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Exit-tracking system mandated since '96, but promise not kept; Bill requires system only at sea and airports, not land borders WASHINGTON, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The public doesn't believe Congress will enforce the kind of immigration enforcement measures included in the new Schumer/Rubio immigration bill. After decades of deliberate non-enforcement, the political class has undermined its credibility and created a major trust gap. A recent poll published by the...

Employees Seek Fair Wages, More Affordable Health Care MIAMI, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, April 16, employees at a UPS Supply Chain Solutions facility in Doral, Fla., voted to join Teamsters Local 769 in Miami. There are 41 workers in the bargaining unit. "It is with great pride that I welcome the newest members of our local," said Mike Scott, President of Local 769 in Miami. "The workers turned to us for help and we look forward to providing them with the...

LONGMONT, Colo., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's called "Minor's Trust," "Big Money" or "18 Money," and for a number of Native American youth, it represents a blessing and a curse. However, a new interactive web tool can help Native youth do big things with their minor's trust. A small number of tribes pay out dividends from tribal businesses, or per capita payments, to their members. Payments for tribal members who are age 17 or younger are usually held in a financial...

DON RICKLES, BOB NEWHART, EMILIO ESTEFAN, THE FOUR TOPS, THE TEMPTATIONS, NATALIE COLE, DAN MARINO, MARIE OSMOND, AND MORE PARTICIPATING IN AARP'S LIFE@50+ NATIONAL EVENT & EXPO **Day of Service Volunteer Activities to Leave Lasting Legacy** More Than 10,000 Attendees from Across the Country will Meet for Three Days of Volunteering, Entertainment and Information, Catering to the Wants and Needs of the 50+ Audience WASHINGTON, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP today...

50 Talk Hosts Staging Capitol Hill "Town Hall" Broadcast April 17 and 18 WASHINGTON, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The long-anticipated immigration bill, negotiated behind closed doors by the Senate Gang of Eight is expected to be introduced Tuesday, April 16. The very next day, radio talk hosts broadcasting live to a nationwide audience from a single location on Capitol Hill will discuss and debate what is likely to be the most significant piece of legislation of the...

Cox Conserves Heroes program includes nominations, online public voting, nonprofit donations PHOENIX, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), is seeking nominations for Arizona's second annual Cox Conserves Heroes awards program. Nominations are being accepted at www.cox7.com/cox-conserves for volunteers in Metro Phoenix and Southern Arizona who are creating, preserving or enhancing outdoor spaces. A total of...

Tilleraas exposes little-known facts about the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad MAITLAND, Fla., April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Curtis J. Tilleraas's new book, This Side of Paradise: The Religious World of Elijah Muhammad ($14.99, paperback, 978-1-62230-348-9; $7.49, e-book, 978-1-62230-630-5) carefully examines the 'religious world' of Elijah Muhammad, the man who created the theology of the Nation of Islam. The author expounds, "It is a theology that calls for the complete separation...

Agreement Expands Defined Benefit Pension Plan ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Board of Commissioners of the Public Authority approved a new five-year agreement between Teamsters Local 118 in Rochester and the Regional Transit Service (RTS), a subsidiary of Rochester Genesee Regional Transit Authority. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO) The agreement was previously ratified by the members on March 28. The 46 Local...

ATLANTA, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- How important is it to shoppers to get the latest redesign of a new vehicle? According to recent data from the AutoTrader.com(®) Trend Engine, the answer among a majority of shoppers is: not very important. An online survey conducted by AutoTrader.com revealed that 57 percent of shoppers do not feel that it is important to have the latest redesign, and an even larger majority (79 percent) would rather take advantage of a good deal on the...

Sanitation Landfill Workers On Unfair Labor Practice Strike Extend Picket Line; Teamsters In Anaheim Refuse To Cross ANAHEIM, Calif., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sanitation workers employed at Republic Services/Allied Waste's [NYSE: RSG] Carbon Limestone landfill in Youngstown, Ohio raised a picket line extension at Republic's Anaheim, Calif. facilities early this morning. The more than 400 workers at Republic's transfer station, commercial and residential truck yard,...