By Laura Clawson – In 2011, Gov. Chris Christie made a big push to cut pensions for New Jersey’s public workers, a push that included the promise that from now on, the state would do its part to keep the…
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55th Community Services Institute focuses on strengthening communities, building alliances with community partners, political and legislative action
By The PA. AFL-CIO – President Bloomingdale welcomed over 100 delegates to the opening general session of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO’s 55th Community Services Institute in Pittsburgh on Wednesday evening. He thanked those union activists in the room for their hard…
11,000 US Airways union workers approve new deal with American Airlines
By Jared Shelly – American Airlines (which recently merged with US Airways) has reached collective bargaining agreements with approximately 11,000 maintenance training specialist, fleet service and mechanic and related employees. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers approved new…
Covering Up Unemployment In Pennsylvania
BY FRANK A. SIRIANNI, President of the Pennsylvania State Building Trades Council – Lately we have all been reading that Gov. Tom Corbett is taking credit for the alleged “relatively low” unemployment rate here in Pennsylvania. As he runs for…
Postal Workers Visit City of Their Genesis For National Convention
By John Ostapkovich – PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Pennsylvania Convention Center is buzzing this week with members of the postal workers’ union, who are attending their biennial meeting, through Thursday. About 8,000 members of the National Association of Letter Carriers…
