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National Parks Traveler Podcast
National Parks Traveler Podcast | Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

National Parks Traveler Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 40:53


News around public lands these days seems to revolve entirely around the Trump administration. In the case of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, many of the steps the administration is taking with the operational efficiencies of the National Park Service and other land management agencies certainly are keeping PEER busy.   But what exactly is PEER, and what is their mission? For as long as the National Parks Traveler has been in existence, going back 20 years, stories recounting PEER and its lawsuits against land-management agencies have appeared frequently in our coverage. To explain the nonprofit organization's role, our guest today is Tim Whitehouse, PEER's executive director. 

WFYI News Now
Ivy Tech Names Next President, 13th Check for Retired Public Employees, New High School Could Open Downtown, Gov. Braun Reflects on Legislative Session and His First 100 Days

WFYI News Now

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 5:12


Ivy Tech Community College has named Marty Pollio as its next president. More than 100 thousand retired public employees in Indiana will receive an additional benefit this year known as the 13th check – but lawmakers reduced the amount of that extra benefit by about five percent. Two charter schools in Indianapolis are poised to expand on the city's southeast and west sides – there's a proposal for a new high school that could open downtown. Gov. Mike Braun says his first 100 days in office has been a “wonderful opening act.” Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org/news and follow us on social media to get comprehensive analysis and local news daily. Subscribe to WFYI News Now wherever you get your podcasts. WFYI News Now is produced by Drew Daudelin, Zach Bundy and Abriana Herron, with support from News Director Sarah Neal-Estes.

レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast
Australian conservatives withdraw campaign pledge to stop remote work for public employees

レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 2:05


Australia's opposition party withdrew election promises to prevent public servants from working from home and to slash more than one in five federal public sector jobs. Opposition leader Peter Dutton announced his conservative Liberal Party had dropped its pledge that public servants would be required to work in their offices five days a week except in exceptional circumstances. “I think we made a mistake in relation to this policy,” Dutton told Nine Network television. “I think it's important that we say that and recognize it and our intention was to make sure that where taxpayers are working hard and their money is being spent to pay wages that it's being spent efficiently." The opposition also withdrew a promise to use forced redundancy payments to slash 41,000 jobs from the 185,000 positions in the Australian Public Service. The reductions would instead be achieved through natural attrition and an employment freeze, he said. Dutton's announcements were the first significant policy shifts since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the May 3 election in March. Albanese urged voters not to believe that Dutton now supported flexible work arrangements for public servants. “He's now pretending that that program won't proceed,” Albanese told reporters. Members of the center-left Labor Party government have accused their conservative opponents of mimicking U.S. President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk who has spearheaded the so-called Department of Government Efficiency efforts to downsize and overhaul the U.S. government. “This is DOGE-y Dutton taking his cues and policies straight from the U.S.,” Treasurer Jim Chalmers said last week. The government had argued that the opposition's policy to reduce workplace flexibility would disproportionately disadvantage women because they often had greater childcare responsibilities. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

SicEm365 Radio
Why College Coaches are the Highest Paid Public Employees in 86% of the US States | CFB | CBB

SicEm365 Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 13:30


David Smoak, Paul Catalina & Craig Smoak discuss their thoughts on the highest-paid public figures in each state of the US, their thoughts on the amount of college football and college basketball that make the most money in the state, their thoughts on if players will eventually surpass coaches in yearly earnings and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Needs No Introduction
Labour Fair 2025: Labour now: Union responses to the polycrisis

