News by subject: AVO

The Union representing Federal Correctional Officers is worried following the death of an inmate after a fentanyl overdose on October 24, 2023, at Mountain Institution, a medium security federal prison located in Agassiz. The Union of Canadian...

Three years ago in Gaza, Abdelrahman Abu Shammala was a recipient of the Reach Education Fund scholarship, enabling him to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor. Sadly, on October 26th, 2023, Abdelrahman was tragically killed by an Israeli bombing,...

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien regarding the new joint employer standard that was announced by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) yesterday:...

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is pleased that both the union and the employer are resuming negotiations in Toronto today following the federal call to mediation....

The Israel-Hamas war, which began with the launch of thousands of rockets on October 7th, has resulted in thousands of deaths and is causing concerns over the possibility that the war could escalate into an international conflict. Several governments...

Teamsters Local 856, one of the largest Teamster locals in California, today announced a strategic partnership with Rideshare Drivers United (RDU), a 20,000-member driver-led organization focused on full labor rights for app-based workers. ...

The Teamsters are applauding Los Angeles City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez for introducing a motion yesterday that urges the State of California to address public safety concerns surrounding autonomous vehicles and to regulate the expansion of...

Catholics for Choice Launches Billboard Blitz Ahead...

Becoming a victim of police brutality remains a top fear for three-quarters of Black girls and gender-expansive young people, according to a national survey released today by Justice + Joy National Collaborative, a gender and racial justice advocacy...

Documents obtained under the Public Records Act and Prop 103 reveal details of the secret proposal to bail out the insurance industry that Commissioner Lara and insurers unsuccessfully tried to jam through the Legislature during the final days of...

The consumer advocates of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (NAEBA) warn that efforts to "decouple" home seller and buyer commissions will hurt home-buying consumers and potentially...

A report from People's Daily: Parties to the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict should exercise restraint, immediately cease fire, and seek dialogue, said a commentary published by People's Daily on Oct. 26 signed by "Huan Yuping." This article...

At the end of a referendum vote, 80,000 nurses, licensed practical nurses, respiratory therapists and clinical perfusionists voted at 95 % in favour of a strike, ranging from a one-day strike up to an unlimited general strike. Healthcare...

At the end of a referendum vote, 80,000 nurses, licensed practical nurses, respiratory therapists and clinical perfusionists voted at 95 % in favour of a strike, ranging from a one-day strike up to an unlimited general strike. Healthcare...

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) congratulates the newly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson and looks forward to working with him on legislative matters that impact the financial security...

"The Federation for American Immigration Reform congratulates Mike Johnson on being elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. With a little more than three weeks remaining before...

Healthcare workers including nurses, personal support workers, clinical staff, and social workers at St. Joseph's Care Group in Thunder Bay are taking action to oppose the Ford government's plan to contract out hospital services to private,...

Today, the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA) filed trade petitions seeking antidumping duties on imported frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador and Indonesia and countervailing duties on imported shrimp from Ecuador, India, Indonesia, and...

Today, Steve Dnistrian, candidate for NJ State Senate, and Assemblywomen Marilyn Piperno and Kim Eulner of New Jersey's 11th Legislative District, called on Attorney General Matt Platkin to resign immediately in...

The Competition Bureau is inviting interested parties to provide feedback on its new Bulletin on Amendments to the Abuse of Dominance Provisions. The Bulletin was developed to provide preliminary guidance on the Bureau's approach to last year's...

Artist Leah Schrager has resigned from MOCA-Tucson's Board of Directors after the museum shared an Instagram post that mentioned Israel's "settler colonial oppression" and its "genocide of Palestinian peoples on occupied lands." Shortly after...

Today the BlackNorth Initiative (BNI) and Bain & Company announced the launch of the jointly-developed Black Entrepreneurship Growth and Innovation Network (B.E.G.I.N.), an innovative digital platform that provides resources and support to address...

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) today launched a new broadcast and digital advertising campaign to stress the need for true reform of pharmaceutical benefit manager (PBM) tactics ? so that Americans may benefit from lower drug...

In response to an October 25, 2023 Consumer Reports article on chocolate and cocoa, the National Confectioners Association released the following statement:...

Carson Benowitz-Fredericks, Research Director at California-based  Alcohol Justice, and lead author of Alcohol Legislative Trends 2013-2022 & The California 10-Year Review of Alcohol Policy, presented the new report today at The Global Alcohol Policy...

