San Francisco, June 7 (Ians) The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (Cpsc) has urged Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to remove recalled Boppy pillows from its Marketplace platform, which have been linked to 10 infant deaths.
The Cpsc said on Tuesday that Boppy Newborn Loungers are no longer legally available for purchase, but thousands of them have been discovered on Facebook Marketplace since the 2021 recall began, reports Fox Business.
The agency wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, requesting that recalled items be removed from Marketplace.
It singled out the Boppy loungers as “a particularly egregious example” of a product that endangers consumers.
“Until these sales are stopped, babies will continue to be at risk of death,” Cpsc Commissioner Richard Trumka, was quoted as saying.
He also stated that Meta “has not taken effective action” in response to the Cpsc’s request that the listing be removed from the social media site.
The Cpsc said on Tuesday that Boppy Newborn Loungers are no longer legally available for purchase, but thousands of them have been discovered on Facebook Marketplace since the 2021 recall began, reports Fox Business.
The agency wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, requesting that recalled items be removed from Marketplace.
It singled out the Boppy loungers as “a particularly egregious example” of a product that endangers consumers.
“Until these sales are stopped, babies will continue to be at risk of death,” Cpsc Commissioner Richard Trumka, was quoted as saying.
He also stated that Meta “has not taken effective action” in response to the Cpsc’s request that the listing be removed from the social media site.
- 6/7/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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Reports of a so-called “gas stove ban” has millions of Americans rethinking their cooking situation, as a government agency seeks to crack down on the risk of hazardous gases being released into your home.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission set off a firestorm of controversy earlier this month, after agency commissioner Richard Trumka told Bloomberg that the Cpsc has been considering action on gas stoves, due...
Reports of a so-called “gas stove ban” has millions of Americans rethinking their cooking situation, as a government agency seeks to crack down on the risk of hazardous gases being released into your home.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission set off a firestorm of controversy earlier this month, after agency commissioner Richard Trumka told Bloomberg that the Cpsc has been considering action on gas stoves, due...
- 1/18/2023
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 recipients at the White House on Wednesday, including gymnast Simone Biles, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and soccer champion Megan Rapinoe, as well as posthumous honors to Steve Jobs. Another recipient, Denzel Washington, was to attend, but tested positive for Covid, according to a White House official and the actor’s publicist.
Washington will receive the award at a later date, Biden said. At the ceremony, the president said that Washington “couldn’t be here but wanted to be.” The White House has testing guidelines in place for those who will be in close contact to the president.
The nation’s highest civilian honors typically are given annually to a group that includes politicians, activists, artists and scientists.
Others who received the honor included Sister Simone Campbell, college president Julieta Garcia, civil rights attorney Fred Gray, Father Alexander Karloutsos, religious freedom...
Washington will receive the award at a later date, Biden said. At the ceremony, the president said that Washington “couldn’t be here but wanted to be.” The White House has testing guidelines in place for those who will be in close contact to the president.
The nation’s highest civilian honors typically are given annually to a group that includes politicians, activists, artists and scientists.
Others who received the honor included Sister Simone Campbell, college president Julieta Garcia, civil rights attorney Fred Gray, Father Alexander Karloutsos, religious freedom...
- 7/7/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Denzel Washington can now add Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient to his list of accolades.
President Joe Biden announced the 17 honorees on Friday. Presented annually, the medal recognizes public figures who have made notable contributions to American society, culture, politics or world peace. The awards are presented in a ceremony at the White House every July.
Washington is the only actor or entertainment figure recognized this year, although sports figures Simone Biles and Megan Rapinoe are also among the medal winners. Other honorees include religious figures Sister Simone Campbell and Father Alexander Karloutsos; political leaders Gabrielle Giffords and Alan Simpson; activists Fred Gray, Diane Nash and Raúl Yzaguirre; former University of Texas at Brownsville President Julieta García; healthcare worker Sandra Lindsay; Constitution Literacy and National Unity Project founder Khizr Khan; and U.S military leader Wilma Vaught. Steve Jobs, John McCain and Richard Trumka will be honored posthumously.
Washington is...
President Joe Biden announced the 17 honorees on Friday. Presented annually, the medal recognizes public figures who have made notable contributions to American society, culture, politics or world peace. The awards are presented in a ceremony at the White House every July.
