By WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press – Hours before hundreds of workers were to hold a prayer rally as three casinos are set to close, New Jersey officials issued a final closure order for another one. The state Gaming Enforcement Division…
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THIS IS WHY VOTING IS SO IMPORTANT; How Gov. Corbett Could Still Win This Thing – The key: Philadelphia stays away from the polls on Election Day.
By Joel Mathis – Sure Gov. Corbett is far behind Democratic challenger Tom Wolf in this fall’s election campaign. But Pittsburgh Tribune columnist Brad Bumsted says the governor could still win. The scenario: For one, there needs to be low…
Republicans’ war on labor is gaining steam in America
By David P. Gaibis – The Republicans’ war on labor has taken American workers from a moderate lifestyle story to a rags story. In the beginning, before the labor movement, employers worked their “captive labor” 12 hours a day, seven…
SEPTA Settles With Regional Rail Electric Workers; But negotiations still “tense” with Regional Rail engineers.
By Joel Mathis – CBS Philly reports that SEPTA has come to contract terms with Regional Rail electric workers — but that negotiations remain “tense” with Regional Rail engineers. If ratified, the electrical workers would get an 11.5 percent raise…
SAG-AFTRA Statement on the Loss of Robin Williams
Los Angeles, CA (August 11, 2014)—SAG-AFTRA joins the world in mourning the sudden passing of Robin Williams. A two-time Screen Actors Guild Award recipient, Williams was consecutively honored for Outstanding Performance by a Cast for The Birdcage and then for…