Needs No Introduction

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 54:22


In episode eight, we return to the George Brown College Labour Fair and a discussion with Ontario Federation of Labour president Laura Walton and chief steward and second vice president of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 556 Jeff Brown. We discuss the multiple issues facing the labour movement, union priorities and, in this age of polycrisis, what exactly we are working for. Speaking to the upcoming federal elections, Walton says: “I think we all can agree it's not going to be an NDP federal government. It's either gonna be Liberals or Conservatives. And I call them cancer and chemo; one's gonna kill you, the other one's gonna make you sick. We're going to be under, in Ontario, two governments that are not worker friendly, both federally and provincially. And it's going to be incumbent on workers to really embrace organizing principles … Now's not the time to be quiet. Now's the time that we're going to have to join our voices together to really push back." Reflecting on the how the trade war may impact already underfunded Ontario colleges, Brown says: “The colleges extend into so many fields in our province. Obviously healthcare, nursing community workers, but also things like all the skilled trades, forestry, aviation. I mean, these are the workers in communities that are the backbone of our economy … and the concern that being this underfunded, now with this trade war … the provincial government will use this as an excuse to further starve the system.” About today's guests:  Laura Walton is the president of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) Canada's largest provincial labour federation. Walton served as president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees' Ontario School Boards Council of Unions (OSBCU) starting in 2019. She also served on the CUPE Ontario Executive Board. With a firm belief in the equalizing power of inclusive public education, Walton led her 55,000 coworkers across Ontario to withdraw their labour for two days in November 2022 in protest of the Ford government using the notwithstanding clause to ram through legislation that imposed a contract on CUPE education workers. Previously she served as president of CUPE Local 1022 which represents the education workers of Hastings and Prince Edward County District School Board. Dr. Jeff Brown is an experienced educator, researcher, and labour activist.  He is a full-time professor in the Liberal Arts and Sciences department at George Brown College in Toronto and Chief Steward/2nd Vice-President of OPSEU Local 556, representing unionized faculty at George Brown.  He is also a member of the Ontario College Faculty Divisional Executive. Session Introduction & Audience Questions by: Ashley Booth Transcript of this episode can be accessed at georgebrown.ca/TommyDouglasInstitute.  Image: Laura Walton, Jeff Brown  / Used with permission. Music: Ang Kahora. Lynne, Bjorn. Rights Purchased.  Intro Voices: Ashley Booth (Podcast Announcer); Bob Luker (Tommy)  Courage My Friends podcast organizing committee: Chandra Budhu, Ashley Booth, Resh Budhu.  Produced by: Resh Budhu, Tommy Douglas Institute and Breanne Doyle, rabble.ca.  Host: Resh Budhu.

Dollars & Sense with Joel Garris, CFP
Market Boom & Social Security Changes for Public Employees

Dollars & Sense with Joel Garris, CFP

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 40:30


This week's episode of Dollars & Sense dives deep into the latest market developments following President Trump's suspension of tariffs, showcasing an unprecedented surge in the Dow, SP500, and Nasdaq. Hosts Rob Field and Joel Garris delve into the historical significance of such market swings and emphasize the importance of maintaining a consistent investment strategy amidst volatility. The episode also covers significant changes to the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision, highlighting the positive impact on public employees like teachers, firefighters, and police officers. Stay tuned for insights and expert advice on navigating the financial landscape! #DollarsAndSense #MarketNews #SocialSecurity #InvestmentTips #FinancialPlanning  

Jeff Caplan's Afternoon News
The 5 O'clock Report: Volunteers are running out of time to repeal the state ban on collective bargaining for public employees.

Jeff Caplan's Afternoon News

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 22:44


KSL's Top Story:  After complaints from crime victims and their families ...  Utah's Board of Pardons and Parole has created a new victim notification system. 

Energi Talks
Digging into the deets of Trump's tariffs

Energi Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 32:37


Journalist Markham Hislop interviews Angella MacEwen, is a senior economist with the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the author of the very interesting Substack, Social Economics.

The SEANC View
The DAVE Act and Perception of Public Employees

The SEANC View

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 39:20


Senate Bill 474, filed Monday by Senate Leader Phil Berger, would create a Division of Accountability, Value, and Efficiency within State Auditor Dave Boliek's office. By the end of the year, the division would produce a report identifying which state agencies and positions should be dissolved. The N.C. House has also set up a committee tasked with a similar focus. Our team discussed the DAVE Act on this week's episode of The SEANC View Podcast. We also updated the state budget debate and discussed the perception of public employees.

Federal Drive with Tom Temin
What the hiring freeze means for the National Parks Service, as it was just about to start finding seasonal employees.

