12/3 – Today’s Featured Guests on Today In PhillyLabor Radio are Rita Schwartz, President, Association of Catholic Teachers, Charles Showalter, The Union Edge, Dr. David Cohen, Injured Worker’s Specialist, Lindsey Patterson, Steal Workers Local 404 Featured Topic – Issues Facing…
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Announcing The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO 2015 Scholarship Essay Contest
By The PA. AFL-CIO The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Scholarship Essay Contest is a chance for students to learn more about the importance of Organized Labor in America. For over a decade, we have awarded thousands of dollars to students furthering their…
Will Your State Make Life Easier For Working Families Next Year?
By Bryce Covert – This Congress is on track to be the least productive in history. Yet 2014 was a year of significant progress for policies that address work and family balance. That’s because of a flurry of action at…
Dozens in South Philly join national rallies urging better wages for Walmart workers
By Bill Hangley – For the second Black Friday in a row, workers and labor advocates have singled out Walmart as a target of protests, calling for higher wages and more predictable hours, and pointing to what they say are…
Black Friday Actions: UFCW Local 1776 is Sponsoring Actions in Support of Good Jobs and Buy Union/Buy American and #anywherebutwalmart
– Here are ways you can participate in the Black Friday Day of Action events. The UFCW Local 1776 has organized the #AnywhereButWalmart action on Black Friday and throughout the holiday shopping season. #AnywhereButWalmart is another way for us to…
