WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees - AFL-CIO) issued the following news release: The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) praised the introduction of the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, which would safeguard public sector workers' right to a seat at the table by setting a minimum nationwide standard of collective bargaining rights that states must provide. The bill was introduced today in the  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards issued the following news: Edward T. Marley, NCARB, AIA, LEED AP, of Tucson, Arizona, was elected as a regional director at the National Council of Architectural Registration Board's (NCARB) 2019 Centennial Annual Business Meeting. Marley was nominated to serve on the NCARB Board of Directors by Region 6, which is comprised of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, the North  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 26 -- The Association of Flight Attendants issued the following news release: Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), and labor allies today demonstrated at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to protest protracted negotiations with Hawaiian Airlines management for a new contract. "Hawaiian Airlines is successful and growing, in large part due to previous sacrifices and persistent work of Flight Att  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 25 -- The Association of Flight Attendants issued the following news release: On Wednesday, June 26th, Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), will demonstrate at the Daniel K. Ionuye International Airport (HNL) to protest their protracted negotiations with Hawaiian Airlines management for a new contract. Hawaii ranks among the highest cost of living for any U.S. state. Hawaiian Airline Flight Attendants' pay has  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 28 -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release: This week, the Hawaii State Board of Education (BOE) released a memo announcing that it will be banning the use of herbicides on public school campuses effective immediately. The announcement is the result of a public meeting held on Monday between BOE officials, community members, and Dewayne "Lee" Johnson--the first plaintiff to win a cancer suit brought against Monsanto/Bayer. Hawaii Center for Food S  more

MANHATTAN, New York, June 27 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Hawaii became the latest state to enact an Extreme Risk Law, joining the 16 other states and the District of Columbia with these life-saving laws on the books. The spread of this policy, also known as Red Flag laws, is one of the clearest signs of the country's sea change on gun safety. On the day of last year's mass shooting at   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Muslim Advocates issued the following statement by Executive Director Farhana Khera on the first anniversary of the day that the Supreme Court upheld President Trump's Muslim Ban: * * * - Democratic Primary Debate to Coincide with Muslim Ban Supreme Court Anniversary * * * "One year ago today, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump's cruel, bigoted Muslim Ban in Trump v. Hawaii, a decision that stands alongside the likes of Plessy v. Ferguson and Korematsu v. United  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: The Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act, introduced today by Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), will help spur the investment in and development of offshore wind power. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Angus King (I-Maine), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Elizabeth War  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 26 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * - Maine joins states across the country stepping up to address the climate crisis * * * Today, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed three climate and clean energy bills into law, representing the changing tide in the state's leadership on climate action. Governor Mills signed: * LD 1494, which increases the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) to 80 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050. With the signi  more