BOAZ, Alabama, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Kabco Builders Inc. failed to train, require workers to wear fall protection * * * A Boaz mobile home manufacturer could have prevented a 62-year-old roofing laborer's fatal fall had the employer followed required fall protection standards, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found. The department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration d  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar joined U.S. Consul General in Guadalajara Amy Scanlon, along with representatives from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) and Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Mission personnel, and Mexican officials, at the formal dedication of the new U.S. consulate general in Guadalajara. The new consulate will formally begin offering services to   more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: To highlight the investments and priorities of the most pro-worker, pro-union administration in history, Acting Secretary Su is traveling the country this summer to engage with workers and employers on the department's commitment to improving job quality and fighting for workers. By investing federal resources that create pathways to good jobs for all communities, the Biden-Harris administration is making goo  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Edward Stoker, Civil Rights Directorate, U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Kelly K. Denning, the commanding officer of Sector New Orleans, was first introduced to the Coast Guard's Partnership in Education (PIE) Program more than 20 years ago as a junior commanding officer on the Coast Guard Cutter Stingray in Mobile, Alabama. The PIE Program unites the Coast Guard family with local schools and com  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, June 21 -- The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command issued the following news: By Samantha Tyler Madison County community members reflected on the Army's 249 years of service to the nation during the Army Birthday Celebration dinner, hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army Redstone-Huntsville chapter in Huntsville, June 14. Nearly 150 people gathered in the Von Braun Center to celebrate the Army's birthday. Lt. Gen. Chris Mohan, Army Materi  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on June 21, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over One Million Pensions Protected Thanks to the American Rescue Plan - One million workers and retirees' earned pension benefits protected as Administration and Senator Casey announce assistance for over 100,000 union workers and retirees covered by the Bakery and Confectionery Union and Industry International Pension Fund Today in Hershey, Pennsylv  more