Legal Advocacy Organization Taking The Fight For Workers’ Rights Online
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A Better Balance (ABB), a national organization dedicated to advancing justice for workers caring for themselves and their loved ones, will hold a free online event Tuesday, May 11, to celebrate its 15th anniversary.
According to a press release, celebrating progress and the road ahead in tackling today’s unprecedented care crisis will be the theme. Honorees include Chai Feldblum, former Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and long-time civil rights leader. Among the speakers scheduled to appear ar Samantha Bee, host of
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As it became clear that many workplaces – essential and less so – would remain open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, ALIGN became a key player in a coalition of 70 unions, workers’ centers and nonprofits that have pushed the NY HERO Act. The bill sets enforceable workplace standards for testing, PPE, social distancing, hygiene and more. Maritza Silva-Farrell has led ALIGN, an alliance of labor and community organizations, since 2016.
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Executive Director, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
NYCOSH, the watchdog nonprofit that Charlene Obernauer leads, is well known for its annual report on construction deaths in New York state. The latest report on calendar year 2019 found that while construction-related deaths dipped slightly across the state, they rose 10% over the previous year within the five boroughs. In her role, Obernauer has advocated for better COVID-19 protection at New York work sites and also conducts tr
Mother’s Day in the United States is typically associated with spring, and new life.
But because of the climate crisis, Mother’s Day also heralds hotter summers with more and longer heat waves, worsening North Atlantic hurricane season, and terrifying wildfires in the months ahead. An increasingly important public health event – Heat Awareness Day – follows on May 31.
Climate impacts are expected to be more extreme again this year and threaten to worsen the maternal health crisis in the US. That crisis is marked by unjust inequities in maternal mortality, illness, and premature birth; with worse rates for Black, Indigenous, and other women of color than white women, and for women living in poverty compared to the better-off.
Cohasset Elder Affairs announces programs
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Cohasset Elder Affairs, 91 Sohier St., announced its upcoming programs. The following programs/events will be held virtually via the Zoom platform unless otherwise noted. Register and pay online at myactivecenter.com or call 781-383-9112.
Virtual Exercise Classes (via Zoom): Gentle yoga, 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays; chair yoga, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; gentle yoga/fusion, 9 a.m. Thursdays; and pilates, 9:30 a.m. Fridays. Note that Seniors Got Strength is on hold until further notice. Mail payment to Cohasset Elder Affairs, Willcutt Commons 91 Sohier St., Cohasset, MA 02025. You may also register and pay on-line via My Active Center, www.myactivecenter.com, $5 per class.
Published: 23 April 2021
Respected HR leaders Anika Grant, Jean-Michel Wu, Lani Montoya, Thaddeus Jones and Deborah Yates have taken on new roles.
Here are the major promotions and job moves in the world of HR.
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Anika Grant named Chief People Officer of Ubisoft
French video game company Ubisoft, with franchises like Tom Clancy s series and Assassin s Creed to its credit, has appointed Anika Grant as the new Chief People Officer.