By Tom MacDonald – After five years of talks, the engineers who operate SEPTA’s regional rail trains have a tentative deal with the transit agency. Meanwhile, further talks are scheduled with 5,000 other workers who drive SEPTA buses, trolleys and…
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Five reasons Corbett seems headed to a historic loss (And a Brief PhillyLabor Editorial)
By Chris Satullo – Since 1968, when Pennsylvania started allowing its governors to run for re-election, voters have returned every sitting governor for a second term. This streak may be about to end. Polls show Democrat Tom Wolf leading the…
Union leaders slam campaign ads targeting Kane
By John Kopp – PHILADELPHIA >> Angered by political advertisements negatively portraying Democratic state Senate candidate John Kane as a union boss, union leaders threatened Thursday to cease contributing to the campaigns of Delaware County Republican candidates. Union leaders from…
Statement from Philadelphia AFL-CIO President Patrick Eiding regarding the SRC’s decision to impose terms on PFT members
– “The School Reform Commission voted yesterday to unilaterally impose contract terms on the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO believes that this action is an outrage. Leaders at the SRC have spoken frequently about the need for…
Statement from PFT President Jerry Jordan on SRC Action (To Cancel Contract)
PHILADELPHIA–“The announcement by the School Reform Commission that they were cancelling the PFT contract and imposing terms is every bit as outrageous as the manner in which they scheduled and held their ‘public’ meeting. “In August 2013, the PFT put…
