MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 13 (TNSpp) -- The Air Line Pilots Association International issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: The FedEx Master Executive Council (MEC), the governing body of the FedEx unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), yesterday voted to approve a tentative contract agreement reached on May 30 with FedEx management. The next step is a membership ratification ballot, which will open on July 5 and close on July 24. The new agreement would provide ma  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSgov) -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded a bicameral bill targeting the misguided de minimis loophole, a lawless backdoor around U.S. customs and what a senior U.S. Customs & Border Protection official dubbed the "China free trade deal." On Thursday, U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Neal Dunn (R-FL) were joined by U.S. Senators Sherrod Br  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 13 -- FedEx issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world's largest express transportation company, today announced the deployment of its first 10 electric vehicles (EVs) in South Africa, as part of the company's continuing efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and promote sustainable logistics. Introducing EVs in South Africa marks an important milestone for FedEx, as the company works  more

MISSISSAUGA, Canada, June 15 -- FedEx issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: FedEx Express Canada today officially welcomed its first 50 BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric delivery vehicles at an event in Toronto attended by the Hon. Victor Fedeli, Member of Provincial Parliament (Nipissing) and Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Julie Dabrusin, Member of Parliament (Toronto-Danforth) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 16 -- The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees issued the following news on June 15, 2023: A pivotal decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Tuesday has furthered the rights of workers who are misclassified as independent contractors, paving the way for union representation. The board's ruling in Atlanta Opera, Inc. and Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Union, Local 798, IATSE sets a groundbreaking precedent, aiding workers in the gig econ  more

ALBANY, New York, June 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Carla B. Freedman, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Tyquan Armstrong, aka "Moose," age 44, of Rotterdam, New York, was sentenced today to 90 months in prison for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute marijuana and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of th  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, June 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: A Mount Vernon, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute nearly 32 kilograms of methamphetamine over a three-month period and for illegally possessing two firearms. James L. Mangold, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 16 years and 11 months in federal prison without p  more