MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 18 (TNSpp) -- The Air Line Pilots Association International issued the following news release on May 17, 2023: FedEx Express pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), have voted overwhelmingly in support of a strike if necessary. With over 97 percent of members participating, 99 percent of FedEx pilots authorized union leaders to call a strike, if needed, to achieve a new contractual agreement with FedEx. The pilots' contract became amendable   more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 19 (TNStalk) -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on May 18, 2023: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, regarding Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's signing Wednesday of SB 466, a bill that protects freedom of conscience for teachers: "No one should be forced to contradict their core beliefs just to keep a job, yet we continue to see  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNStalk) -- BSA - The Software Alliance issued the following statement on May 15, 2023: * * * BSA | The Software Alliance welcomes the enactment of Tennessee's Information Protection Act. Matthew Lenz, Senior Director of State Advocacy at BSA | The Software Alliance, released the following statement. "BSA welcomes the enactment of the Tennessee Information Protection Act, which provides Tennesseans with strong privacy protections that give consumers clarity and confidence   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 19 (TNSgov) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: * * * State Has Passed 19 Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Since 2015 * * * The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- condemned Tennessee Governor Bill Lee for signing three anti-LGBTQ+ bills into law last night: * HB 239 / SB 1440 an LGBTQ+ Erasure law, which adopts a discriminatory definition of sex that ex  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, May 17 (TNSgov) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: Governor Bill Lee signed into law bi-partisan House Bill 1342, securing Tennessee workers' right to decide union representation through private-ballot elections in workplaces receiving taxpayer-funded state economic incentives. This bill is the first of its kind to be signed into law by any state in the country. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy's Workers for Opportunity initiative  more

TUCKER, Georgia, May 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association issued the following news release: USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at the University of Tennessee in which a researcher investigated post-harvest methods to reduce Campylobacter on poultry products. The research was made possible in part by an endowing Foundation gift from Koch Foods and proceeds from the International Poultry Expo, part of the International Produ  more