News by subject: AVO

Concessionary demands for contracting out work are among the issues that will force Unifor Locals 1959 and 240 to begin legal strike action at Windsor Salt tonight at midnight. "When the employer comes with concessions and schemes to bust the union,...

Unifor members at Canadian Pacific (CP) Rail have ratified a new two-year contract. "Rail workers, just like workers in many sectors...

The Appraisal Standards Board today announced they plan to release a Fifth Exposure Draft of proposed changes to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) following feedback from appraisers, regulators and the public....

The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) has filed a new habeas corpus petition in a California appellate court, demanding the right to liberty of three elephants held in captivity in the Fresno Chaffee Zoo. With the filing of this petition, the NhRP is...

The American Land Title Association (ALTA) applauds Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost for his efforts to combat unfair and deceptive practices in the Ohio real estate market by filing a complaint against Florida-based real estate brokerage MV Realty....

Grammy-nominated musician, cultural influencer, entrepreneur, and activist Fat Joe is lending his voice to the Power to the Patients movement in a new public service announcement (PSA) focused on combating injustices and fighting for a more...

PBF Energy today posted an annual profit of $2.9 billion. The five refiners controlling California's gasoline market -- PBF Energy, Chevron, Marathon Petroleum, Valero, and Phillips 66 ? have now reported a combined 2022 annual profit of $75.4...

The American Spice Trade Association (ASTA) submitted comments today to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting the agency include spices under its definition of "healthy" foods. Last September, FDA proposed updating regulations to define...

The Chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) and the Grand Chiefs denounce the fact that, despite promises of co-development, the federal government is still presenting First Nations with an "accomplished fact", i.e. a...

With increasing bipartisan focus on pharmacy benefit managers' (PBM) tactics that harm patients and the pharmacies that serve them, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is defining the solutions for comprehensive reform. "We look...

Jim and Bella Wilgus today released a statement about the imprisonment and health status of their son, James "Jimmy" Vincent Wilgus, an American unjustly held in IK-17, a penal colony in Mordovia, Russia: Statement by parents of James Wilgus, an...

Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest projections for the federal budget and the U.S. economy, providing yet another reminder of the unsustainable trajectory of the federal budget. According to The Concord...

Teamsters Local 399 members rallied with hundreds of film industry workers at the state capitol in Santa Fe today in support of Senate Bill 12. The proposed legislation would revamp the tax incentive program for the state's film and TV industry,...

Today, Teamsters Local 251 members working as custodians, groundskeepers, and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) held an informational picket outside of the college. The workers are demanding that RISD give them a contract that has...

In an emboldened move, resident and fellow physicians at Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) have filed to form a union to demand that the health network's administrators do more to bolster patient care and provide better support for physicians...

OPSEU/SEFPO welcomes the report of the Chief Coroner's Expert Panel on Deaths in Custody ? An Obligation to Prevent ? and supports the implementation of their recommendations. "We applaud the challenging work the expert panel did to review the...

As the Government of British Columbia prepares to release Budget 2023, independent convenience store owners believe attention should be paid and action should be taken to address the serious problem of contraband tobacco in British Columbia....

Ontario's doctors are calling on the provincial government to put money in the upcoming budget to find and keep more doctors, address wait times and improve palliative care....

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The Stronger Together Conference, an event focused on educating the public about antisemitism, will take place on Sunday, April 2, 2023 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Thornhill, Ontario. The conference will feature keynote speeches from Rabbi Shmuley...

The Autism Science Foundation (ASF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and funding innovative autism research, has announced that Judith Ursitti and her daughter Amy Ursitti will receive this year's Caryn Schwartzman Spirit Awards. The...

Medtech Canada, the national association representing Canada's medical technology companies, released the following statement from its President and CEO, Nicole DeKort, in response to the federal, provincial, and territorial governments agreeing to a...

Today, 14 leading associations and non-profits representing patients and consumers, clinicians, hospitals, health insurers, and technology companies released a series of recommendations to advance data privacy and ensure patient access to health...

