By Emma Jacobs – All thirteen SEPTA Regional Rail lines have stopped operating due to a labor stoppage. The 220 members of the Brotherhood of Local Engineers and Trainmen and the 210 members of Electrical Workers Local 744 walked off…
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Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Unanimously Endorses Tom Wolf For Governor
By The PA. AFL-CIO – HARRISBURG, PA: Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder announced the endorsement of Tom Wolf for Governor in the General Election that will be held on Tuesday November 4, 2014. Tom Wolf received…
Hundreds rally against Christie plan to cut N.J. payments to pension system
By Phil Gregory – Hundreds of public employee union members rallied outside the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton to protest Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to cut the state’s contribution to the pension system. The language in a law enacted in…
Tioga Terminal Operator Sees Boom Period For Delaware River Port
BY TONY WEST/The Philly Public Record – The sun is shining again on the Delaware River over a fleet of rising commerce scattered from Tioga in Port Richmond down to Wilmington. The Great Recession is over, at least at sea….
PA. AFL-CIO Community Services 2014 Scholarship Essay Contest Winners Announced
By The PA. AFL-CIO – Every year the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO offers scholarships to affiliated union members and their families. The criteria for entering are broken up into three categories with different topics for each surrounding an opportunity for students to…
