News by subject: AVO

The Teamsters strongly endorse a House resolution set for a vote today that would recognize congressional workers' right to organize, finishing a process the chamber began more than a quarter-century ago when lawmakers passed the Congressional...

Each May ? National Historic Preservation Month? since 2005, Preservation Virginia has released a list of historic places across the Commonwealth that face imminent or sustained threats to encourage individuals, organizations, and local and state...

The nursing profession has been crucial to protecting and caring for Ontarians during COVID-19. And, a report set to be released on Thursday, May 12, by the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) will reveal the pandemic's profound impact...

Today Commissioner David Johnston releases the Leaders' Debates Commission's final report entitled Democracy matters: Making debates count for citizens. The report, which provides an assessment of the Commission's 2021 federal election experience,...

Yesterday, representatives from Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights joined the family of slain trans activist Vicky Hernández in San Pedro Sula as the government of Honduras formally acknowledged responsibility for Hernández's 2009 murder. Honduran...

The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) today published a new update on wait times during the first 18 months of the pandemic. In response, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) reiterates the urgency of addressing backlogs in care and,...

2022 is a midterm election year, which means thousands of political races, amendments, and referendums will be on the ballots for citizens to vote on at all levels of government across the US. With Republicans and Democrats struggling for control of...

American Jewish Committee (AJC) polls of the general and Muslim populations in Germany show widespread recognition of the gravity of antisemitism in Germany. Overall, the two groups are largely aligned in their views, even as anti-Jewish attitudes...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC). During a ceremony held on Tuesday in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the founding of the CYLC is a milestone in the history of the Chinese...

The auto insurance industry is attempting to block the publication of data documenting its windfall profits in Illinois during the early waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the risks associated with driving plummeted but auto insurers did not lower...

As Congress considers an ambitious climate package, more than 100 influential companies and investors are preparing to make the urgent economic case for robust federal investments in clean energy and advanced manufacturing directly to lawmakers at...

Unifor is outraged after members returned to work after a nearly 6-months on strike at Napanee's Lennox and Addington Interval House, only to be wrongfully terminated....

The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB), the voice of the mortgage industry representing the interests of mortgage professionals and home buyers since 1973, is pleased to place its full support behind H.R.7661 Trigger Leads Abatement Act...

Over the past few weeks, examples of the challenges patients face in finding a family doctor have multiplied across Canada. Both family doctors and those seeking care are sounding the alarm bells. The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is urging key...

The unlimited strike by government engineers risks causing major collateral damage to contractors, users and the entire Quebec economy if this conflict persists and does not find a solution in the short term. This is the opinion expressed today by...

The following is a statement from the AFA ( Air & Space Forces Association ) -- Transparency in budgeting is critical to a...

Over the weekend, NBC's Saturday Night Live took a bold stance in support of abortion rights.  The show featured a powerful opening sketch and chose to close out the evening with host Benedict Cumberbatch and half a dozen cast members wearing white...

The leak of the draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which would overrule both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, has triggered a meltdown of epic proportions on the pro-abortion side. First, it is important to...

The Manulife Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. On June 5, thousands of people across Canada will come together virtually to get active and help beat heart disease and stroke. Participants will ride, walk or...

Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation on Friday slammed the Bureau of Land Management's plan to zero-out three wild horse Herd Management Areas in southwest Wyoming and slash the herd population on a fourth. "The BLM is putting an agreement with...

Heywood Hospital nurses' existing concerns about the quiet closure of mental health and pediatric beds at the hospital in recent years were intensified with the announcement that Heywood Healthcare is considering an affiliation with UMass Memorial....

This week, Governor Brian Kemp signed legislation into law to establish a Rare Disease Advisory Council (RDAC) in Georgia. This advisory body will be comprised of a variety of stakeholders including patients, caregivers, health care providers,...

Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown?Indigenous Relations, announced funding for 18 Indigenous organizations (including 15 Indigenous women's and three 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations) through multi-year agreements that amplify their voices...

May 9 to 15 is Nursing Week 2022, and Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) members ? more than 68,000 nurses and health-care professionals ? will mark the week by focusing on advocacy for Ontarians and their health-care system....

The Cuban Republican Caucus of Monroe County Florida has endorsed KW Miller for Congress in Florida's 28th district. The Cuban Caucus represents business owners and entrepreneurs who contribute significant economic revenue, employment and goodwill in...

