News by subject: AVO

The New York StateWide Senior Action Council (StateWide), an organization dedicated to advocacy for the rights of seniors in New York State, today announced its Medicare Fraud of the Month for October, Medicare Open Enrollment Scams....

SnackSafely.com ? a leading food allergy advocacy established in 2011 ? sent a petition with over 20,000 signatures to the FDA and oversight committees in Congress, demanding approval of nasal epinephrine for use in anaphylactic emergencies....

Members of Unifor Local 4212 and Local 4323 in Ontario and 4320 in Quebec working for the St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation voted 99% in favour of a strike should negotiations not result in a deal by the October 21, 2023 strike deadline....

The City of Toronto is facing criticism for a confusing and seemingly unfair procurement policy that experts argue hinders competition, potentially driving up costs for taxpayers. A recent poll of CEOs and construction industry executives has...

AARP New York is calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to speak out against a record-breaking New York State Electric & Gas and Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E) rate hike proposal, which is due to be voted on by utility regulators this week....

The Teamsters, in collaboration with community groups and concerned citizens, joined forces to protest the launch of Waymo self-driving cars in Los Angeles County at the Third Street Promenade on Wednesday. The rally comes in response to mounting...

Consumer Watchdog today filed a Petition to Intervene in an enforcement action brought by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) against Mercury Insurance Group for overcharging, misleading and discriminating against California homeowners and...

"In our nation's history, at times, a fraction of the population and public officials have banded together to defy the aspirational principles upon which America was founded. Through each occurrence, the people, the heart of America, have united...

Upon the formation of a wartime unity government in Israel, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder released the following statement: "Following the deeply distressing events in southern Israel, where so many innocent lives were tragically...

Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the release of Australian journalist Cheng Lei from prison in China after three years of...

This upcoming Saturday, October 14th, 2023, menstrual equity advocates around the world are joining together to celebrate Period Action Day to take action against period poverty and stigma. Celebrated every second Saturday in October, this is the...

Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the kidnapping and detention of Samira Sabou, an independent journalist in Niger....

Israel is God's chosen people, and her borders are the boundaries of the Promised Land. Today, I am grieved by the attacks that have besieged the nation of Israel over the last few days. The loss of life, the bloodshed, and the destruction of...

A letter from Doc Chambers: Dear Patriot, This event is being held to support ACTION on the border. NOT some self aggrandizing, "patting on the back" event, nor paid speakers brought into some grand venue to rub elbows with famous people. This is a...

Within six hours of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr's announcement of his decision to run as an Independent, more than $11,000,000 in contributions have flooded into the SuperPAC from people of all political persuasions across the country....

Kevin Mayeux, CAE, CEO of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), told the Biden Administration in a meeting that the Department of Labor's (DOL's) current efforts to revive a fiduciary-only regulation for financial...

In a spirited celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day and a passionate call for reparative justice, nearly 500 individuals of diverse backgrounds, reflecting the racial makeup of Section 14 ?which comprised of Black, Latino, and Native American...

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) commends California Gov. Gavin Newsom for signing two critical animal protection bills into law to support California pet owners by expanding access to veterinary telehealth...

California Teamsters are endorsing Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in the race for U.S. Senate. "Adam Schiff supported us on...

Canada's national injury prevention organization, Parachute, presents the 11th annual National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW) from October 15 to 21, 2023. This awareness week builds public awareness of young driver safety issues and encourage...

A passionate and dedicated immigrant advocate, Irma Goosen is on a mission to help those who have made the laborious legal journey and dared to dream a different reality. Scheduled to speak the week of National Immigration Day (U.S.) on October 28,...

Today, the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) is recognizing the importance and impact of mental health supports on post-secondary students in Canada, and the role that the federal government has in ensuring there is adequate funding...

As Canada's health ministers gather in Charlottetown, P.E.I., national health care organizations are calling for clear action plans to unlock federal funding and urgently improve access to care for Canadians. We need transformational changes, and the...

With smoke from hundreds of wildfires continuing to threaten major North American cities, Canada's leading health associations are issuing a call to the new federal Minister of Health to treat the climate crisis as a health emergency. The Canadian...

Unifor members began strike action at General Motors at midnight. "This strike is about General Motors stubbornly refusing to meet the pattern agreement. The company knows our members will never let GM break our pattern ? not today ? not ever,"...

