Trend from 1999-2010 also shows widening disparities in diet quality between rich and poor Boston, MA—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. Dietary quality in the U.S. has improved steadily in recent years—spurred in large part by reduced trans fat intake—but overall dietary quality remains poor and disparities continue to widen among socioeconomic and[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel Signs Executive Order Requiring City Contractors To Pay A Minimum Wage Of $13
City Contractors and Subcontractors Will Pay Increased Minimum Wage on Contracts Advertised after October 1, 2014; Wage Will Increase With Inflation Going Forward CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday signed an Executive Order requiring City contractors and subcontractors to pay employees a minimum wage of $13 per hour for[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Corporate Political Spending
In a record-breaking demonstration of support, over one million commenters have submitted comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) calling on the agency to act now to require publicly traded corporations to disclose their use of corporate resources for political purposes to their shareholders. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014. [Read More…]
Senator Durbin Urges Hagel To Review Allegations of Wrongdoing at Military Hospitals, Requests Report To Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, urging him to examine recent allegations of wrongdoing at military hospitals and report back to the Subcommittee on his findings. A recent article in the New[Read More…]
Senator Kirk, Captain James A. Lovell, and Lovell VA Leadership Meet With Veterans on VA Improvements
Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Serves as an Example for Future VA Reform CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Captain James A. Lovell (USN, RET.) and the leadership team at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, hosted a town hall[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Judge Rules BP at Fault for Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. Today, a federal judge ruled that BP’s reckless conduct caused the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster. The disaster resulted in the loss of 11 lives and the biggest oil spill in U.S. history, a spill from which local communities and environments have still not recovered. In[Read More…]
Great Innovations Recalls Humidifiers Due to Fire Hazard
Sold Exclusively by QVC Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: September 03, 2014 Recall number: 14-750 Great Innovations Clean Mist Humidifier Recall Summary Name of product: Ultrasonic Clean[Read More…]
iDevices Recalls Temperature Probes Due to Ingestion Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: September 03, 2014 Recall number: 14-267 Recalled probes have only two crimps where connected to the braided cable. Recall Summary Name[Read More…]
BP Found Grossly Negligent in Ruling on Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Audubon Statement
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier today found BP grossly negligent for its role in the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Audubon Society issued the following statement: “This means that BP will finally be forced to pay what it owes to fix[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Analysis Shows Executive Action on Immigration Will Boost Tax Revenue
Quantifies Payroll Tax Gains as Workers Come Out of Shadows Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2014. A new report released today by the Center for American Progress finds that a deferred action program that allows undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States for at least five years to apply for[Read More…]