Roughly one in four (24%) small business owners' revenues are currently impacted by a slow return to the office by downtown workers despite the lifting of COVID restrictions, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The...

The Massachusetts Nurses Association Board of Directors ? nurses and healthcare professionals elected by their MNA colleagues ? have released the following statement in response to the leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court majority decision to reverse...

Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak / Women of the Métis Nation honours today, May 5, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Folks. Later today, LFMO will host a virtual event for Métis women and...

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) is calling on the federal government to provide temporary financial relief to companies impacted by supply chain disruptions, and work to resolve Buy America and other protectionist measures to mitigate...

Following is a statement from Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the death of Ukrainian journalist Oleksandr Makhov who was recognized Thursday in remarks by...

With the Supreme Court reportedly set to overturn Roe vs. Wade in a historic ? and controversial ? decision, many politicians are already sounding off on their opinions of the matter. Blake Harbin, currently running for the Republican seat on...

The COVID-19 pandemic has created deeper challenges for mothers and caregivers, especially those facing discrimination related to race, disability, immigration status, gender identity, being a single parent, or having a child with special needs....

The White House's May 4 announcement that it will host a conference on hunger, nutrition and health in September is an imperative investment in addressing national issues that the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics strongly supports: nutrition...

Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien called out Amazon during a Senate hearing today for its anti-worker, anti-union practices and demanded the federal government stop awarding the global behemoth lucrative government contracts....

More than 8 in 10 registered nurses in Massachusetts say in a newly published survey that the quality of patient care in hospitals...

Colleges and universities got even greedier during the government-ordered lockdown in the Covid-19 pandemic, says Patrick Nelson, founder and CEO of college housing builder Nelson Partners. In a new op ed released today, Nelson points out that the...

Save the Storks announced today it delivered its 66th Stork Bus to 7 Hills Church in Florence, Kentucky. 7 Hills Church, with locations in Florence, KY and Cincinnati, OH, also has four online services every Sunday, reaching a nationwide audience....

BGK, a Polish development bank, launched a Europe-wide information campaign to remind ordinary people and politicians that the war in Ukraine continues, and radical measures must be implemented to stop it. The crucial instrument is the website that...

Today, Byllye Avery, founder of the National Black Women's Health Project and its successor the Black Women's Health Imperative, and Linda Goler Blount, President and CEO of the Black Women's Health Imperative, issued the following statement in...

Leaders and members of the Emergency Nurses Association and American College of Emergency Physicians called on Congress Wednesday to pass legislation aimed at reducing violence against health care workers....

Humboldt Area Foundation and Wild Rivers Community Foundation are standing with Tribal communities in the...

United to Safeguard America from Illegal Trade (USA-IT) today applauded the introduction of the bipartisan Senate Resolution 610 urging Congress to step up efforts to combat illegal trade, international criminal organizations and trade-based money...

Jacqueline Timmer, founder and director of the American Voter's Alliance, issued the following statement reacting to the premiere of Dinesh D'Souza's new documentary about illegal ballot harvesting, 2000 Mules. "2000 Mules validates everything AVA...

Three former U.S. Transportation Secretaries and a number of influential labor unions, progressive organizations and businesses have signed a letter urging State Senate and Assembly leaders to approve $4.2 billion in bond funding for the California...

With the recent passing of Bill 109, the Government of Ontario made significant amendments to the Planning Act, violating legal requirements set out in Ontario's Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR). Even though obliged to provide a minimum...

Cybereason, the XDR company, today published new research on Operation CuckooBees, a 12 month investigation into Winnti Group's (APT 41) global cyber espionage campaign targeting manufacturers across North America, Europe and Asia in the Defense,...

Ahead of today's General Electric Annual Shareholders Meeting, a national coalition says GE must reinvest in U.S. manufacturing to fix domestic supply chain problems and strengthen its renewable energy and defense aviation divisions. Click here for...

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RAPLIQ invites you to a press conference We will remember on August 22, 2014 when, after meeting Minister Barrette at his Union Street offices, RAPLIQ expressed its indignation in front of several members of the media. RAPLIQ had phoned all of the...

Beijing is vigilantly watching Russia-Ukraine events to inform and update its geostrategic and military assumptions. But widespread concerns that China has similar designs for Taiwan are ill-founded. Moreover, the way the Ukraine situation is...