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-A new study examines the role of the father-son relationship in male-to-male alcohol-related aggression (MMARA). -Findings indicate that negative father-son relationships can play a significant role in fostering young men’s MMARA, particularly when combined with barroom drinking. Alcohol-related aggression is estimated to be involved in half of all assaults globally. In addition, alcohol-related aggression is most likely to occur among young males and usually at a bar or other licensed...

WINNIPEG, April 15, 2013 /CNW/ - MTS Inc.'s Chief Negotiator shocked TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 (TEAM) by asking the Federal Government to appoint a Conciliation Officer, claiming that negotiations have reached an impasse.  Considering that we have resolved a number of issues and detailed monetary proposals have not yet been exchanged, it is preposterous to claim that we're at an impasse. Regardless of the Company prematurely applying for Government intervention in collective...

ESSENCE SEEKS TO GALVANIZE MILLIONS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH A CAMPAIGN TO SHOW SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S INITIATIVES TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE NEW YORK, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ESSENCE, the preeminent lifestyle magazine for African-American women, announces GUNS DOWN, its provocative three-part series aimed at making our communities safer. The first installment of the series, Loss & Hope, kicks off in the May issue (on newsstands now.) It...

OTTAWA, April 3, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Labour Minister, congratulated Sunwing Airlines Inc. and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4055, on ratifying a new collective agreement for cabin crew and cabin safety managers. "I am pleased that Sunwing and CUPE worked together to reach a new agreement," said Minister Raitt. "Cooperative labour-management relations benefit the economic prosperity and security of Canadians." Certified by the...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A simple saliva test could be an effective tool in predicting violent behavior, a new pilot study led by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center indicates. The study findings, published this week in Psychiatric Quarterly, suggest a link between aggression and the concentrations of certain hormones in saliva. The research team collected saliva samples from 17 boys ages 7 to 9 who were admitted to the hospital for...

WASHINGTON, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director George H. Cohen issued the following statement today on the labor negotiations between ABC Inc. and the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA): "I am pleased to announce that at the culmination of a marathon bargaining session conducted under my auspices, the parties have reached a comprehensive Memorandum of...

"Raising awareness of domestic violence and effecting social change through the visual and performing arts." CAMBRIDGE, Mass,, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In collaboration with Violence Transformed, Cambridge College is hosting Violence Transformed 2013: Artists Respond to Domestic Violence, an exhibition of visual and performing arts that highlights the "21 Days of Questions/365 Days of Action Campaign." The City of Cambridge and its partnering organizations designed...

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director George H. Cohen issued the following statement today on the labor negotiations between the United States Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen's Association: "I am extremely pleased to announce that today the parties have approved their tentative agreement for a successor Master Agreement. In doing so, the parties have successfully concluded lengthy, complex and...

Documentary focusing on human impact of gun violence in high demand across the nation LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Demand for showings of Trigger: The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence has risen dramatically in recent months, following the Newtown, CT tragedy and heightened public interest. The hour-long documentary produced by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is scheduled to be screened at over 50 locations across the country in coming months, including...

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) issued the following statement today on the labor negotiations between ABC Inc. and the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA): "In response to a joint request of the parties concerning their ongoing negotiations, the next negotiation session will be conducted under the auspices of Director George Cohen and his...