News from February 2021
By State Newswire | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Secretary Blinken and the Foreign Minister discussed the importance of Saudi progress on human rights, including through ...
By State Newswire | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: The United States joins Ukraine in marking the seventh anniversary of Russia’s invasion and seizure of Crimea — a brazen affront to the modern international order. We affirm this basic truth: Crimea is Ukraine.
By State Newswire | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: We are disturbed by reports that a Russian court sentenced Valentina Baranovskaya and her son, Roman Baranovsky, to terms of two and six years in a Russian penal colony, respectively, simply for being practicing Jehovah’s Witnesses. The sentencing of Valentina, a 69-year-old stroke victim, is particularly cruel. It also marks the first time a Russian court has sentenced a female Jehovah’s Witness.
By State Newswire | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: “We value our bond with Mexico and are committed to the nearly 200-year-old bilateral relationship.” – Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Jan. 26, 2021 Secretary Antony J. Blinken on February 26 will participate in a virtual trip to Mexico, where he will meet with Secretary of Foreign Relations Marcelo ...
By State Newswire | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: QUESTION: Good afternoon, Mr. Secretary. Thank you for this interview.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: PENSACOLA, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has signed a strategic partnership with Brasfield & Gorrie to promote worker safety and health at the Baptist Health Care Corp.’s Brent Lane Hospital project in Pensacola. The University of South Florida On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program will also support this effort.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD – To combat the dangers workers face in trenching operations, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration , the South Dakota State University Engineering Extension Program and the South Dakota One Call Notification Board signed an alliance on Feb. 19, 2021, to train workers on excavation hazards.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – A young Ethiopian girl dreamt of finishing school to become a health worker in her village. She was 13 when her father died, forcing her to leave school and enter the fields to pick coffee to help her family. During long days of work, she harvests, washes and sorts coffee cherries – exposed to sharp objects, pesticides and other hazardous chemicals – with her health and her future at risk.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced additional funding of $1,767,172 to the Government of Guam’s Department of Administration to respond to the workforce needs resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – For many of America’s workers, choosing between unsafe employment and refusing work to avoid the risk of coronavirus infection has serious consequences. Too often, those who do not return to work or accept a job offer over concerns about workplace exposure lose their state unemployment benefits.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD – To combat the dangers workers face in trenching operations, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration , the South Dakota State University Engineering Extension Program and the South Dakota One Call Notification Board signed an alliance on Feb. 19, 2021, to train workers on excavation hazards.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: PENSACOLA, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has signed a strategic partnership with Brasfield & Gorrie to promote worker safety and health at the Baptist Health Care Corp.’s Brent Lane Hospital project in Pensacola. The University of South Florida On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program will also support this effort.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – For many of America’s workers, choosing between unsafe employment and refusing work to avoid the risk of coronavirus infection has serious consequences. Too often, those who do not return to work or accept a job offer over concerns about workplace exposure lose their state unemployment benefits.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – A young Ethiopian girl dreamt of finishing school to become a health worker in her village. She was 13 when her father died, forcing her to leave school and enter the fields to pick coffee to help her family. During long days of work, she harvests, washes and sorts coffee cherries – exposed to sharp objects, pesticides and other hazardous chemicals – with her health and her future at risk.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced additional funding of $1,767,172 to the Government of Guam’s Department of Administration to respond to the workforce needs resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: Refinancing Projected to Save Dallas Area Rapid Transit $190 Million
By DOT News Wire | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: Recognizing the transport sector constitutes one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions for both nations, and in light of the integrated nature of our transportation sectors, Secretary Buttigieg and Minister Alghabra committed to reinvigorate our bilateral cooperation to fight climate change and limit the environmental impacts from our transportation networks—on land, air and sea.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 25, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its February 2021 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of December 2020 and calendar year 2020. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the ...
By Commerce News Now | Feb 25, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 25, 2021
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
