carter’s meeting with Qatari Minister of State for Defense Affairs Khalid al-Attiyah
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Ash Carter met today with Qatari Minister of State for Defense Affairs Khalid al-Attiyah. The secretary and the minister of state for defense affirmed the longtime security partnership between the U.S. and Qatar. They discussed a range[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Eric Fanning’s Confirmation as Secretary of the Army
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- “I want to congratulate Eric Fanning on his confirmation as Secretary of the Army by the U.S. Senate. Eric is one of our country’s most knowledgeable, dedicated, and experienced defense officials and I am confident he will make an exceptional Secretary. Eric’s experienced leadership will be an invaluable asset[Read More…]
Statement by Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work on Eric Fanning’s Confirmation as Secretary of the Army
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- “I welcome the U.S. Senate’s vote to confirm Eric Fanning as Army Secretary, following Senator Pat Robert’s decision to lift his hold on the nomination. As I told Senator Roberts, his hold was depriving the Army of leadership at a time of war and was the wrong way to[Read More…]
NIH Statement On HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Advances in HIV/AIDS research have given us the opportunity to transform the lives of those living with HIV while providing highly effective methods of preventing the infection. This progress has strengthened optimism for achieving a durable end[Read More…]
Large-scale HIV Vaccine Trial To Launch In South Africa
NIH-funded study will test safety, efficacy of vaccine regimen. Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- An early-stage HIV vaccine clinical trial in South Africa has determined that an investigational vaccine regimen is safe and generates comparable immune responses to those reported in a landmark 2009 study showing that a vaccine can protect people from HIV[Read More…]
Visual Impairment, Blindness Cases In U.S. Expected To Double By 2050
NIH-funded studies tease out trends by race, ethnicity and sex. Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- With the youngest of the baby boomers hitting 65 by 2029, the number of people with visual impairment or blindness in the United States is expected to double to more than 8 million by 2050, according to projections[Read More…]
Schaumburg Contractor Charged with Underpaying Union Employees and Underfunding Their Pension and Welfare Funds
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The owner of a Schaumburg construction company intentionally underpaid his union-affiliated employees by more than $1.5 million while underfunding their pension and welfare funds by another $1 million, according to federal criminal charges filed today. JOSEPH LAMPIGNANO, the co-owner of A Lamp Concrete Contractors Inc., assigned laborers to work[Read More…]
