By Laura Clawson – Today, it will have been five months since emergency aid for people unemployed for six months or longer expired. On Monday, it was seven weeks since the Senate passed a bill to extend the program. Then,…
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PA. Liquor Stores Back In Black – No Reason At All To Privatize!!!!
By Kari Andren – The number of state liquor stores finishing the year in the red is on pace to fall nearly 80 percent compared to five years ago. Liquor Control Board officials tweaked store hours, adjusted inventories and even…
Happy Memorial Day In Remembrance of Those Who Gave All
– On this Memorial Day 2014, as we gather to enjoy a fun filled barbeque and celebrate the unofficial start of summer with family and friends, let us first remember the true meaning of why we are celebrating and pay…
Make It a Union-Made Memorial Day Barbecue
By The AFL-CIO – Memorial Day is the unofficial kickoff to the summer holiday season. Here’s some union-made food and drink to get your barbecue off to a great start. Our list comes courtesy of Union Plus, the Bakery, Confectionery,…
Verizon Retail Workers Win Union Vote—First to Do So
By Bianca Cunningham, with Zelig Stern – Wireless is where Verizon makes most of its profits. But for decades, Verizon has kept a wall between union workers in its landline division and non-union workers in its wireless division. That’s how…
