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By JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press – Vice President Joe Biden says a concerted war on labor threatens to drastically weaken the bargaining power of American unions. Biden spoke Wednesday to an annual conference of the United Automobile Workers. He says…

CONGRATS To President Pat Eiding and the entire Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO for Another Successful Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO Leadership Conference in the books. Leaders representing Philadelphia area unions participated in the 11th Annual Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO Leadership Conference in Atlantic city…

By Richard Kline, President, Union Label and Service Trades Department (AFL-CIO) – The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) threatens more than American jobs, its full impact could undermine the quality of life for all Americans. This free trade agreement, if signed…

By Pat Loeb – PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Philadelphia firefighters’ union is asking district attorney Seth Williams to reconsider his decision not to pursue criminal charges in relation to the fire that caused the death of two firemen in 2012…

By Daniel Denvir – In his State of the Union address last Tuesday, President Obama touched on a number of issues critical to Philadelphians, particularly the plight of the poor and downwardly-mobile middle class. But with Republicans likely to hold…