WEST CHESTER, Pa. – March 28, 2014 (WPVI) — Teachers and other educational professionals in West Chester have finally reached a contract deal with the school district after more than a year and a half of negotiations. Union members approved…
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“Give America A Raise” Bus Tour Visits PA., Boosting Awareness And Support For Raising The Minimum Wage
By the PA. AFL-CIO – President Obama has made clear his goal to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour – but so far, Tea Party opposition and dis-proven talking points seem to have killed the momentum for this…
Unemployment insurance passes test vote in Senate
– The Senate moved a bill to restart unemployment insurance payments to the long-term jobless. By Gabrielle Levy The Senate took another step towards passing an extension on emergency unemployment insurance Thursday, voting to begin debate on the bipartisan bill…
County Commissioners Association Of Pennsylvania Withdraws Anti-Union Resolution
By The PA. AFL-CIO – The Pennsylvania Labor Movement in 2014 has been defined by the fight against anti-union legislation that would interfere with negotiated dues deduction. Backed by out-of-state billionaires and corporate lobbyists, House Bill 1507 and Senate Bill…
The NLRB has ruled that Northwestern University football players have the right to form labor union
By Mason Levinson – Northwestern University football players were given the right to form college sports’ first labor union in a ruling that could seismically change the $16 billion business of top-level university athletics. Peter Ohr, the National Labor Relations…
