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Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) ministers responsible for culture and heritage held their annual meeting in Whitehorse, Yukon, on May 15?17, 2024, to discuss priority topics, share information and exchange best practices on current issues...

Congress has just passed a landmark bill that lays the policy groundwork for the American high speed flight aviation industry. Bill...

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today denounced the animal-related provisions in the $1.5 trillion Farm Bill unveiled by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, which would directly impact billions of farm...

Meals on Wheels America ? the leadership organization supporting the around 5,000 community-based programs across the country that are dedicated to addressing senior hunger and isolation ? recognized Older Americans Month on Capitol Hill...

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), a leading suicide prevention organization in the United States, applauds the Maryland General Assembly and Governor Moore for passing and signing into law SB 974/HB 933: Behavioral Health Crisis...

The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and the Honourable John Streicker, Yukon Minister of Tourism and Culture, will co-host meetings for federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for culture and heritage in...

Regan Zambri Long PLLC, a leading advocate for road safety and justice, is applauding the creation of the Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Memorial Act. This significant piece of legislation, named in honor of our client Sarah Langenkamp, represents a...

Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and André Lamontagne, Quebec's Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food issued the following statement regarding the Grocery Sector Code of Conduct: "The goal...

Gwinnett native and VPN.com CEO Michael Gargiulo is a freedom-focused cybersecurity expert who seeks to become the next Georgia State Senator for District 9. With low turnout for early voting, Primary Election Day will play a major role in the...

United States Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) is proud to announce that President and CEO Timothy L. Anderson has been named one of "The Most Influential CEOs Making a Difference for 2024" in the May 2024 issue of CIO Views, a business magazine...

The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and the Honourable John Streicker, Yukon Minister of Tourism and Culture, will co-host meetings for federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for culture and heritage in...

The Teamsters applaud yesterday's passage of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024, legislation that includes several provisions the union fought for on behalf of Teamsters Airline Division members. The bill now heads to the...

Teamsters Local 696 commends Governor Laura Kelly (D) for signing HB 2570, legislation that creates a path to unemployment for private sector bus workers in Kansas. This new law will alleviate the financial hardships bus workers face when their place...

Today, Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) President Captain Casey Murray issued the following statement regarding the final passage of the bipartisan Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, which reauthorizes the...

Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading eye health and safety organization, applauds the introduction of the "Early Detection of Vision Impairments in Children (EDVI) Act," in the U.S. House of Representatives and urges the 118th Congress to move...

Gautam Goyal's Three Pillars Capital, a leading real estate private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired The Riviera at Clear Lake, a 288-unit Class-C multifamily property in Houston, TX. This acquisition represents a significant...

NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, applauds Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey for signing SB 281, the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, into law last week. This NSSF-supported law protects the privacy and sensitive financial information of...

BASIS Charter Schools proudly announce that two of its exceptional students have been named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars by the U.S. Department of Education. Matteo N. Huish from BASIS Mesa and Sruti Peddi from BASIS Scottsdale have been...

Teamsters Local 25 praised the Somerville City Council today for its unanimous vote to pass a resolution aimed at stopping Uber, Lyft, Doordash, and other so-called 'gig' companies from abusing drivers by misclassifying them as independent...

The Teamsters commended the Vermont Senate today for passing the Vermont PRO Act (S. 102), legislation that would make it easier for both private and public sector workers to unionize by expanding the right to form a union to...

Since the signing of the Inuit Nunangat Declaration in 2017, the Government of Canada and Inuit leaders have continued to meet annually and work together through the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee (ICPC) to advance shared priorities, strengthen...

Employ Prince George's is pleased to announce the signing of two crucial pieces of legislation by Governor Wes Moore on April 25, 2024. Employ Prince George's was joined for this momentous occasion by leaders from WorkSource Montgomery, Harris Jones...

Promethean Energy, an oil and gas company focused on stewarding mature assets has started work on the temporary abandonment of 9 orphan wells in the Matagorda Island lease area in the Gulf of Mexico on behalf of the Department of Interior's Bureau of...

Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada Raymond Théberge tabled his 2023?2024 annual report in Parliament today. The modernization of the Official Languages Act in June 2023 marked the beginning of a new chapter not only in the history of...

