April 8, 2022 A Last Call For Applications | AHEPA Journey to Greece During our 100th Anniversary, we are proud to offer emerging leaders the exciting opportunity to participate on our premier educational program, Journey to Greece. Established in 1968, the Journey to Greece program provides an opportunity for our youth to visit Greece and earn six college credits in the process. This year, we are proud to work with Webster University in Athens for a 17th year. The 2022 Journey dates are July 5 to 30. The Deadline, which has been extended to April 30th, 2022 for applicants is quickly approaching and with only a few spots left for this summer’s program, we implore you to submit your application today to secure your spot in one of the most prestigious study abroad programs to date! Apply Now! Celebrating 100 Years of Brotherhood

U.S. Department of Labor,update

In Mexico this week, Deputy Secretary Julie Su announced a $28 million investment to support labor rights. U.S. Department of Labor April 8, 2022 Addressing supply chain disruptions and advancing trucking apprenticeships This week, President Joe Biden hosted an event at the White House highlighting the administration’s efforts to address supply chain disruptions and build a next-generation trucking workforce through Registered Apprenticeship and skills training programs. Read more on our trucking progress Read about Todd Ellis’s experience as a union port driver Read about Art Silvas’ experience as a union steward and driver Read about Maverick USA founder Steve Williams’ experience launching their first Registered Apprenticeship program In Mexico, Deputy Secretary Su announced a $28M investment to support labor rights During an official visit to Mexico, Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su announced new investments by the department to support strengthening workers’ rights, promoting freedom of association, the right to bargain collectively, and the elimination of child and forced labor. Deputy Secretary Su also highlighted Mexico’s efforts toward meeting labor commitments under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, including implementing the country’s historic 2019 labor reform. We’re improving the way we track good jobs We’re collaborating with academic researchers, workforce practitioners, business representatives and philanthropic organizations to improve the way we measure, analyze and report on job quality. Protecting workers from heat hazards Join OSHA for a virtual stakeholder meeting May 3 on efforts to protect workers from heat-related hazards. Learn more about heat-related hazards  Register to attend OSHA’s stakeholder meeting, make verbal comments, or ask questions Submit written comments on OSHA’s heat hazard proposal IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Payrolls recovered Our investigators recovered nearly $2 million for 139 employees of a Florida drug company that missed payrolls. Safety citations OSHA proposed $796,000 in fines for a contractor who continued to expose workers to life-threatening cave-in hazards in an unprotected trench. $538K recovered A staffing agency that provides aviation maintenance and repair workers to airlines nationwide illegally shortchanged its workers. Davis-Bacon facts Prevailing wage protections level the playing field and ensure that government funds elevate labor standards for construction workers across the country. Whistleblower protections A trucking company must pay more than $145,000 after retaliating against workers who refused to drive when they felt too sick or fatigued to drive safely. Supporting care workers Direct support professionals make it possible for others to contribute their skills and talents to the American workforce. DATA SPOTLIGHT Pandemic economic recovery continues As of March, we have recovered 93% of the jobs lost in the pandemic. Continued investments in workforce development and 21st-century infrastructure will help get us to 100%.

 

EESC :Online event | Youth and Sustainable Development

 

The EESC will hold a public hearing on 26 April 2022 which will feed into its information report on Encouraging the engagement of young people towards achieving sustainable development.   The aim of the hearing is to find out more about the state of play in the Member States, as well as the limitations and barriers to implementing a transformative education for sustainable development at national level.   Join us to see what is done and can be done to reassess, rethink and redefine education with the goal to a sustainable future!   The programme and the registration form are available on the EESC website. Please note that registrations will close on Monday 25 April 2022 at 09:00 CEST.    For any question, please contact us by replying to this email.

European Economic and Social Committee Rue Belliard 99, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

"ΝΕΑ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ" ενημέρωση

Αθήνα, 8 Απριλίου 2022 Από το Γραφείο Τύπου της Νέας Δημοκρατίας εκδόθηκε η ακόλουθη ανακοίνωση: «Κάποιοι εφευρίσκουν διαρκώς δικαιολογίες και προσχήματα προκειμένου να κρύψουν αυτό που είναι προφανές από την αρχή της ρωσικής εισβολής στην Ουκρανία: ότι είναι με τον Πούτιν.  Η χθεσινή απουσία από τη Βουλή, ΚΚΕ, Ελληνικής Λύσης, ΜεΡΑ25 και η παρουσία-απουσία του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ, έδειξε καθαρά σε όλους ποιοι είναι με το μέρος εκείνων που υπερασπίζονται τη χώρα τους και ποιοι είναι με τον εισβολέα και δεν βγάζουν μιλιά για τις δολοφονίες αμάχων, τις φρικαλεότητες, την καταστροφή. Και λένε τα ίδια που λέει στην ανάρτησή του ο καταδικασμένος Η. Κασιδιάρης. Η “πάνω πλατεία”, συναντιέται ξανά με την “κάτω πλατεία”. Μόνο που το 2022 δεν είναι 2012». Αθήνα, 8 Απριλίου 2022 Από το Γραφείο Τύπου της Νέας Δημοκρατίας εκδόθηκε η ακόλουθη ανακοίνωση: «Καταλαβαίνουμε την ενόχληση του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ όταν του θυμίζουμε: -Με ποιους ήταν αγκαλιά στις πλατείες. -Ότι συγκυβέρνησε αρμονικά με τους ΑΝΕΛ και τον υποστηρικτή του Πούτιν Π. Καμμένο. -Ότι οι υπουργοί του χειροκροτούσαν από την πρώτη σειρά την απόπειρα να στηθεί μηχανισμός ρωσικής προπαγάνδας στην Ελλάδα με επικεφαλής τον εκλεκτό τους Κ. Βαξεβάνη. Σήμερα βρίσκεται ξανά αγκαλιά με τους υποστηρικτές του Πούτιν. Θα του επαναλάβουμε λοιπόν ότι το 2022 δεν είναι 2012».

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION latest news

 

Meetings Friday 8 April 2022

● Council of the EU   08/04/2022 21:21 | MEETING | Main results - Informal video conference of transport ministers, 8 April 2022   EU transport ministers convened in a video conference under the French Presidency to discuss the EU’s response to Russian military aggression against Ukraine in the field of transport. Council of the EU Informal video conference of transport ministers, 8 April 2022 Main results Coordinated EU response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine On behalf of the presidency of the European Union, the Minister for Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, held a video conference with his European counterparts and the European Commission on Friday 8 April 2022. The purpose of the video conference was to exchange views on how the European Union could provide a coordinated response, in the area of transport, to the impact of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine. Since 24 February, the consequences of the war have already begun to be felt in all sectors, particularly in the transport sector. This sector is a means of responding to Ukraine's need for solidarity and support from the European Union, both in terms of logistics and refugee mobility. To signal their and the EU's support for Ukraine and to address the impact of the conflict on the European transport system, the transport ministers committed to a coordinated response to the transport challenges, in particular following the adoption of the latest sanctions package this morning, which includes an important transport component. At the invitation of the presidency, the Ukrainian Minister for Infrastructure, Oleksandr Kubrakov, opened these discussions.