Federal Drive with Tom Temin

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 11:10


President Donald Trump's hiring freeze which was enacted as soon as he entered office could not have come at a worse time for the National Parks Service. The agency that relies heavily on seasonal workers was in the beginning stages of staffing up for what looks to be another busy season. Now parks officials and experts are warning that some of the nation's most treasured parks that were already having trouble keeping up as popular tourist destinations may face even more crowd control issues. For more on this, we welcome Tim Whitehouse, executive director of the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Federal Drive with Tom Temin
What the hiring freeze means for the National Parks Service, as it was just about to start finding seasonal employees.

Federal Drive with Tom Temin

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 11:55


President Donald Trump's hiring freeze which was enacted as soon as he entered office could not have come at a worse time for the National Parks Service. The agency that relies heavily on seasonal workers was in the beginning stages of staffing up for what looks to be another busy season. Now parks officials and experts are warning that some of the nation's most treasured parks that were already having trouble keeping up as popular tourist destinations may face even more crowd control issues. For more on this, we welcome Tim Whitehouse, executive director of the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

City of Sacramento: Personnel and Public Employees Committee Audio Podcast
Personnel and Public Employees Committee (Special Meeting) (Supplemental Material) [Updated 02/13/2025 @ 4:39 p.m.] - Feb 18, 2025

City of Sacramento: Personnel and Public Employees Committee Audio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025


City of Sacramento: Personnel and Public Employees Committee Video Podcast
Personnel and Public Employees Committee (Special Meeting) (Supplemental Material) [Updated 02/13/2025 @ 4:39 p.m.] - Feb 18, 2025

City of Sacramento: Personnel and Public Employees Committee Video Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025


Editor and Publisher Reports
270 Time to challenge gag rules: Journalists fight back against restrictions on public employees' speech

Editor and Publisher Reports

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 21:39


Journalists have long faced obstacles in their pursuit of truth, but in recent years, a troubling trend has emerged: government-imposed gag rules that restrict public employees from speaking freely with the press. These restrictions, often enforced through public information offices or direct bans on communication, limit transparency and public accountability. In a recent episode of E&P Reports, Mike Blinder sat down with veteran Journalist Kathryn Foxhall and First Amendment Attorney Frank LoMonte to discuss the issue, its legal implications, and what journalists can do to push back. Access more at this episode's landing page, at: https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/time-to-challenge-gag-rules-journalists-fight-back-against-restrictions-on-public-employees,254213  

Rod Arquette Show
The Rod and Greg Show: Sen. Mike Lee on Trump's First Week; Sen. Jordan Teuscher on Eliminating Collective Bargaining for Public Employees

Rod Arquette Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 78:13 Transcription Available


The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, January 28, 20254:20 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins Rod and Greg for his weekly visit about what's happening in Washington, D.C., and today they'll discuss his impressions of Trump's first week in the White House, and his support of RFK Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.4:38 pm: Tristan Justice, Western Correspondent for The Federalist, joins the show to discuss his piece about how many Senators set to question Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. about his nomination to run the Department of Health and Human Services have pocked millions in donations from Big Pharma.6:05 pm: Representative Karianne Lisonbee joins the program for a conversation about her bill which would remove Utah from the Electronic Registration Information Center and ensures efforts by the state to keep its voter rolls accurate.6:38 pm: Senator Jordan Teuscher joins Rod and Greg to discuss a controversial bill he is sponsoring that would eliminate collective bargaining for public sector employees, including firefighters, police officers and teachers.

Blackburn News Chatham
Noon News for Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Blackburn News Chatham

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 2:28


The money that Chatham-Kent is getting from the province to clear out homeless encampments probably won't be enough to solve the problem locally, the Canadian Union of Public Employees says Ontario's school boards are in severe crisis, and Premier Doug Ford is set to dissolve provincial parliament today and trigger an election.

Food Sleuth Radio
Kyla Bennett Kyla Bennett, PhD, JD, Director of Science Policy for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) discusses toxic PFAS chemicals.

Food Sleuth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 28:09


Did you know that PFAS refers to a class of chemicals that are ubiquitous in our environment but pose significant health risks? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her conversation with Kyla Bennett, PhD, JD, Director of Science Policy for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Bennet discusses the toxicity of PFAS, how and why they get into our water, soil, food and bodies, and ways to avoid and control exposure.Related Websites: Green Science Policy Institute: https://greensciencepolicy.org/harmful-chemicals/pfas/ https://peer.org/author/kyla-bennett/page/2/ Petition to EPA: https://peer.org/petition-tell-epa-to-get-pfas-out-of-pesticides/

Dakota Rainmaker Podcast
London Pension CEO, Focus Financial's New Hub, Private Equity Investment Plans, Wellington's First Interval Fund.