Washington is the only actor or entertainment figure recognized this year, although sports figures Simone Biles and Megan Rapinoe are also among the medal winners. Other honorees include religious figures Sister Simone Campbell and Father Alexander Karloutsos; political leaders Gabrielle Giffords and Alan Simpson; activists Fred Gray, Diane Nash and Raúl Yzaguirre; former University of Texas at Brownsville President Julieta García; healthcare worker Sandra Lindsay; Constitution Literacy and National Unity Project founder Khizr Khan; and U.S military leader Wilma Vaught. Steve Jobs, John McCain and Richard Trumka will be honored posthumously.
Washington is...
- 7/1/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar winner Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs are among this year’s 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House announced today.
Presented to individuals who have “made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,” the Medal is the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Other recipients this year include the late Sen. John McCain, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and Olympic gold medalist Megan Rapinoe. See the complete list below.
Washington, who has won two Oscars and a Tony Award, among other accolades, was cited for his service as National Spokesman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for more than 25 years.
The awards will be presented at the White House next Thursday, July 7.
The following individuals will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom:
Simone...
Presented to individuals who have “made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,” the Medal is the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Other recipients this year include the late Sen. John McCain, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and Olympic gold medalist Megan Rapinoe. See the complete list below.
Washington, who has won two Oscars and a Tony Award, among other accolades, was cited for his service as National Spokesman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for more than 25 years.
The awards will be presented at the White House next Thursday, July 7.
The following individuals will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom:
Simone...
- 7/1/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate.
Biden will also recognize Sandra Lindsay, the New York City nurse who rolled up her sleeve on live television in December 2020 to receive the first Covid-19 vaccine dose that was pumped into an arm in the United States, the White House announced Friday.
Biden’s honors list, which the White House shared first with The Associated Press, includes both living and deceased honorees from the worlds of Hollywood, sports, politics, the military, academia and civil rights and social justice advocacy.
The Democratic president will present the medals at the White House next week.
Biden himself is a medal recipient. President Barack Obama...
President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate.
Biden will also recognize Sandra Lindsay, the New York City nurse who rolled up her sleeve on live television in December 2020 to receive the first Covid-19 vaccine dose that was pumped into an arm in the United States, the White House announced Friday.
Biden’s honors list, which the White House shared first with The Associated Press, includes both living and deceased honorees from the worlds of Hollywood, sports, politics, the military, academia and civil rights and social justice advocacy.
The Democratic president will present the medals at the White House next week.
Biden himself is a medal recipient. President Barack Obama...
- 7/1/2022
- by Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hollywood unions and guilds are paying tribute to Richard Trumka, who led the AFL-CIO since 2009 and died today. He was 72.
One of the top labor officials in the country, Trumka died of as-yet undisclosed causes. The AFL-CIO confirmed his death but did not provide details. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also announced his death in a speech on the Senate floor. President Joe Biden also paid tribute, calling Trumka a “close friend.”
Trumka was the son and grandson of Pennsylvania coal miners and worked as a miner while attending Penn State University, per the Associated Press. He was elected president of United Mine Workers of America in 1982, its youngest president at age 33, and was elected secretary treasurer of the AFL-CIO in 1995. He was elected president of the AFL-CIO in 2009.
SAG-AFTRA, Actors’ Equity, WGA East and IATSE are affiliates of the AFL-CIO, which has 12.5 million members.
SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris said...
One of the top labor officials in the country, Trumka died of as-yet undisclosed causes. The AFL-CIO confirmed his death but did not provide details. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also announced his death in a speech on the Senate floor. President Joe Biden also paid tribute, calling Trumka a “close friend.”
Trumka was the son and grandson of Pennsylvania coal miners and worked as a miner while attending Penn State University, per the Associated Press. He was elected president of United Mine Workers of America in 1982, its youngest president at age 33, and was elected secretary treasurer of the AFL-CIO in 1995. He was elected president of the AFL-CIO in 2009.
SAG-AFTRA, Actors’ Equity, WGA East and IATSE are affiliates of the AFL-CIO, which has 12.5 million members.
SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris said...
- 8/5/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA and the AFL-CIO have teamed up to provide two new affordable health plan options to all Medicare-eligible SAG-AFTRA members and their spouses, many of whom might have lost, or are in danger of losing, their union health coverage due to recent changes in the guild’s Health Plan eligibility rules. The Motion Picture & Television Fund and the Actors Fund are administering the application process.
SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris and AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said in a joint statement that the new options, which will become available in early July, are being offered through Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which are group Medicare Advantage plans that include prescription drug coverage.
There are two tiers available for this benefit: the Medicare Advantage Premier Ppo is available for a monthly premium of $198.90 with no annual deductible and full pharmacy gap coverage, and the Medicare Advantage Value Ppo, which is available for...
SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris and AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said in a joint statement that the new options, which will become available in early July, are being offered through Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which are group Medicare Advantage plans that include prescription drug coverage.
There are two tiers available for this benefit: the Medicare Advantage Premier Ppo is available for a monthly premium of $198.90 with no annual deductible and full pharmacy gap coverage, and the Medicare Advantage Value Ppo, which is available for...
- 6/23/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced that he’s co-sponsoring labor reform legislation, saying it will “level the playing field” for union workers.
First reported by Politico, the Senator from West Virginia made the announcement that he will support the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or Pro Act, at a virtual National Press Club event on Monday.
“I am pleased to announce that I am co-sponsoring the Pro Act,” Manchin said while noting that “fifty percent of unions fail in their first year of organizing.”
Manchin also said that he...
First reported by Politico, the Senator from West Virginia made the announcement that he will support the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or Pro Act, at a virtual National Press Club event on Monday.
“I am pleased to announce that I am co-sponsoring the Pro Act,” Manchin said while noting that “fifty percent of unions fail in their first year of organizing.”
Manchin also said that he...
- 4/19/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Updated with response from Actors’ Equity.
SAG-AFTRA has filed a jurisdictional complaint against Actors’ Equity in their ongoing dispute over the taping of live theatrical presentations. The union filed the complaint and a request for mediation with the Associated Actors and Artistes of America – commonly known as the 4As – through which both unions are affiliated with the AFL-CIO. “It is with heavy hearts that we file a formal complaint and request for a mediator in our jurisdictional dispute,” SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris and national executive director David White said in a message to their members today. “Let us be very clear: this is a last resort. We tried negotiation, but Actors’ Equity Association refused our waiver and walked away from talks with no notice.”
SAG-AFTRA, which has long claimed jurisdiction over the taping of live shows, offered Equity a limited waiver during the pandemic, but Equity rejected it, accusing SAG-AFTRA...
SAG-AFTRA has filed a jurisdictional complaint against Actors’ Equity in their ongoing dispute over the taping of live theatrical presentations. The union filed the complaint and a request for mediation with the Associated Actors and Artistes of America – commonly known as the 4As – through which both unions are affiliated with the AFL-CIO. “It is with heavy hearts that we file a formal complaint and request for a mediator in our jurisdictional dispute,” SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris and national executive director David White said in a message to their members today. “Let us be very clear: this is a last resort. We tried negotiation, but Actors’ Equity Association refused our waiver and walked away from talks with no notice.”
SAG-AFTRA, which has long claimed jurisdiction over the taping of live shows, offered Equity a limited waiver during the pandemic, but Equity rejected it, accusing SAG-AFTRA...
- 10/17/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Labor leaders from five unions including Actors’ Equity Association today joined together to demand Senate action on the Heroes Act, calling the additional $600 in weekly pandemic unemployment benefits essential for food and shelter.
On a telephone press conference led by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, leaders from unions representing workers in theater, hospitality, food service and transportation, among others, called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, which includes the unemployment benefit expansion. The act was passed by the House of Representatives in May.
“Every time we hear some salaried senator or representative paid for by our tax dollars say that $600 will discourage us from working is an insult to every working person in America and in our industry,” said Kate Shindle, President of Actors’ Equity Association.
With regard to the 51,000 actors and stage managers working in the theater industry, Shindle said,...
On a telephone press conference led by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, leaders from unions representing workers in theater, hospitality, food service and transportation, among others, called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, which includes the unemployment benefit expansion. The act was passed by the House of Representatives in May.
“Every time we hear some salaried senator or representative paid for by our tax dollars say that $600 will discourage us from working is an insult to every working person in America and in our industry,” said Kate Shindle, President of Actors’ Equity Association.
With regard to the 51,000 actors and stage managers working in the theater industry, Shindle said,...
- 8/6/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Talk about a low bar.
Fox News’ Neil Cavuto not only equated himself with essential workers who are exposed to the coronavirus at a much higher rate than television news hosts but, by doing so, he also minimized the recent surge in cases nationally as he wrapped up his interview with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Thursday.
Trumka had just finished a lengthy rant about how President Trump and his administration have heartlessly bungled the response to the pandemic when Cavuto wrapped the segment by telling the labor leader to...
Fox News’ Neil Cavuto not only equated himself with essential workers who are exposed to the coronavirus at a much higher rate than television news hosts but, by doing so, he also minimized the recent surge in cases nationally as he wrapped up his interview with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Thursday.
