Schools set to close again in Scotland as UNISON announces further strike dates
UNISON has today (Wednesday) served notice of further strikes in its dispute over local government pay at Glasgow City, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde councils.
Staff working in schools, and early years establishments linked to schools, within the four local authorities will walk out on Wednesday 1 November.
This is the first part of a rolling programme of action that will take place over the forthcoming weeks, with further strike dates and other councils being announced in due course, says UNISON.
The move comes after workers represented by the union voted overwhelmingly to reject Cosla’s latest pay ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - October 18, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Fatima Ayad Tags: News johanna Baxter Scotland Source Type: news
6 Ways to Set Boundaries at Work —Even When It ’ s Uncomfortable
Setting boundaries at work—in this economy—might seem like a pipe dream. Not be available 24/7? Not smile and accept every new assignment? Not push back when a colleague tries to steal your time?
It could be your best career (and mental health) move: Establishing expectations for what you will and will not tolerate is key to increasing productivity and wellbeing, experts agree. “Boundaries are limits or personal rules that protect your time and energy and allow you to perform at your best,” says Melody Wilding, a licensed social worker and author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Y...
Source: TIME: Health - October 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Haupt Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Africa: Joint Statement On Action Plan to Drive Equitable Expansion of Immunisation in Africa
[Africa CDC] Geneva -- The African Union Commission (AUC), Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance last week concluded a three-day forum to outline a pathway towards extensive collaboration in alignment of the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding signed between the organizations in May 2023. Through the MoU, the three organizations commit to increase access and accelerate the uptake of life-saving vaccines across African Union member states, by leveraging their collective (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 18, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news
Amazon Pushes Advertisers to Commit Big to Prime Video
As Amazon gears up to run ads on its Prime Video streaming service early next year, company executives are asking advertisers to commit to spending significant amounts of money on the service in 2024. The requests, which ad executives say are more aggressive than what Netflix asked for when it…#amazon #netflix #hulu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What substances are adolescents vaping? Estimating nicotine-specific and cannabis-specific vaping from US national youth surveys - Selya A, Kim S, Shiffman S, Gitchell J, Foxon F.
BACKGROUND: Youth use of electronic cigarettes ("e-cigarettes") is an ongoing concern. Vaping is usually assumed to be of nicotine, but survey responses may also include vaping of non-nicotine substances (particularly cannabis), which can impose different ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
US Government Urges Global Effort to Combat Ransomware Attacks
The U.S. government is taking a stand against the growing threat of ransomware attacks by urging other countries to commit to not making ransom payments to hackers. The move comes ahead of an annual meeting in Washington, D.C., of over 45 nations amid a growing concern of ransomware attacks and…#anneneuberger #ransomware #heubeckag (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UNISON votes for further school strikes in Scotland
UNISON, Scotland’s largest local government union, has today (Monday) announced a rolling programme of strike action in schools across the country in the coming weeks.
It comes after UNISON members voted overwhelmingly to reject Cosla’s pay offer, with nine in ten workers (89.92 %) voting against the offer in a consultative ballot.
UNISON will now move to a rolling programme of action in schools, and early years establishments linked to schools, from Shetland to Stranraer. Dates will be announced in the coming days.
UNISON’s Scottish secretary Lilian Macer said: “No one takes industrial action lightly. It...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - October 16, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Fatima Ayad Tags: News Cosla Lilian Macer Scotland Source Type: news
Miami CEO with business ties to Playgirl magazine pleads guilty to $250M fraud in lending company
MIAMI – A Florida executive whose family business once owned Playgirl magazine has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud for misleading investors in another of his companies — one that made high-interest loans to small businesses. Carl R. Ruderman, 82, of Miami, was chairman and…#miami #florida #playgirl #carlrruderman #globalcapitalllc #justicedepartment #hallandalebeach #1global #rudermanfamilytrust #digisouth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Florida man whose family business once owned Playgirl magazine pleads guilty to $250M fraud at lending company
A Florida executive whose family business once owned Playgirl magazine has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud for misleading investors in another of his companies — one that made high-interest loans to small businesses. Carl R. Ruderman, 82, was chairman and chief executive…#florida #playgirl #carlrruderman #globalcapitalllc #miami #justicedepartment #hallandalebeach #1global #rudermanfamilytrust #digisouth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Executive who had business ties to Playgirl magazine pleads guilty to $250M fraud in lending company
A Florida executive whose family business once owned Playgirl magazine has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud.#florida #playgirl (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Big moments from the beginning of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial
Two of the people closest to Sam Bankman-Fried were asked the same question as they began their testimony this week: Did they commit financial crimes while working at FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange that crumbled last fall? Both Gary Wang and Caroline Ellison answered "Yes." While the finer…#sambankmanfried #ftx #garywang #carolineellison #bankmanfried #marcantoinejulliard #alameda #alamedaresearch #adamyedidia #mit (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I Wrote the Book On Juul in 2021. Here ’ s What ’ s Happened to the Vaping Industry Since
The problem with writing a book about current events is events don’t stay current for long. I finished writing my book, Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul, in January 2021, at a time when the future of both mega-popular vaping brand Juul Labs and the entire U.S. e-cigarette industry were in flux. Each time news broke after the draft was done, I wished I could go back and update it—but of course that wasn’t possible.
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I got some closure when my book was adapted into a Netflix docuseries, Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul, which premiered Oct. 11. The ser...
Source: TIME: Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
The Story Behind Netflix ’s Docuseries Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul
Adaptations in Hollywood are nothing new, but they’ve been at the center of many of this year’s biggest pop-culture conversations. Any intellectual property seems up for reimagining, from books to toys to video games. There are many reasons behind their appeal to studios, among them that they tend to come with built-in audiences—but as I learned firsthand over the past few years, they can also give projects new depth and complexity.
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On Oct. 11, an adaptation of my 2021 book, Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul, premiered as a Netflix series called Big Vap...
Source: TIME: Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized culturepod Source Type: news
N.Y. Republicans Launch Effort To Expel Rep. George Santos
Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, a Republican representative from New York, announced Wednesday he will introduce a resolution to expel fellow New York Republican Rep. George Santos after ten more charges— including conspiracy to commit offenses against the U.S., wire fraud and making materially false…#anthonydesposito #georgesantos #twitter #peopleshouse #nicklalota #mikelawler #marcmolinaro #nicklangworthy #brandonwilliams #congressional (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stockton Attorney Allen Sawyer Gets Misdemeanor with No Jail Time for Client Facing Prison and Sex Offender Registry
In a case involving a law enforcement decoy posing as a 13-year-old girl, Khalid M. was charged with three felonies involving contact with a minor to commit a sexual offense, for which he potentially faced prison time and lifetime registration as a sex offender in California. Confronting... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - October 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LAW Source Type: news