Dakota Rainmaker Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 15:01


In this episode of the Dakota Fundraising News Podcast, Pat and Konch cover BlackRock's plan to convert its $940M Municipal Income Fund into an unlisted interval fund and key leadership updates, including Jo Donnelly taking over as CEO of the London Pensions Fund Authority and Paul Justin joining Sovran Advisors as CEO. RIA/FA M&A highlights include Focus Financial adding Toronto-based Cardinal Point as its fifth hub, LPL recruiting a $280M advisor from D.A. Davidson, and Indivisible Partners launching with a $640M Merrill Lynch team. Institutional coverage features new searches by Taunton Contributory Retirement System and Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi, as well as Contra Costa County's $510M private equity pacing plan. Recent commitments include Los Angeles County Employees' Retirement Association's $775M to Centerbridge Partners and Los Angeles Fire & Police's $50M to Linden Capital Partners VI. Fundraising updates spotlight IFM Investors' new $376.8M private equity fund, Wellington Management launching its first interval fund, and Chicago Pacific Founders targeting a fourth fund after raising $847.5M for its previous vehicle. Stay tuned for more insights from the world of institutional and intermediary fundraising.

The Steve Gruber Show
Steve Gruber, Social Security Boost for Public Employees

The Steve Gruber Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 8:30


Steve Gruber discusses news and headlines 

Clark County Today News
Opinion: State lawmakers can help protect rights of public employees

Clark County Today News

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 1:06


Explore Elizabeth New Hovde's insights on how Washington state lawmakers can safeguard public employees' First Amendment rights concerning union membership and dues. Read the full column at https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-state-lawmakers-can-help-protect-rights-of-public-employees on www.ClarkCountyToday.com #PublicEmployees #UnionRights #FirstAmendment #JanusDecision #UnionDues #WashingtonPolicyCenter #StateLawmakers #WorkerRights #LocalNews #ClarkCountyWa

Federal Drive with Tom Temin
OPM finalizes rule on Administrative Leave Act

Federal Drive with Tom Temin

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 10:52


Placing federal employees on paid indefinite administrative leave, that practice is about to end. The Office of Personnel Management published a final rule to cap federal employees to 10 days of administrative leave during personnel investigations. The final rule comes eight years after the Administrative Leave Act was passed. That was 2016 and just this year, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility or PEER filed a lawsuit to prod OPM to cough up that rule. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman got more from PEER Senior Counsel Peter Jenkins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Federal Drive with Tom Temin
OPM finalizes rule on Administrative Leave Act

Federal Drive with Tom Temin

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 10:07


Placing federal employees on paid indefinite administrative leave, that practice is about to end. The Office of Personnel Management published a final rule to cap federal employees to 10 days of administrative leave during personnel investigations. The final rule comes eight years after the Administrative Leave Act was passed. That was 2016 and just this year, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility or PEER filed a lawsuit to prod OPM to cough up that rule. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman got more from PEER Senior Counsel Peter Jenkins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

MPR News Update
Public employees in Minnesota may gain Social Security benefits. NewRange Copper Nickel facility wraps up construction

MPR News Update

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 4:53


About 21,000 public employees in Minnesota may soon be eligible to receive Social Security benefits. On Saturday, the U.S. Senate passed the Social Security Fairness Act. If signed by President Joe Biden, the bill would allow police officers, letter carriers, firefighters and other public employees to receive a public pension and Social Security benefits.And NewRange Copper Nickel has wrapped up work on a $20 million salvage operation at its facility in northeastern Minnesota as the company continues to prepare for a possible mine.This is a MPR News morning update, hosted by Phil Picardi. Music by Gary Meister.Find these headlines and more at mprnews.org.Twenty years after first proposed, NewRange still vying to build Minnesota's first copper mineRead the latest edition of the Minnesota Today newsletter.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or RSS.

