Dateline: Philadelphia, PA Monday, December 30, 2013 3:00 pm Contact: Bob Wolper, 215-896-2970 Source: AFSCME District Council 33 Pete Matthews, the President of AFSCME District Council 33, the City Municipal Workers Union, along with Barry Cox, President of Local 403,…
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Petition To Demand that Congress Renews Unemployment Insurance
By Michael Morrill – The Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program ended on December 28 for 1.3 million jobless Americans. Unemployment benefits will be cut from as much as 73 weeks to 26 weeks. Democrats fought to include UI in the…
AX FALLS ON 1.3 MILLION: Its Not Just Poor People Getting Hosed When Congress Lets Unemployment Insurance Expire
By Sam Stein and Arthur Delaney – David Torian is an Ivy League-educated lawyer and a onetime chief of staff to then-Rep. Michael McNulty (D-N.Y.). He has 23 years of experience in congressional and government relations, witnessed and practiced politics…
All I Want This Holiday Season Are My Voting Rights
By Christine Pelosi – As we gather for the holidays, we remember the empty chairs at far too many holiday tables: for servicemembers killed overseas, children slain by gun violence, and loved ones lost to AIDS, cancer and other diseases…
L&I releases new permit requirements for contractors
PBJ Staff – Contractors in Philadelphia now have new rules to comply with. Starting January 1, contractors in the city of Philadelphia will have some new rules to comply with. The Department of Licenses and Inspections is now requiring contractors…
