By Taunya English – Starting Jan. 1, nonunion workers will pay an extra $15 if they fill a prescription at a pharmacy that also sells cigarettes. That new fee will be tacked on to the usual co-payment for prescription drugs….
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SEPTA union to hold strike authorization vote Sunday
By Jared Shelly – SEPTA’s largest union puts its labor situation succinctly: “The day of reckoning is fast approaching.” That was the opening line of a letter to the workers that control the city’s buses and subways. It’s alerting them…
10/22 – Today In PhillyLabor Radio Podcast Featuring Frank Snyder, Secretary – Treasurer of the PA. AFL-CIO, Jim Farally, Pres. Phila. AFL-CIO Retirees Council
(PODCAST) 10/22 – Today In PhillyLabor Radio Podcast Featuring Frank Snyder, Secretary – Treasurer of the PA. AFL-CIO, Jim Farally, Pres. Phila. AFL-CIO Retirees Council and Bret Elam, Thrive Financial FEATURED TOPICS – PA. AFL-CIO Get Out The Vote Campaign…
Factcheck.org rebuts Corbett ads targeting Wolf
By Holly Otterbein – The website factcheck.org has issued a blistering report on two campaign ads by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett. The TV advertisements say Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tom Wolf wants to raise income taxes on the middle class. In…
Fifty Philadelphia Labor Leaders Sign Letter Condemning SRC’s Unionbusting
Chairman Bill Green School Reform Commission School District of Philadelphia 440 N. Broad St, Suite 101 Philadelphia, PA 19130 Dear Chairman Green, We are the leaders of Philadelphia’s labor unions, representing an incredible diversity of the region’s workers. We stand…
