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John Tye – Avaaz


The Syrian air force just dropped chlorine gas bombs on children. But President Obama is considering a No Fly Zone that could stop these chemical weapon murders. He needs urgent public support to save tens of thousands of lives. Every signature makes a safe zone more likely:

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Children’s Advil


Petitioning Pfizer

Remove Red 40 from children’s medicine
Petition by Sirisha Sinha
Fremont, California
5,022
Supporters
Black History

the Senate ~~ CONGRESS 3/24 ~~ the House


Photo: Infographic by Oceana.org <- offshore drilling

The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, March 24, 2015.

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.Con.Res.11, the budget resolution. When the Senate resumes consideration of S.Con.Res.11, there will be 38 hours of debate time remaining.

Senators should expect a roll call vote on the pending Sanders amendment #323 (infrastructure) around noon with at least one additional roll call vote in the stack before lunch (likely in relation to yet to be named side by side to Sanders).

The Senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.

Joint Meeting with the President of Afghanistan on Wednesday at 11:00am

As a reminder, on Wednesday, at 11:00 a.m., His Excellency Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, will address a Joint Meeting of Congress in the Hall of the House of Representatives in the U.S. Capitol. Senators will gather in the chamber at 10:35am and depart as a body to the Hall of the House of Representatives at 10:40am. The Senate will be in recess for the joint meeting.

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Last Floor Action:3/24
10:00:39 A.M. – MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.

9:00:50 A.M. The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
9:01:05 A.M. The Speaker designated the Honorable Virginia Foxx to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
9:01:20 A.M. The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. today.
10:00:11 A.M. The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of March 24.
10:00:39 A.M. MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.

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Brittney Berry: Low Pay Is Not Ok


I’m Brittney Berry of the organization Low Pay Is Not Ok, and I started a petition to U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez which says:

Four out of five fast-food workers have been burned on the job—most repeatedly, many badly.1 To make matters worse, many fast-food restaurants don’t even have a properly-equipped and accessible first aid kit and try to treat workers’ injuries with mustard and other condiments instead of getting them the treatment they need. It is unconscionable that fast-food companies value their own profits over basic safety for their workers. I urge you to investigate the fast-food industry’s failure to provide safe working conditions or proper treatment for severe injuries.

Sign Brittney’s petition

An expectant mother is told by her manager to treat a bad boiling-water burn with mustard. Mustard.

A fast-food worker gets third-degree burns from a blisteringly hot, totally unsafe fry lamp.

A cook sears the entire palm of his hand on a too-hot grill—and his supervisor makes him work for hours before getting it treated.

This is the truth about the serious, painful and often permanent injuries that occur every single day in fast-food kitchens across the country. Dangerous conditions, insane “first-aid treatments” like mustard and butter on burns, and poor management have led to this: Four out of five fast-food workers have been burned, most repeatedly. That’s 2.8 million workers burned this year.2

Call on the Department of Labor to investigate an industry that is putting millions of fast-food workers’ health and safety at risk every day.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Brittney

Sources:

1. “Survey Of Fast Food Workers: Some Bosses Told Employees To Use Condiments As Medical Supplies”, CBS New York, March 17, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=303566&id=109984-17809870-sW0blux&t=1

2. Ibid.

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