BY Bruce Vail – This week, Republican Senators introduced a bill they call the “The National Labor Relations Board Reform Act.” Its chances of passage are very slim, but that’s beside the point: The GOP wants to emphasize its displeasure…
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Commonwealth’s Financial Mess Is Due To Governor Corbett’s Failure To Lead
By The PA. AFL-CIO – Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder offered the following remarks on the news of Pennsylvania’s early fiscal crisis, due to Governor Corbett’s lack of leadership on the recent budget. “The fact that…
9/17 – UFCW President, Wendell Young IV, Featured Guest on Today In PhillyLabor Radio
9/17 – Featured Guests on Today In PhillyLabor Radio are Wendell Young IV, President UFCW 1776 and Rich Minter, Chief of Staff, Workers United. Featured Topics – The Fight Against Liquor Privatization, Acme Workers Receive New Contracts and More Tune…
Take Action: Tell the PA House to Pass an Amendment-Free Cigarette Tax
– THIS WEEK, the PA House of Representatives will once again take up the issue of the $2-per-pack cigarette tax in Philadelphia. If passed, this tax would raise tens of millions of dollars annually for Philadelphia’s public schools. Unfortunately, the…
Pols On The Street: John Kane TV Ads Stress Family
John Kane launched his first television ad of the State Senate campaign running on broadcast and cable TV, and on the internet. The ad features John’s family, including his wife of 24 years, Lori; his daughters Gabby, 17, Sam, 22,…