On Friday, October 6, The California Latino Legislative Caucus (CLLC) marked its 50th Anniversary with a celebration spectacular at the historic Orpheum Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. The milestone event featured entertainment, presentations on the...

Despite the support of 30+ patient advocacy, health care, and community-based organizations, the governor vetoed AB 85 (Weber), a critical step in ensuring health equity and optimal health outcomes for California patients. Authored by Assemblymember...

In response to California Governor Newsom signing a bill to ban certain food ingredients, the National Confectioners Association released the following statement:...

Quit For Good, a non-profit organization promoting harm reduction in the Philippines, said strategies that provide smokers with less harmful alternatives to cigarettes are far more likely to reduce smoking than the World Health Organization's...

Donus v. US Autism Homes Inc. (2:23-cv-05838) was filed by Christian Killoran, attorney, on behalf of client, Dimitri Donus, a congenial 21-year-old man with autism after he was evicted 6 months early from his rental unit in Southampton, NY....

In the hours following the massive and vicious attacks by Hamas terrorists on southern Israel in the early hours of Saturday morning October 7, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) began planning its humanitarian aid...

In the past 24 hours, Israel faced an unprovoked, unprecedented and sophisticated coordinated attack by the Gaza-based Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, a Canadian-designated terror organization and proxy of the Iranian regime. As of this writing,...

Nearly all essential medical personnel at St. Francis Medical Center will walk out at 6:30 a.m. on Monday, October 9, to join the strike lines against Prime Healthcare (which owns hospitals in fourteen states), where they will march, picket,...

Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan is well determined to gain a true recognition of its police services while the process to obtain fair funding for its police force continues before the highest court in the country. The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has...

Ontario nurses say it's time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government deliver on their promise to create a national pharmacare program. In an open letter addressed to the prime minister, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)...

Advocates for the protection and preservation of America's iconic wild horses and burros will convene in the nation's capital for the Save Our Wild Horses Lobby Day on October 11-12, 2023. This two-day event, organized by the Save Our Wild Horses...

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR), American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana (ACLU-LA), and New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), today filed five Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to obtain records from US Immigration and Customs...

Roger Moore has joined the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) as the Policy Director in the Government Relations team. In this role, he will research, develop, and coordinate policies and positions for the association,...

Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on Shane Jason Woods, the first Jan. 6 insurrectionist to be charged with assaulting a...

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the nation's leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to combatting and preventing insurance crime, is pushing the Washington, D.C. City Council to approve legislation that would provide...

The state's oil and gas regulator CalGEM has gone rogue, approving hundreds of oil permits this year in vulnerable communities breathing poisonous emissions from both active and idle wells. At the same time, the regulator has worked to undermine AB...

As Airline Captains, First Officers, Line Check Pilots, Mentors and Passengers, we have witnessed a concerning and significant rise in close call aviation incidents in 2023. The safety of commercial airline travel has been...

A new Sunwing Vacations survey has unveiled how Canadians choose to maximize their time on vacation and define their vacation personas, with over one-quarter (27%) considering themselves "max relaxers" who like to lay low and relax while on vacation....

The Center for Black Equity (CBE) today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Center for Tobacco Products to grant broad approval to a full range of nicotine e-cigarettes, also known...

More than two and half years and some 9 million illegal entries later, the Biden administration is now acknowledging that we have a very serious problem along our southern border and that physical barriers are needed to stem the flow of illegal...

The Society of United Professionals, IFPTE Local 160, and the Electrical Safety Authority have reached an agreement to renew their collective agreement. The Society-represented safety professionals voted to ratify the agreement yesterday, thereby...

Tomorrow, on Thursday, October 5, members of the media are invited to cover a press conference and rally led by the Roanoke Women's Swim Team, where they will break their silence over a biological male joining their Division III women's swim team....

Today, Our America released its "Crime and Safety Impact Report," which includes research on crime statistics in five American cities and offers solutions to help bring down crime rates. The report, which includes large and mid-size cities, shows the...

Four years after the tabling of the report of the Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous Peoples and certain public services in Québec: listening, reconciliation and progress (Viens Commission) and its 142 calls for action, today...

A new poll from Monmouth University reports that 77% of New Jersey residents, including a majority of Democrats, think parents should be notified if their child seeks to change their gender on school records; 75% oppose teaching gender education in...