By PhillyLabor.com – Imagine you’re married with children and you’ve spent the last 20 + years working your fingers to the bone and dedicating your entire life to a city or state run organization that you thought would be your…
Bipartisan Unemployment Insurance Deal Reached In Senate
By Sam Stein WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators has reached a deal to extend federal long-term unemployment insurance for five months. The deal, which comes after months of negotiations, would be distributed retroactively to when the benefits expired…
Public Servant of The Year 2014: Wendell Young IV Honored
By The Philly Public Record – The Philadelphia Public Record Newspapers are pleased to announce the 13th Public Servant of the Year award goes to Wendell Young IV, for his contributions to the City of Philadelphia, the State of Pennsylvania…
UAW: NLRB wrong to allow right-wing groups to intervene in VW vote
By The United Auto Workers – The UAW released the following statement in reaction to the NLRB ruling to let outside-funded groups participate in the hearing regarding the interference of state and federal politicians in the UAW election at Volkswagen…
Broad Coalition Mobilizes To Stop PGW Sale
By The Philly Public Record – A diverse set of Philadelphia-based organizations have begun a wide-ranging campaign to defeat Mayor Nutter’s plan to privatize Philadelphia Gas Works, the city’s publicly owned gas utility. The broad coalition includes unions, consumer groups,…