The Teamsters, labor leaders, public safety officials, and concerned citizens today held a rally outside of Google's Southern California HQ to condemn the recent expansion of Google-owned Waymo self-driving cars in Los Angeles and highlight ongoing...

The following is a statement from Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 856, regarding the California Dept. of Motor Vehicles' decision to suspend the autonomous vehicle company...

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall signed off on the "Comprehensive Strategy for the Space Force" in August and the unclassified summary document was released to the public Oct. 13, answering a requirement set forth by Congress in the 2023...

On Sunday, Hagee Ministries held its 43rd annual Night to Honor Israel at Cornerstone Church in San Antonio under the shadow of the ongoing war in the Middle East. Several thousand people were on hand for the event. Hagee Ministries Holds 43rd Night...

On October 25th, the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) celebrates the 35th anniversary of the historic passage of H.R. 5050, The Women's Business Ownership Act. Founding members of NAWBO were pivotal in working with Congress to...

Today, my annual report on the state of public health in Canada, entitled Creating the Conditions for Resilient Communities: A Public Health Approach to Emergencies, was tabled in Parliament by the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health. In...

the harris project, a national organization that raises awareness, advances prevention, and supports the implementation of integrated treatment for teens and young adults with or at risk of developing co-occurring disorders (COD), launched a powerful...

Today, the National Black Nurses Association and the National Coalition for Infant Health issued a joint statement formally requesting that the Pennsylvania State Legislature amend SB 500 to include Medicaid coverage for an exclusive human milk...

Sandy Hook Promise is launching a new advocacy campaign exposing how firearm marketing is reaching youth with "R-rated" content. To illustrate these deceptive marketing practices, the organization released a new report, UnTargeting Kids: Protecting...

On September 20, Dr. David Michaels (former Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety & Health Agency) detailed the legal basis for OSHA to take action to protect worker mental health, in a public letter. The Healthy Work Campaign...

Democracies have been losing out to autocracies around the world. On Monday 23 October, Advanced Product Development LLC of Las Vegas, Nevada introduced a new website FixAllDemocracies.com and a system called MOP-UP. M-O-P stands for "MONEY OUTTA...

Today, as we commemorate United Nations Day, more than 224 million children and adolescents are in need of quality education, and the hope, protection and opportunity it provides. Their numbers are increasing by the day. From Afghanistan and Sudan to...

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) released the following statement regarding the shut down of the St. Lawrence Seaway as workers began a strike: "This labor dispute will have a major impact on our businesses. This is another interruption at...

On Thursday, October 19, 2023, The Lawfare Project's (LP) filed an official ethics complaint against Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE). The complaint, linked here, asserts that Tlaib directly violated Rule 1 of...

In a monumental effort to rebuild America, the Biden-Harris Administration has channeled over $220 billion so far into infrastructure projects across the nation, starting in 2022 and moving well into 2023*. Despite their scale, these investments...

In response to the significant humanitarian emergency unfolding in Gaza, twelve leading Canadian aid agencies ? working together as the Humanitarian Coalition ? have launched the Gaza Humanitarian Emergency Appeal to raise funds to rush assistance to...

Fertilizer Canada is calling on the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and Unifor to promptly come to an agreement to end the strike that has shut down the St. Lawrence Seaway. Fall is a crucial time in Eastern Canada for the import...

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 sentencing of Iranian journalists Niloofer Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi by the Iranian...

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is very concerned about the strike on the St. Lawrence Seaway announced today. Small businesses were seriously affected by the long strike at BC ports and the supply chain disruptions it caused...

The Holocaust Remembrance Association is launching the Grand Opening of The Holocaust Garden of Hope - a unique children's memorial garden at King's Harbor in...

"The release of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) nationwide encounters for September, FY 2023, shattered a record set just last year for the number of aliens encountered illegally entering our country. At the same time, September set...

Stagwell today released the results of the October Harvard CAPS / Harris poll, a monthly collaboration between the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and the Harris Poll and HarrisX. Israel receives overwhelming support from...

The Massachusetts Nurses Association is issuing this statement so that the public is...

Rates of potentially preventable harm to patients in Canadian hospitals in 2022?2023 remained at 6 percent, the third year in a row with a higher rate compared to pre-pandemic numbers, according to new data released by the Canadian Institute for...

"Last night President Biden acknowledged the need for additional border security and asked for $14 billion to fund his self-inflicted border crisis. It is clear that his administration will not seek real policy changes but instead intends to use that...