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Special District Grant Accessibility Act (H.R. 7525), legislation that would codify a first-ever definition of "special district" in federal law and ensure districts are eligible...

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, named #1 for customer satisfaction among mortgage origination companies in the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Mortgage Origination Satisfaction Study, announced today that the Tiffany Fisher team has joined its ranks....

Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) has received $862,000 in federal funding to establish a quantum science lab and develop a quantum training bootcamp to support the fast-growing workforce needs of this emerging field....

Teamsters leaders and Amazon workers joined with Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Tina Smith (D-MN) today to announce the introduction of legislation in the U.S. Senate that would hold Amazon accountable for its dangerous safety practices and abusive...

During National Small Business Week, small businesses owners and creators from across the U.S. will visit Capitol Hill today, meeting with two dozen U.S. House and Senate offices to highlight the importance of digital advertising to the survival of...

Commissioner of Official Languages for Canada Raymond Théberge issued the following statement today at the tabling of his brief on Bill C?316 before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage: "Parliamentarians are currently studying Bill C?316,...

The NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP) joins its aviation labor peers across the industry in congratulating Congressional and Senate leadership on reaching an agreement on a bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...

The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) welcomes the bipartisan agreement on a five-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization bill....

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released a final rule under Section 1557, the core nondiscrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act. This groundbreaking rule marks a critical step in protecting access to health care and coverage for...

The Rhode Island Senate Committee on Labor yesterday passed Teamsters-endorsed legislation, Senate Bill 2785, which would ban employers from forcing workers to attend captive audience meetings. Employers frequently use captive audience meetings to...

Intense and sustained opposition by Iowa Teamsters to SF2374, legislation that would gut public sector unions, led to the bill's final defeat at the close of the legislative session on Saturday....

Today, the Senate followed the lead of the House of Representatives in approving $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, without including any provisions to secure our own borders and end the unprecedented surge of illegal immigration to...

The National Kidney Foundation is applauding a move by Congress to increase access to care and improve outcomes for some patients on dialysis. The Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act (HR-8075) was introduced today in the U.S. House of...

Quebecor is disappointed by today's CRTC arbitration decision on the rates it must pay for access to TELUS' wireless network under the MVNO* regime.  Statement by Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and Chief Executive Officer of Quebecor, in response...

Leaders of the First Nations Summit applaud the Haida Nation and the Government of British Columbia for concluding an agreement that provides for the recognition of Haida title throughout Haida Gwaii and commend the Province for introducing...

Today, Teamsters Local 25 members were joined by State Senator Lydia Edwards (D - Third Suffolk) at a monthly membership meeting where they voted unanimously to endorse S.627/H.1158. The two bills, authored by Edwards and State Representative Andy...

ATIXA (The Association of Title IX Administrators) has actively responded to the Department of Education's publication of the Title IX Final Rule with a comprehensive suite of training materials, guidance documents, question-and-answer sessions,...

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) offers its strong support for the proposed Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program...

California Senate Bill 915 (SB 915), a Teamsters-supported bill that will allow the state's local governments to regulate autonomous vehicles (AVs), passed overwhelmingly today in the State Senate Local Government Committee....

The bipartisan "Ensuring Access to Risk Management Act of 2024," which would reinstate an inflation adjustment for crop insurance agents, was introduced this week in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA), with Reps....

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Today, patients and families in Mississippi's rare disease community celebrated Governor Tate Reeves' signing of SB 2156, which officially establishes a Rare Disease Advisory Council (RDAC) in the state of Mississippi....

Unifor is temporarily withdrawing its applications to the B.C. Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) to represent workers at two Amazon fulfilment centres in Metro Vancouver due to a suspiciously high number of reported employees.  "Make no mistake:...

The California Assembly Transportation Committee yesterday passed two Teamsters-supported bills, Assembly Bill 2286 (AB 2286) and Assembly Bill 3061 (AB 3061), that would regulate autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the state. AB 2286 and AB 3061 are part...

Learning Ally, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of struggling readers, proudly presents the Lifetime Legislative Champion Award to Florida Senator Denis Baxley and his esteemed legislative aide, Debbie Dennis....

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), is proud to announce the launch of its first state-specific Duchenne Advocacy Day in Illinois. This initiative marks a...