Trumka had just finished a lengthy rant about how President Trump and his administration have heartlessly bungled the response to the pandemic when Cavuto wrapped the segment by telling the labor leader to...
- 6/25/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — While much of D.C. made sense of the revelations found in the explosive intelligence-community whistleblower complaint on Thursday, the Trump administration’s methodical campaign to demolish every regulation in sight and cozy up to corporations took a big step forward.
The Senate Thursday evening narrowly confirmed Eugene Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to run the Department of Labor. A longtime corporate lawyer whose client roster has included Goldman Sachs, Facebook, Walmart, and Juul Labs, Scalia will now lead the federal agency tasked with...
The Senate Thursday evening narrowly confirmed Eugene Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to run the Department of Labor. A longtime corporate lawyer whose client roster has included Goldman Sachs, Facebook, Walmart, and Juul Labs, Scalia will now lead the federal agency tasked with...
- 9/27/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he will shut down two presidential councils after several business leaders resigned from their positions with the administration following Trump’s lackluster response to the deadly Charlottesville, Virginia, rally.
“Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both. Thank you all!” the 71-year-old president tweeted.
Trump’s announcement comes one day after news broke that members of the Strategic and Policy Forum decided to disband the group, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.
Merck CEO Ken Frazier, Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank,...
“Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both. Thank you all!” the 71-year-old president tweeted.
Trump’s announcement comes one day after news broke that members of the Strategic and Policy Forum decided to disband the group, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.
Merck CEO Ken Frazier, Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank,...
- 8/16/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
Updated with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka’s resignation: Add AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka to the list of bigwigs who have stepped down from President Donald Trump’s American Manufacturing Council to protest his much derided response to white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trumka’s resignation came after Trump’s bonkers Tuesday news conference, in which he tossed out Monday’s do-over statement and returned to his original both-sides-at-fault…...
- 8/16/2017
- Deadline TV
Another one bites the dust on President Trump’s American Manufacturing Council after Trump said on Tuesday “both sides” were to blame for violence at white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) president Richard Trumka is the latest of multiple business leaders to resign from the council. “We cannot sit on a council for a president who tolerates bigotry and domestic terrorism,” Trumka said in a statement Tuesday after the president gave an off-the-rails press conference at Trump Tower in New York. “President Trump’s remarks today repudiate his.
- 8/15/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Merck CEO Ken Frazier, Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank and Intel CEO Brian Krzanich have all resigned from President Trump’s American Manufacturing Council following the president’s response to the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Scott Paul, president of the Alliance of American Manufacturing, also announced his resignation on Tuesday.
Frazier resigned Monday morning from the council, a group of business leaders tapped to advise the president on “how best to promote job growth and get Americans back to work again.”
Frazier’s decision to step down from the council came after President Trump failed to immediately...
Frazier resigned Monday morning from the council, a group of business leaders tapped to advise the president on “how best to promote job growth and get Americans back to work again.”
Frazier’s decision to step down from the council came after President Trump failed to immediately...
- 8/15/2017
- by Beth Kowitt
- PEOPLE.com
SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris has been named to the executive council of the AFL-CIO, the giant labor organization to which the performers union is aligned. Former SAG-aftra president Ken Howard, who died in March, had been an AFL-CIO vice president. "Gabrielle is a longtime union activist who is not afraid to stand up and fight for what's best for her fellow actors," said AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka. "I am proud to welcome her to the executive council, and…...
- 8/3/2016
- Deadline
SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris has been named to the executive council of the AFL-CIO, the giant labor organization to which the performers union is aligned. Former SAG-aftra president Ken Howard, who died in March, had been an AFL-CIO vice president. "Gabrielle is a longtime union activist who is not afraid to stand up and fight for what's best for her fellow actors," said AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka. "I am proud to welcome her to the executive council, and…...
- 8/3/2016
- Deadline TV
SAG-aftra hired a former political staffer to be only its second Washington lobbyist since the merger, Backstage has learned. The union has been pushing for a seat at the table of the national labor movement since its merger two years ago. At its first joint convention last fall, it invited union leaders from outside of the entertainment industry to address delegates. One of the headliners was AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who gave a saber-rattling talk. "I have no doubt that the merger of SAG and AFTRA has built a much, much stronger union. It's a victory for your combined membership," he said Sept. 26 at the J.W. Marriott in downtown Los Angeles. Labor from all industries, said Trumka, were in "solidarity." "I'm not talking about lip service solidarity," he said. "I'm talking about real solidarity, where your fight is my fight. And I don't ask what the fight's about. If...
- 3/23/2014
- backstage.com
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