WORT Local News
Dane County judge restores collective bargaining power for public employees

WORT Local News

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 46:25


Here's your local news for Tuesday, December 3, 2024:We share the latest decision on a lawsuit challenging Act 10,Learn how the Inflation Reduction Act is boosting the clean energy economy,Find out how other states' shield laws make it easier for Wisconsinites to obtain abortion medication,Outline potential consequences for the dairy industry if Trump follows through on his campaign promises,Teach you how to make a smashed egg,Celebrate Giving Tuesday,And much more.

Reverse Mortgage News by HECMWorld
E852: Survey shows public employees worried they won't have enough money to last in retirement

Reverse Mortgage News by HECMWorld

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 7:37


[Mission Square] Survey reveals the majority of public employees worry they won't have enough money to last in retirement. [The Financial Post] Baby boomers and Gen X are taking on more mortgage debt. [Fox Money] Retirees with student loan debt risk Social Security garnishments. Watch our video podcast here!

All Talk with Jordan and Dietz
Making Caregivers Public Employees

All Talk with Jordan and Dietz

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 8:54


September 27, 2024 ~ Senator of Michigan's 12th District Kevin Hertel speaks with Kevin about lawmakers OK bills making Michigan caregivers public employees to ease unionization.

All Things Chemical
TSCA Reform: Eight Years Later — Panel 3: New Chemical Review

All Things Chemical

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 66:46


On June 26, 2024, B&C, along with the Environmental Law Institute and the George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health, sponsored the all-day virtual conference, TSCA Reform — Eight Years Later. The quality of the discussion, the caliber of the participants, and the timeliness of the content motivated us to repurpose the substantive sessions. B&C and ELI are pleased to co-sponsor this episode of All Things Chemical® to enable our podcast audience to listen to these sessions. Samantha Liskow, Lead Counsel, Health Program, EDF, moderated Panel 3: New Chemical Review. The panelists included Shari Barash, Director, NCD, OPPT, EPA; Kyla Bennett, Ph.D., Director, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER); Kerry Coy, Product Regulation Specialist, BASF Corporation; Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry, B&C; and Daniel Rosenberg, Senior Attorney, Environmental Health, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The panelists discussed the latest updates to EPA's new chemical review process, whether challenges are being addressed and how, whether review times are being diminished, scientific integrity, and best available science. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS PODCAST ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL  AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. THE MATERIALS ARE NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE OR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES. ALL LEGAL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ANSWERED DIRECTLY BY A LICENSED ATTORNEY PRACTICING IN THE APPLICABLE AREA OF LAW. ©2024 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.  All Rights Reserved

Federal Drive with Tom Temin
Interior's scientific integrity policy doesn't sit well with some scientists

Federal Drive with Tom Temin

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 10:09


The Interior Department posted a revised scientific integrity policy last month. It requires each component agency to appoint a career staff person as scientific integrity officer. But to one group of scientists, the policy differs little from protections that were greatly weakened during the Obama administration. More now from Jeff Ruch of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Federal Drive with Tom Temin
Interior's scientific integrity policy doesn't sit well with some scientists

Federal Drive with Tom Temin

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 10:09


The Interior Department posted a revised scientific integrity policy last month. It requires each component agency to appoint a career staff person as scientific integrity officer. But to one group of scientists, the policy differs little from protections that were greatly weakened during the Obama administration. More now from Jeff Ruch of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

City of Sacramento: Personnel and Public Employees Committee Audio Podcast
Personnel and Public Employees Committee [Supplemental Material Updated 9/9/2024 @ 12:10 PM] - Sep 10, 2024

City of Sacramento: Personnel and Public Employees Committee Audio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024


Hudson Mohawk Magazine
2024 CDALF Labor Day Picnic (Taima Givens, Public Employees Federation )

Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 10:45


On Monday, September 2, 2024, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the Capital District Michael L. Burns Labor Day Celebration at 275 Grooms Road in Clifton Park, New York. The Labor Day Celebration was an event where they honored and appreciated the dedication and contribution of workers everywhere. In this part three labor segment, Willie spoke with Taima Givens, Steward in Public Employees Federation Local 263, and Gus Santos, NYS Transportation Employee, former PEF Executive Board Member, and now an elective councilman in Guilderland. Willie spoke to them about their views on this Labor Day 2024.