The Teamsters Union is demanding answers to the proposed change of operations at Yellow Corp. after the company sent revised change-of-operations notifications to the union on Feb. 7....

Campaign 2000 is a national non-partisan coalition monitoring federal progress (or lack of) on child and family poverty.  Their latest annual report finds that in 2020, despite the onset of a global pandemic and economic shutdown, child poverty was...

With the news of yet another drug bust in British Columbia, the province's independent retailers urge Premier Eby and Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth to walk the talk when it comes to community safety....

There are 54.2 million school-aged children in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control indicates that reports of cyberbullying are highest in middle schools (33%) followed by high schools (30%), combined schools (20%), and primary...

Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, applauds Representative Alma Hernandez (D-Tucson) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to imaging that can rule out breast cancer or...

Congress envisioned the Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) 45Q tax credit as an incentive that would spur innovations in technology and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. But troubling trends have emerged, and public records reveal that close...

With Rare Disease Day fast approaching, the federal government has an opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of the one in 12 Canadians who suffer from a rare disease by delivering on its long-awaited national strategy for rare...

Below is a statement by Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of The U.S. Conference of Mayors, on the mass shooting at Michigan State University:...

Amid the growing burden of Alzheimer's disease, a new white paper from the Alliance for Patient Access explains why policy solutions are critically needed to encourage innovation, treatment access and caregiving solutions. The Alliance for Patient...

The following statement is provided by retired Army Col. Paris Davis, who was notified today by President Joseph A. Biden that he will receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, and his family: "The call today from President Biden prompted a wave of...

Unifor is extremely concerned about the reported editorial interference at Queen's Park Briefing (QP Briefing). These are serious allegations that undermine the integrity necessary for independent, fact-based journalism....

The Narwhal and award-winning photojournalist Amber Bracken have filed a lawsuit in British Columbia's Supreme Court today against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for the violation of their Charter rights after Bracken was wrongfully...

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) strongly supports the legal action brought forward in the Supreme Court of British Columbia earlier today by Amber Bracken and The Narwhal against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and related parties for...

Increasing the supply of housing and tackling the homelessness crisis in Ontario, brought on by decades of failed provincial social and economic policies, are the top priorities for municipalities across Ontario. That was the message from the...

On Feb. 15 ? Flag Day in Canada ? a legendary national icon will take to the nation's airwaves to support an immediate freeze on beer taxes....

Following the brand's 8th iconic appearance in the Big Game, Avocados From Mexico® is calling on all New Yorkers (and New York lovers), to make the world better by coming together in support of a common goal: Update New York City's iconic nickname to...

Rep. Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) introduced the Disposable ENDS Product Enforcement Act of 2023 to close...

Reacting to Israeli national-religious Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu's comments Friday in Olam Katan, an Israeli conservative and religious weekly newsletter, that the deadly earthquake in Türkiye and Syria is "divine justice," World Jewish Congress President...

The following statement was released by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) regarding the deceptive January border data released tonight:...

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 this week's developments on press freedom issues in India....

More than one million vehicles had travelled on Cambodia's first-ever expressway connecting the capital Phnom Penh and the deep-sea port province of Preah Sihanouk in the first three months since its inauguration on October 1 last year. The...

NATSO, representing America's truckstops and travel centers, SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) will file comments today on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed Renewable...

In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Biden barely made mention of illegal immigration ? a national issue that now trails only government dysfunction and inflation on the American public's list of concerns....

Workers, community members, and allies will hold a public rally to protest the recent firing of three Developmental Service workers by the Community Living Association for South Simcoe (CLASS). The three workers had their positions terminated by...

Workers, community members, and allies will hold a public rally to protest the recent firing of three Developmental Service workers by the Community Living Association for South Simcoe (CLASS). The three workers had their positions terminated by...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is demanding Massachusetts lawmakers oppose SD 1162 and HD 2071. The legislation would grant multinational corporations like Uber and Lyft carte blanche to misclassify their employees as independent...

Earlier this week, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) filed a federal lawsuit in defense of a group of Christian students and parents who were kicked out of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum for wearing hats with a religious,...