News by subject: AVO

Last week's landmark ruling in the SEC v. Ripple Labs et al. case marks a significant and pivotal moment for the cryptocurrency industry. The International Congress of Blockchain Legal Advisors (ICBLA) has been closely monitoring the case and wishes...

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) is hopeful the B.C. ports labour dispute is resolved after a tentative agreement has been reached between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) and the BC Maritime Employers Association...

The Demonstration follows the release of an alarming DPH report showing a dramatic rise in serious complications from labor & delivery in Massachusetts, which disproportionately impacts communities of color, the very communities placed most at risk...

Today, The Shawn Carter Foundation and Robert Kraft's Foundation to Combat Antisemitism kicked off its initiative to stop the nationwide book ban and protect educational freedom by collaborating on an initial $2 million fund. The partnership was...

The John Paul DeJoria arrived in the area outside of the Faroese 12-mile territorial limit on July 7th, 2023 while respecting the request to not enter Faroese territorial...

Members of the Central County Firefighters Union, which is affiliated with Teamsters Local 856, have determined they have no confidence in Central County Fire Department (CCFD) Chief Bruce Barron's ability to effectively perform his duties and feel...

Unifor members of Local 2215 at IMP Aerospace have filed for conciliation to set a new pace for contract negotiations. "This is a vulnerable time for many workers, with the rising cost of living putting extra pressure on every paycheque," said Lana...

Consumer advocates on Thursday called on utilities across the state?including Ameren Illinois, Commonwealth Edison, Peoples Gas and Nicor Gas?to issue a moratorium on utility shut-offs and offer special assistance to help residents of areas ravaged...

A Senate Bill was introduced by U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), joining more than a dozen Representatives who are sponsoring the House version. If passed, the ICAN Act would remove practice barriers for advanced practice...

Transport Canada announced the conclusion of the Request for Qualification (RFQ) phase for the High Frequency Project. "The federal...

The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is welcoming an arbitration decision released today that includes the most significant wage increases for its more than 65,000 hospital-sector registered nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals in decades,...

What: Press conference with Portillo's production workers praising NLRB decision and demanding Portillo's begin immediate negotiationsWhen: Saturday July 22, 2023 Time: 11:30amWhere: Portillo's Restaurant - 100 W Ontario St, Chicago,...

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Natural Products Association (NPA), and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) ? organizations...

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 July: Unsolicited Diabetes Supplies Received by Mail....

This is a report from Science and Technology Daily: Next month, Japan will start to discharge more than a million ton of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which suffered a meltdown due to an earthquake and...

Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to help kidney patients find a living kidney donor. On June 23, 2023, the NKR marked the 300th kidney transplant achieved through the patient microsite...

If five overfunded workers' compensation boards (WCB) across Canada rebated their excess funds, it would give a $3 billion boost to small businesses, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)'s latest research snapshot...

Today, a bipartisan group of members in the U.S. House and Senate sent letters to the Teamsters and UPS CEO Carol Tomé, committing to not intervene in the collective bargaining process and support rank-and-file UPS Teamsters fighting for an historic...

Renowned thought leaders and eco river activists, Regan Hillyer and Juan Pablo Barahona, have raised concerns about the critical state of Costa Rica's TArcoles River, also known as the 'Crocodile River.' Hillyer and Barahona are committed to raising...

Below is a statement from Brian Sauvé, President & CEO, National Police Federation, in response to the Surrey policing decision announced earlier today by B.C. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Mike Farnworth: "Today, B.C. Minister of...

More than 500 members of Teamsters Local 2010, Academic Professionals of California (APC), California Faculty Association (CFA), CSU Employees Union ? SEIU Local 2579 (CSUEU), UAW Local 4123, and Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD)...

As a work stoppage enters its second week, Leinenkugel's Brewing Company workers represented by Teamsters Local 662 continue to fight against the company's increasingly hardball tactics....

As thousands of UPS Teamsters practice picket, rally, and mobilize around the country, UPS bowed today to the overwhelming show of Teamster unity and reached out to the union to resume negotiations. The Teamsters National Negotiating Committee and...

FlyersRights.org submitted its Petition for Reconsideration to the FAA, requesting the FAA reconsider its April denial of FlyersRights.org's October 2022 minimum seat size rulemaking petition. The seat rulemaking petition asked the FAA to set 9...

On behalf of the 37 million adults in America with kidney diseases, including the over 90 percent who are unaware that they have chronic kidney disease, the American Society of Nephrology and the National Kidney Foundation express our concern that...