City of Sacramento: Personnel and Public Employees Committee Audio Podcast
Personnel and Public Employees Committee (Special Meeting) - Aug 27, 2024

City of Sacramento: Personnel and Public Employees Committee Audio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024


The St. John's Morning Show from CBC Radio Nfld. and Labrador (Highlights)
The head of one of the province's biggest unions is speaking out against a provincial government plan to formalize the use of agency nurses

The St. John's Morning Show from CBC Radio Nfld. and Labrador (Highlights)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 9:09


The head of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public Employees is weighing in on the Province's use of agency nurses. The government has issued a Request for Proposals to standardize the use of private agency nurses. Opposition parties were quick to criticize that move, and NAPE president Jerry Earle agrees with them. We spoke with him in studio this morning.

News & Features | NET Radio
NAPE appeals CIR decision on Pillen's executive order

News & Features | NET Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 1:07


The Nebraska Association of Public Employees is appealing a labor court decision regarding remote work to the Nebraska Supreme Court. In July, the state labor court ruled that Governor Jim Pillen's executive order requiring state employees to end most remote work arrangements without union bargaining was fully under his authority. Union executive director Justin Hubly said the appeal is necessary to protect workers rights and receive more clarity for the union's upcoming labor contract with the state.

City of Sacramento: Personnel and Public Employees Committee Audio Podcast
CANCELLED - Personnel and Public Employees Committee - Aug 13, 2024

City of Sacramento: Personnel and Public Employees Committee Audio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024


Common Ground Radio
Common Ground Radio 8/8/24: The Fight to Stop PFAS Contamination on Farmland

Common Ground Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 29:01


Host: Holli Cederholm Editor: Clare Boland Common Ground Radio is an hour-long discussion of local food and organic agriculture with people here in the state of Maine and beyond. This month: In this episode of Common Ground Radio, we discuss PFAS “forever chemical” contamination on farms and actions that are being taken on the state and federal level to protect farmers and eaters, including the recent lawsuit filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency calling for regulation of a primary source of PFAS contamination — sewage sludge applied to farmland as fertilizer — under the Clean Water Act. Due to the practice of land-applying sludge containing PFAS, farmers here in Maine and across the country have been unknowingly contaminating their land, and consequently the food we eat. Sarah Alexander, MOFGA’s executive director, and Laura Dumais, staff counsel with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, talk about ways to mitigate contamination and reduce public health risks. List of subjects: -PFAS “forever chemicals” -PFAS contamination on farmland -PFAS in sewage sludge -Impact of PFAS contamination on farmers -PFAS legislation in Maine and at the federal level -Lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Guest/s: Sarah Alexander, executive director of MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association) Laura Dumais, staff counsel with PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility) FMI: About PFAS — mofga.org/pfas Take action on PFAS — mofga.org/advocacy/take-action-on-pfas “Lawsuit to Prevent PFAS in Biosolid Fertilizer Expands” — mofga.org/news/epa-lawsuit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility — peer.org PEER petition to tell EPA to get PFAS out of pesticides — peer.org/petition-tell-epa-to-get-pfas-out-of-pesticides PEER petition to save America's farms from toxic contamination — peer.org/petition-save-americas-farms-from-toxic-contamination About the hosts: Holli Cederholm has been involved in organic agriculture since 2005 when she first apprenticed on a small farm. She has worked on organic farms in Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Scotland and Italy and, in 2010, founded a small farm focused on celebrating open-pollinated and heirloom vegetables. As the former manager of a national nonprofit dedicated to organic seed growers, she authored a peer-reviewed handbook on GMO avoidance strategies for seed growers. Holli has also been a steward at Forest Farm, the iconic homestead of “The Good Life” authors Helen and Scott Nearing; a host of “The Farm Report” on Heritage Radio Network; and a lo0ng-time contributor for The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener, which she now edits in her role as content creator and editor at MOFGA. The post Common Ground Radio 8/8/24: The Fight to Stop PFAS Contamination on Farmland first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

