By Sam Kennedy – Labor groups are planning to protest Saturday in front of beermaker D.G. Yuengling and Son in Pottsville. At issue, according protest organizers, is owner Dick Yuengling Jr.’s support of so-called right-to-work laws. “We find it incredibly…
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Philadelphia 76ers to host Union Appreciation Night
From The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO Attention: Philadelphia Area Union Community, – If you’ve been planning to see the surprising 76ers, check out this deal — the November 20th game against the Brooklyn Nets is Union Appreciation Night. Go To: http://ev10.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/EVExecMacro?linkID=global-sixers&evm=prmo&RSRC=&RDAT=&caller=PR…
Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul Hope To Tack Right-To-Work Law Onto Employment Non-Discrimination Act
By Dave Jamieson (Scroll Down To Bottom For a Brief PhillyLabor.com Editorial) – WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) have proposed an amendment to a workplace discrimination bill in the hopes of creating…
Tuesday, November 5th Is Election Day In PA! Please Remember To Vote! NO Photo ID Required!
By The PA. AFL-CIO – Odd year elections in Pennsylvania are notoriously low turnout, in spite of the very real consequences of the outcomes of these contests. In these years we elect our judges; our township, borough, city, and county…
A Call for an Economic Bill for the 21st Century
By GREGORY N. HEIRES – Nearly 70 years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed that everyone has the right to a job with decent wage, his message continues to ring true. The economy of the 21st century remains mired in…
