Posted at https://www.nelp.org/news-releases/missouri-voters-repeal-anti-union-right-work-law/ Posted August 7, 2018 In response to the Proposition A veto referendum in which Missouri voters resoundingly repealed Senate Bill 19, the state’s right-to-work law, Christine Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project, issued the … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): 3D guns are a grave threat to public safety and national security. It is madness to give everyone in the world free instructions on how to produce them. 3D guns are untraceable, because they don’t have … Continued
Books 500 Insects: A Visual Reference. Stephen A. Marshall. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp & Camille Kingsolver. Becoming Nature: Learning the Language of Wild Animals and Plants. Tamarack Song. Being a … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/08/08/250000-comments-submitted-demanded-fair-thorough-2020-census/#.W2xJ3M5KgdU By David Elliot August 8, 2018 We’ve been telling you about efforts by the Administration to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census – you can read earlier posts about this issue here and here. Together with a broad and … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): The family separation crisis happening at the border is a human rights disaster, not to mention the Administration’s “zero tolerance” and other anti-immigrant policies. Families are still arriving, seeking to escape physical … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): PICC is excited to announce that it is hiring a full-time staff member based in Pittsburgh! The Western PA Program Staff will be responsible for moving forward PICC’s Capacity Building Program and advocacy work … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s happening. Again! And it’s not good. I’m talking about Black Women’s Equal Pay Day – August 7th. This is the day that lifts up the outrageous fact that Black women in the United States earn … Continued
From Lancaster Against Pipelines (http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/): The gas industry has officially declared war on Pennsylvanians who dare challenge their “right” to take our land, poison our water, and foul our air. Adding insult to injury, our own judges and law enforcement … Continued
From POWER (http://www.powerinterfaith.org/): For years, POWER has been one of the only voices calling for fair distribution of public education funding in Pennsylvania (the Council has joined in this effort). As people of faith, we affirm the infinite value of … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/08/07/seven-reasons-the-trump-administrations-short-term-health-plans-are-harmful-to-families/#.W2n3J9VKgdU By Families USA August 7, 2018 Editor’s note: This piece was written by Cheryl Fish-Parcham, Director of Access Initiatives at Families USA. It was originally posted on Families USA’s website on August 1. For more information on the so-called “short-term insurance” … Continued