To the Philadelphia Area Union Community, As we embark on this Holiday season, let us be thankful for the things we have, those who have forged the way to make them possible and for the will and determination to continue…
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Petition To Tell Congress: Re-authorize Federal Unemployment Benefits
Federal unemployment benefits are scheduled to expire the week after Christmas. Letting these benefits expire would kick people when they are already down. It’s bad for our economy and the wrong move. Congress needs to invest more in job creation,…
Advice for Young Women: Get a Union Job
By Michelle Chen – Back in the days before modern feminism, a young woman looking for work might typically be advised, politely, to “learn a trade,” with the implication that she wasn’t bound for college or an elite career, but…
Register for the 11th Annual Philadelphia AFL-CIO Conference
– The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO’s Annual Conference, February 2-4 2014 in Atlantic City, will feature lively discussions, workshops, and appearances by two speakers with well-deserved, national reputations as experts and leaders. A discussion of the 2014 electoral landscape in Pennsylvania…
National Paid Family Leave May Finally Be on the Horizon
By Michelle Chen – Any working parent will tell you that raising a family might as well be another full-time job—one that comes with no vacation days or health benefits. But millions of Americans don’t get days off from their…
