ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Alabama - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 7.5 percent of wage and salary workers in Alabama, compared with 7.2 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria Lee noted that the union membership rate for the state was at   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Kentucky - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 8.8 percent of wage and salary workers in Kentucky, compared with 7.9 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria Lee noted that the union membership rate for the state was a  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Mississippi - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 7.0 percent of wage and salary workers in Mississippi, compared with 5.6 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the union membership rate for the st  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $200,000 for a former Cobb & Douglas Public Health worker after the county agency violated the worker's rights to protected leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. Investigators with the department's Wage and Hour Division found Cobb & Douglas Public Health illegally fired a pharmacy worker after the employee - who experienc  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 8 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * Popular Restaurant Franchisee Subjected Teenage Employee to Sexually Hostile Work Environment Then Fired Her for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges * * * RSPS Holdings, a franchisee of the popular fast-casual barbeque restaurant, Shane's Rib Shack, violated federal law when it subjected a teenage female employee to a hostile work environment based on her sex, then  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 8 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Feb. 7, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at a listening session on women's health research: * * * Thank you, Maria, for helping bring us together - and for showing the world what's possible when we invest in women. I'm here today because I heard about the amazing work that's happening in Atlanta, where universities, entrepreneurs, investors, companies, and city leaders are coming together to drive innovation in women's   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 8 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Feb. 7, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at the Morehouse School of Medicine's 2024 Women's Heart Healthy Luncheon: * * * Thank you, Valerie. Morehouse School of Medicine is setting an inspiring example of cutting-edge research, patient-centered care, and an education that's training the next generation of health care providers - and making sure they are representative of the communities they serve. I'm grateful for your  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office issued the following news: The ST-CTN project seeks to enhance the travel experience for underserved communities, including people with disabilities, older adults, and travelers with limited English proficiency (LEP) through the development of an open-sourced application called the Georgia Mobility and Accessibility Planner (G-  more

MOODY AFB, Georgia, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Moody Air Force Base (23rd Air Wing) issued the following news: The Weighted Airman Promotion System test will transition to electronic administration, impacting 2024 technical sergeant and staff sergeant promotion cycles for Airmen at Moody Air Force Base. The transition fulfilled a much-needed update in the Air Force's efforts to modernize personnel development. E-testing is a secure platform for fair and equal opportunity in promotions and ca  more