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…
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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…
Rep. Keith Ellison wants to make union organizing a civil right
By Ned Resnikoff – DETROIT – Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison plans to unveil legislation that would make unionization into a legally protected civil right, the congressman said on Saturday. The bill, which he plans to formally introduce on July…
A Message from District Council 33 President Pete Matthews
Sisters and Brothers, The trial of the City’s unilateral implementation lawsuit took place in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Friday, presided over by Judge Idee Fox. In February 2013 the Mayor asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to grant the City the…
Ed Rendell calls out politicians for not investing in infrastructure
By Jared Shelly – Ed Rendell had some harsh words for politicians that don’t want to invest in the nation’s infrastructure. “We have politicians that just worry about their own survival,” the former Pennsylvania governor said during a panel discussion…
