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Save Quartz Jobs Coalition Supports Industry Lawsuit Challenging Quartz Safeguard Tariffs

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Save Quartz Jobs coalition today announced its support for a lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade challenging the quartz surface products (QSP) safeguard tariffs. The case raises fundamental questions about whether independent fabricators and other downstream businesses were properly considered before sweeping new import restrictions were imposed. The lawsuit was filed by Wisenbaker Builder Services, Elite Quartz Manufacturing, Arizona Tile, M...
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Strategos Group Unveils New Website as Firm Marks 15 Years of Impact

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Strategos Group, a national education management consultancy, today unveiled a reimagined website that reflects the firm's growth and opens the next chapter in its 15-year history of helping education leaders navigate change, solve complex challenges and drive lasting impact. The unveiling anchors Strategos' Built for What's Next anniversary campaign, which celebrates the firm's first 15 years while looking toward the future. The campaign highlights the relationshi...
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UNITE HERE Launches GraduateFails.org About AJ Capital Partners and Graduate by Hilton Hotels

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hotel workers’ union UNITE HERE has launched the website GraduateFails.org detailing ways AJ Capital Partners and Graduate by Hilton Hotels have failed workers and communities across the country. The website is accompanied by digital ads to hotel customers and follows the issuing of a travel advisory for the brand. Graduate Hotels are owned by AJ Capital Partners, and their preferred operator is Schulte Hospitality Group. Graduate by Hilton Hotels are themed around...
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Commonwealth Debt Crisis Demands Urgent UK Action, says AHF

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the UK set to hold the G20 Presidency in 2027, and ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting in Antigua and Barbuda this November, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) calls on the UK to urgently lead with concrete action, not rhetoric, in addressing the sovereign debt crisis. While CHOGM will convene under the theme of ‘Accelerating Partnerships and Investment for a Prosperous Commonwealth,’ the realities tell a different story: one in thr...
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Homeless Advocates Demand ‘Mayor Bass, L.A. City Hall-STOP Taking Tents Away!’ Says HHR

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Homeless Advocates Demand ‘Mayor Bass, L.A. City Hall-STOP Taking Tents Away!’ ROUGH SLEEPERS PRESS CONF: Wednesday, August 19, 11:00 Hollywood...
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Healthy Futures Begin with Investing in Young People, says AHF

KAMPALA, Uganda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As governments grapple with shrinking health budgets and uncertainty around global health funding, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) marks International Youth Day by urging world leaders to prioritize the needs of young people. Strong support for their health, education, and economic prospects pays dividends throughout their lives and strengthens families, communities, and economies. The need remains urgent. Globally, 370,000 people ages 15 to 24 acquired HIV in...
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The Testosterone Project Releases Policy Brief on the Economic Burden of Missed Testosterone Deficiency

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Testosterone Project releases a policy brief on the economic burden of undiagnosed testosterone deficiency, citing up to $525B in costs....
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Villa Marconi Engaged in Union Busting as Agency Staff Are Hired to Fill Union Positions

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The union representing staff at Ottawa’s Villa Marconi are calling out their employer’s union busting tactics after discovering agency staff filling in for laid off union members. Members in the laundry department were unceremoniously laid off by management in June, leaving the department short-staffed and under resourced. “We are seeing the same mistakes all over again,” said Andrea Werlen, Recording Secretary for CUPE 4793. “Our employer has been refusing to...
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UNITE HERE Local 8: Are Hilton Hotels nICE Hotels? Seattle Embassy Suites Workers Call Out Company’s Insufficient Protections for Immigrants as Strike Passes 50 Days

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As workers at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle Downtown Pioneer Square mark 50 days on strike, their union UNITE HERE Local 8 is calling out Hilton Hotels for rejecting proposed contract language that would require Hilton to tell Local 8 if ICE or DHS agents are present on the premises. The union launched a digital billboard in downtown Seattle and digital ads to Hilton customers that place Hilton’s brand inside an ice cube, symbolizing the company’s ongoing positi...
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AHF Crowns Gilead Corporate Welfare King

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AHF Crowns Gilead Corporate Welfare King...