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Newark-Area Nurses Request Vote to Oust SEIU Union Officials as Federal Labor Board Seeks to Disenfranchise Workers
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release:

Newark, NJ Registered Nurses at the Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville Township have filed a petition demanding a vote to remove United Healthcare Workers East (1199SEIU, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union) officials from their workplace. Registered Nurse Nancy Bombaro filed the union decertification petition with Region 22 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with free legal aid from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff ... Show Full Article

Hydra-Lock Employees Win Decertification Vote, Oust UAW Union
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release:

Detroit, MI Production and maintenance employees at Hydra-Lock Corp. a hydraulic tooling company based in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, have voted to remove United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 155 union officials from their workplace. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) conducted the vote following Hydra-Lock employee Keith Woody's submission of a petition in which his colleagues requested an election to "decertify," or remove, the union. Woody received free legal aid from National ... Show Full Article

Eledon Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Initial Data from Subjects with Type 1 Diabetes Treated with Tegoprubart as Part of an Immunosuppression Regimen Following Islet Transplantation in Investigator-Initiated Trial at UChicago Medicine
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release:

First two out of three subjects treated with tegoprubart as part of immunosuppression regimen to prevent transplant rejection achieved insulin independence and remain insulin free, with glucose control in the normal range; Third subject was recently transplanted and on trajectory for insulin independence

Islet engraftment in the first two subjects with tegoprubart estimated three to five times higher than engraftment in three subjects receiving standard ... Show Full Article

COPD Foundation and 1st Class Medical Continue Collaboration to Promote Respiratory Health Awareness
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 29 -- The COPD Foundation issued the following news release:

Miami & Parker, Colo. (October 28, 2024) - The COPD Foundation has announced the continuation of its collaboration with 1st Class Medical, a leading provider of respiratory equipment dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with respiratory conditions. This ongoing collaboration aims to further raise awareness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other chronic lung conditions.

COPD affects an estimated 30 million Americans and is the third leading cause of death worldwide. COPD comprises several ... Show Full Article

Virginia Regulators Vote Against Extension of Blue Crab Harvest
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 28 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued the following news release:

Virginia state regulators decided against lengthening the blue crab harvest season on Oct. 28, maintaining previously adopted regulations for a struggling population that supports one of the Commonwealth's most valuable and iconic fisheries.

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) voted 6-1 on October 28 against extending the commercial crab pot harvest in December 2024 and against opening the season earlier in March 2025.

If they had been approved, the changes would have come on top of ... Show Full Article

OMRF part of $7.7 million trial to study how exercise combats aging
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 28 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation issued the following news:

Experts who study the aging process have long known exercise is fundamental in maintaining our overall health as long as possible. What's not clear, however, is why some older people benefit from a workout more than others.

Two Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists hope to better understand this mystery. To do so, they'll conduct a novel clinical trial as part of a new $7.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Benjamin Miller, Ph.D., and Sue Bodine, Ph.D., will collaborate ... Show Full Article

Equipment Finance Industry Expands to More Than $1.3 Trillion as Sector Supports U.S. Economic Growth and Innovation, Foundation Horizon Report Finds
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation issued the following news release:

End-users expect to increase their equipment and software acquisitions in 2025 with 77% using financing

The equipment finance industry expanded to an estimated $1.34 trillion in 2023--a new all-time high--with 82% of end-users using some form of financing to fund their equipment and software (E&S) acquisitions, according to an end-user survey from the Equipment Finance Industry Horizon Report 2024. The report, which was released today by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation and prepared ... Show Full Article