By The PA. AFL-CIO – As you know, we have been sounding the alarm bells on Fast Track legislation and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) all year. After Pennsylvania lost half a million good manufacturing jobs to unfair trade deals of…
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Pennsylvania’s municipal pensions are underfunded by $7.7 billion, and here’s why
By Irina Zhorov, WESA – Standing in a sun-drenched room, Jim Rosipal pointed to a framed assemblage on the wall. In it, a police officer’s uniform shirt, a medal for valor, a gas cap cover from the Harley Davidson he…
Unions Can’t Beat Right to Work Just By Calling It ‘Unfair’—They Must Fight for Everyone
BY Rand Wilson – Wisconsin is now the 25th state to adopt a so-called “right-to-work” law, which allows workers to benefit from collective bargaining without having to pay for it. It joins Michigan and Indiana, which both adopted right to…
Senate Right to Work Bill is an ALEC Ripoff Bill
By Sean Kitchen – Last month, Mike Folmer, Scott Wagner of other Republicans senators introduced Right to Work legislation. Save the shock for another time, but the bill they introduced happens to be extremely similar to the American Legislative Exchange…
Workers Say the Fight for 15 Isn’t Just About Raises—It’s a Fight for Meaning in Their Lives
BY David Moberg – If Douglas Hunter succeeds with his plans on April 15, the public’s attention this year may be diverted from grumbling about taxes to demanding higher wages for millions of low-income service workers—including many who earn so…
