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…
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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…
Court battle brewing between Philly schools, teachers union
By Kevin McCorry – In response to having its contract unilaterally terminated, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers filed several legal actions Friday. The union has petitioned the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas to prevent the district from implementing health care…
