The National Arts Program for the encouragement and development of artistic talent in conjunction with the Events Committee will hold its 3rd Annual Exhibit and Awards for National Press Club members, employees, and their families. It will be held this year in the lobby from November 9 - 20 each day the club is open. Prizes will be awarded for the three adult classifications of amateur, intermediate, and professional as well as the two youth/teen classifications of youth under 12 and teen 13-18. The cash prizes for each classification range from $300 for adult first place to $100 for third place, and comparatively $75 for first and $25 for third in the youth/teen classifications. Applications can be picked up at the front desk, at the Reliable Source, or online by visiting the online calendar on the date November 9th at www.press.org. Registration deadline for participants is October 30th by the close of business. Artwork is to be submitted on November 6th at the front desk from 8am until 9pm or on Saturday, November 7th from 10am and 1pm. Rules and regulations can be found on the application or at www.nationalartsprogram.org. Completed applications can be hand delivered to the front desk at the National Press Club or mailed using the integrated mailer on the application. The program was brought to the club in 2007 by Silver Owl and founder of the National Arts Program Leonard Andrews. Mr. Andrews passed away in 2008 and the club is pleased to continue his legacy through the participation in the National Arts Program. Click HERE to see the registration form and rules

Implications of Developments in Worker's Compensation for SSDI

Physicians for Social Responsibility to Release Major Report on                                   Coal and Human Health

American Lung Association, American Nurses Association to Join PSR                                                            at November 18 Press Conference

Washington, DC -  November 16, 2009 – Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) is preparing to release a groundbreaking medical report, “Coal’s Assault on Human Health,” which takes a new look at the devastating impacts of coal on the human body.  The report will be made public at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on Wednesday November 18 at 9:30 AM, which will include speakers from the American Lung Association and the American Nurses Association. 

“Coal’s Assault on Human Health” provides a new assessment of the devastating impacts of coal on the human body.  The report examines the impact of coal pollution from all stages of the coal life cycle on the major body organ systems: respiratory, cardiovascular and nervous system.  The report also considers coal’s contribution to global warming, and the health implications of global warming on vulnerable human populations.  The report includes five specific policy recommendations, and will be jointly released by PSR, the American Lung Association and the American Nurses Association.

WHAT: Physicians for Social Responsibility “Coal’s Assault on Human Health” Press Conference

WHEN: November 18, 2009, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

WHERE:  National Press Club, First Amendment Room

SPEAKERS:PSR Executive Director Peter Wilk, MD

                      Alan H. Lockwood, MD FAAN

                      Kristen Welker-Hood, ScD MSN RN

                      Katherine M. Shea, MD

                      American Lung Association Vice President Janice E. Nolen

                      American Nurses Association General Counsel Alice L. Bodley

RSVP: Contact Aric Caplan at 301-998-6592 or aric@caplancommunications.com to RSVP, for information about the report or about the availability of the speakers for interviews.

ABOUT PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (PSR)

Founded in 1961 by physicians concerned about the impact of nuclear proliferation, PSR shared the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize with International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War for building public pressure to end the nuclear arms race.  Since 1991, when PSR formally expanded its work by creating its environment and health program, PSR has addressed the issues of global warming and the toxic degradation of our environment.  PSR educates and advocates for  policies to curb global warming, ensure clean air, generate a sustainable energy future, prevent human exposures to toxic substances, and minimize toxic pollution of air, food, and drinking water.  More information is available at www.psr.org.

Global Union Corporation: Communication Workers of America Leader, U.S., German Workers

President Larry Cohen of the Communications Workers of America will outline the next step in globalization--a joint union between CWA and ver.di, the European union at Deutsche Telekom/TMobile, to represent workers on both sides of the Atlantic, at a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the Broadcast Operations Center, Suite 480, National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, D.C.

Union leaders say the goal of the new TUnion is to overcome the double-standard between how European companies treat workers in their home countries and their workforces in the United States. In this new model, CWA works with members and telecom workers here, and ver.di is responsible for relations with the company.

John Logan, director of research at the Berkeley Labor Center at the University of California, will join Cohen. An expert in U.S. labor law and labor law in other industrialized countries, Logan’s latest research examines how Deutsche Telekom’s U.S. subsidiary, TMobile, violates the company’s own code of conduct and policies in ways that would be completely unacceptable in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.  

A DT worker from Germany and a U.S.-based TMobile worker also will participate in the event. The TMobile worker’s appearance will be disguised to protect his identity. TMobile, as Logan has documented, is aggressively anti-union and routinely intimidates and harasses workers who seek union representation.

The Newsmaker participants say that when European companies open shop in the United States they often jettison the European model and employ workers at low wages with few benefits and hire “union avoidance” consultants to engage in practices that would be condemned in the employer’s home country.  

Contact: Mark Schoeff Jr., chair, NPC Newsmakers Committee (202-662-7218, mschoeff@workforce.com ); 

Candice Johnson, director of communications, CWA (202-434-1347 or cell 202-415-6566 cjohnson@cwa-union.org

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Lajcak, will discuss: "The Velvet Revolution: 20 Years of Freedom, Democracy & Prosperity & Slovak-U.S. Partnership."

Minister Lajcak also will discuss the regional dimension of changes in Central Europe sinced 1989.  He is considered one of the most prominent experts on the Western Balkans and will answer questions about developments in that region.

Contacts:

National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN, 301/530-1210 (H&O/T&F), 202/662-7540 (NPC), pjhickman@hotmail.com

Minister Lajcak: ANDREJ DROBA (DCM, Embassy of the Slovak Republic) 202/237-1054 (tel), Andrej.Droa@mzv.sk

12:30 PM - Holeman Lounge - Corporate EH & S Roundtable

 5:30 PM  - Zenger Room - Corporate EH & S Dinner

NCAPA Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner