By Kevin McCorry – In a bipartisan 16-8 vote, the Pennsylvania House Education Committee has greenlighted a bill that would eliminate state-mandated seniority protections for teachers. HB 1722, sponsored by state Rep. Tim Krieger, R-Westmoreland, would require districts to base…
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TAKE ACTION – Supreme Court May Gut Care Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights
By Jobs With Justice – The Supreme Court could issue a decision as early as Monday that could repeal collective bargaining rights for home-care workers. Learn the potential impact the ruling could have on care workers, care consumers and working…
One year later, memorial to victims of Philly building collapse moving forward
– Today, June 5, 2014, marks the first anniversary of the building collapse that killed six in Center City Philadelphia nears, efforts continue to construct a memorial park at the site where the Salvation Army thrift store stood. The process…
German union official on VW U.S. organizing: ‘We will not be beaten’
By David Shepardson and Karl Henkel – The head of Volkswagen AG’s global works council said the union still wants a German-style works council for workers at VW’s assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., vowing to step up the fight despite…
USW Demands Action on Unfair Trade as U.S. Steel Announces Layoffs in Pennsylvania and Texas
Contact: Tony Montana at (412)562-2592, tmontana@usw.org – The United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard today issued the following statement after U.S. Steel announced plans to idle tube operations in Pennsylvania and Texas, which will lead to an indefinite…