Overwhelming bipartisan majorities favor prohibiting stock-trading in individual companies by Members of Congress (86%, Republicans 87%, Democrats 88%, independents 81%), as well as the President, Vice President, and Supreme Court Justices (87%,...

The metaverse has the potential to empower individuals, particularly those facing vulnerability in the real world, but could also accentuate social inequalities and increase the risk of abuse and manipulation. This is the finding of Human...

According to America's Health Rankings with the United Health Foundation, about 33.2 percent of Texans regularly get insufficient sleep in a 24-hour period. This means that up to a third of Texan residents may face issues like insomnia, loud snoring,...

We are disappointed that an agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) has not been reached, resulting in resumed strike action at the Port of...

The following statements were issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), in response to the June border encounter data released by Customs and Border Protection:...

The announcement yesterday that an insurance carrier is removing themselves from the personal auto insurance market in Alberta should be concerning to Albertan consumers. In recent years, the Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta (IBAA) repeatedly...

Public interest groups filed amicus letters with the California Supreme Court seeking review of a decision by the First District Court of Appeal that would allow Boeing to demolish radioactive structures at Santa Susana Field Lab and dispose of the...

Below is a copy of a letter sent earlier this morning by Brian Sauvé, President & CEO, National Police Federation to B.C. Premier David Eby, in response to the Premier's comments about B.C. RCMP recruitment, clarity on the federal government's...

A large group of diverse stakeholders advocating for better nursing home care announced a series of actions to improve nursing homes over the next 12 months. The national Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition released nine detailed action...

Teamsters are calling on Green Thumb Industries (GTI) to address its workers' safety concerns in response to the news that a staff member tragically passed away at the company's Rock Island grow operation on Friday, July 14....

This morning, World Animal Protection Canada, joined by the Toronto Zoo, revealed a report card of Canada's zoo regulations, highlighting Ontario's weak and non-existent regulations and enforcement when it comes to the use of wild animals for public...

Education Finance Council (EFC), the national trade association representing nonprofit and state-based higher education finance organizations, announces the release of a new research brief titled, "The Federal Student Loan Knowledge Gap: Exploring...

Negative Population Growth leaders have announced this year's annual Essay Scholarship Contest winners. Soon, eighteen students from across the U.S. will receive awards ranging from $5,000 to $1,000 to help with their tuition and other expenses. This...

American Jewish Committee (AJC) has released a video, "What Ties Jews to Israel?", the 11th installment in the organization's Arabic-language educational video series, 'An al-Yahud ("About the Jews"), which has received more than 45 million views...

A new strategy released today by the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (the Partnership) is aiming to address the urgent need to close gaps in cancer data in Canada. The pan-Canadian Cancer Data Strategy is the...

On Sunday, July 16, 2023, Rev. Jesse Jackson officially announced Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III, as the new President and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition. The transfer of leadership between Rev. Jackson and Dr. Haynes took place during Rainbow...

Local financier and SoHo resident Federico Pignatelli along with Pignatelli Trust today called for the resignation of the entire West Broadway Arches co-op board, led by chair Matthew Dicker, which failed to protect the 1880s New York City landmark...

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 upcoming visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to the White House and his address...

Charlene and Ty Bollinger, renowned healthcare freedom advocates, filmmakers, and founders of the widely acclaimed website "The Truth About Cancer" are set to release their latest project, the highly anticipated...

The Center for Judicial Excellence (CJE), a national nonprofit committed to fostering accountability in family courts and protecting children from domestic violence and child abuse, today released a major report detailing the perpetual rise in the...

Today, Project Liberty Action Network (PLAN) launched a multimillion-dollar campaign to spotlight the impact of social media on children's mental health. PLAN was recently formed to address the societal harms of social media and technology by...

Teamsters rallied at San Francisco City Hall today with San Francisco elected officials and fellow union affiliates of the California Labor Federation to demand the passage of Assembly Bill 316 (AB 316), a bipartisan bill that would require a trained...

Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) Chancellor Dr. Curtis L.Ivery applauds Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's formation of the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP) to provide pathways to...

WHO The NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP) represents the professional interests of the 3,000-plus pilots who fly in the service of NetJets Aviation, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary.   WHAT Informational picketing by...

Teamsters Local 340 is commending the signing of the Employee Free Speech Act (LD 1756) into state law by Maine Gov. Janet Mills. The legislation bans mandatory attendance at "captive audience" meetings ? employer-held, closed-door gatherings where...