ResearchPod
Public employees' job satisfaction and motivation amid COVID-19

ResearchPod

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 10:32 Transcription Available


In times of crisis, the public workforce faces unprecedented changes, redefining their roles and environments. The COVID-19 pandemic was no exception, with burnout and fatigue running high among public servants. What does that stress mean for employee behaviour, satisfaction and turnover?   Assistant Professor Lee Seulki from Singapore Management University reports on data from South Korea, finding how demands like increased workload during crises can affect satisfaction.   Read the original research: https://doi.org/10.1177/00910260231207332  

Federal Drive with Tom Temin
Some EPA employees are happy with their new labor agreement

Federal Drive with Tom Temin

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 10:59


A new contract for employees at the Environmental Protection Agency has some new assurances that allow scientists to discuss their work more freely. The new contract has a provision protecting scientific integrity. For more, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke to Jeff Ruch of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Drive with Tom Temin
Some EPA employees are happy with their new labor agreement

Federal Drive with Tom Temin

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 10:14


A new contract for employees at the Environmental Protection Agency has some new assurances that allow scientists to discuss their work more freely. The new contract has a provision protecting scientific integrity. For more, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke to Jeff Ruch of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Think Out Loud
Nearly 60 million acres of BLM land fail to meet agency's standards for land health

Think Out Loud

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 16:06


The Bureau of Land Management oversees 245 million acres of public land across the U.S. More than 60% of that rangeland is being managed through leased livestock grazing allotments in Oregon and nine other Western states. But according to the nonpartisan Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, livestock grazing is the main reason why nearly 60 million acres of BLM rangeland fail the agency’s own standards for land health, which are used to assess soil and water quality, among other factors. High Country News recently reported on PEER’s findings, which also found that BLM state offices are increasingly relying on a federal loophole to renew grazing permits and leases without environmental review, especially in Oregon, Nevada and Idaho.  Peter Lattin is a landscape ecologist, geospatial analyst in Oregon who was working for a contractor that was hired by BLM in 2010 to conduct regional ecological assessments. He resigned from his position when he was told by BLM officials not to include the impact of livestock grazing on land health assessments. He then shared his concerns with PEER and worked with the organization to obtain BLM records through the Freedom of Information Act. Lattin and PEER used that data to create an interactive map that shows the impact of livestock grazing on public land. Chandra Rosenthal is the director of PEER’s Rocky Mountain office in Denver. They join us to talk about their findings. 

The Meb Faber Show
Indexing Nevada PERS: Steve Edmundson's $60 Billion Strategy | #527

The Meb Faber Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 48:04


Today's guest is Steve Edmundson, the Chief Investment Officer of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada, which manages over $60 billion. As pension funds continue to hire more employees, pay more and more fees and build more complex portfolios, Steve is an outlier for his approach that emphasizes simplicity over complexity. He's one of two investment professionals on staff and has indexed 100% of all publicly traded asset classes. I love it!  Steve talks about the culture that allows this model to work and shares some thoughts on the rise of private markets and the impact of higher interest rates. The late Jack Bogle had a quote that applies well to Steve & Nevada PERS: “Don't do something, just stand there!” ----- Follow Meb on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube For detailed show notes, click here To learn more about our funds and follow us, subscribe to our mailing list or visit us at cambriainvestments.com ----- Sponsor: Today's episode is sponsored by YCharts. YCharts enables financial advisors to make smarter investment decisions and better communicate with clients. Visit YCharts to start your free trial and be sure to mention "Meb" for 20% off your subscription (new clients only). Read their 2024 Advisor-Client Communication Survey Sponsor: Today's episode is sponsored by The Idea Farm. The Idea Farm gives you access to over $100,000 worth of investing research, the kind usually read by only the world's largest institutions, funds, and money managers. Subscribe for free here. Follow The Idea Farm: Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Tik Tok ----- Interested in sponsoring the show? Email us at Feedback@TheMebFaberShow.com ----- Past guests include Ed Thorp, Richard Thaler, Jeremy Grantham, Joel Greenblatt, Campbell Harvey, Ivy Zelman, Kathryn Kaminski, Jason Calacanis, Whitney Baker, Aswath Damodaran, Howard Marks, Tom Barton, and many more.  ----- Meb's invested in some awesome startups that have passed along discounts to our listeners. Check them out here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Capitol Pressroom
NYSUT wants to sweeten retirement benefits for recent public employees

The Capitol Pressroom

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 12:29


March 28, 2024 - New York State United Teachers President Melinda Person makes the case for public employees hired over the last decade and a half to enjoy the more lucrative pension benefits that their colleagues hired earlier are provided.

Mississippi Edition
03/21/2024: Day 2 Goon Squad Sentencing Dollar Stores PERS Hearing

Mississippi Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 20:11


The largest sentencing so far has been handed down to a former member of the Rankin County "Goon Squad".Then, some dollar stores are closing their doors across the nation, but Dollar General is expanding their operations.Plus, the Public Employees' Retirement System for Mississippi is strained for long-term viability, and the state legislature wants to understand why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Outdoor Minimalist
FOREVER CHEMICALS: The Rise and Limitations of PFAS Regulations

Outdoor Minimalist

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 44:05


Regulatory efforts across the globe have been pushing for removing certain types of PFAS in specific product categories. Still, there are many limitations, and regulators often receive pushback from chemical companies. In episode four of the Forever Chemicals ten-part podcast series, we break down the increase of PFAS regulation in the US and the EU, along with the limitations we face in the pursuit of cleaner chemistry. Subscribe to the Forever Chemicals Podcast to hear the full series: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/forever-chemicals/id1724693010⁠ Guests featured in this episode: - James Pollock,⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Marten Law LLP⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Arlene Blum,⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Green Science Policy Institute ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Kevin Myette, ⁠Bluesign⁠ - Kyla Bennett, ⁠Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility⁠ - Natalie Balbuena, ⁠Food and Water Watch⁠ - Mike Schade,⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Toxic Free Future⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Stefan Posner,⁠⁠ ⁠⁠textile and polymer chemist⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Alex Lauver,⁠ ⁠Outdoor Research⁠⁠ - Philippe Grandjean,⁠⁠ ⁠environmental epidemiologist⁠⁠⁠ - Eva Karlsson, ⁠Houdini Sportswear⁠ - Scott Wilson,⁠ ⁠⁠Regenesis Environmental Remediation⁠⁠⁠ If you want to learn more about what PFAS are, where they are found, the proven health effects, how you can limit your exposure, up to date news on PFAS, and how to get involved in PFAS regulatory efforts visit  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Toxicfreefuture.org⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Foodandwaterwatch.org ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pfascentral.org ⁠⁠⁠⁠ INSTAGRAM:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/outdoor.minimalist.book/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WEBSITE:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theoutdoorminimalist.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YOUTUBE:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theoutdoorminimalist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fund the Forever Chemicals 10-Part Podcast⁠: ⁠https://gofund.me/77aac225⁠ ----------------------- Snaplinc Consulting provided expert fact checking and guidance for the creation of this podcast. Snaplinc Consulting provides corporate sustainability strategies and ESG support across a broad range of industries including apparel, footwear, home furnishings, software, cosmetics, professional services and more. Head to⁠⁠ ⁠⁠snaplincconsulting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more and contact the experts to guide you through complex topics like CSRD, PFAS, greenhouse gas assessments, SBTi, CDP, EcoVadis, B Corp and many more compliance and certification frameworks. ------------------------- Sources Food and Water Watch. (Nov 15, 2023). PFAS: The “Forever Chemicals” Contaminating Our Water [Livable Future LIVE] [Video]. YouTube. ⁠https://youtu.be/27k7Tki5xsU?si=WqEA0W9b1E-0iyQ1⁠ Greenpeace. (2012). Chemistry for Any Weather [PDF]. Greenpeace. Retrieved from ⁠https://wayback.archive-it.org/9650/20200429191052/http://p3-raw.greenpeace.org/romania/Global/romania/detox/Chemistry%20for%20any%20weather.pdf⁠ Lerner, Sharon. The Intercept. (n.d.). The Teflon Toxin. Retrieved from ⁠⁠https://theintercept.com/series/the-teflon-toxin/⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outdoor-minimalist/support