In Their Memory – On this, the one year anniversary of the tragedy in Newtown, Philly Labor dedicates all posts to the memory of the brave teachers and beautiful children who senselessly lost their lives that day. In honor of…
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Job Protection Isn’t Enough: Why America Needs Paid Parental Leave
By Heather Boushey, Jane Farrell, and John Schmitt – Twenty years ago, the Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, was signed into law. The FMLA granted certain workers new and important rights, including the ability to take up to…
New study shows potential for 152,077 jobs in the Commonwealth in three years
From the PA. AFL-CIO (Richard W. Bloomingdale, President – Frank Snyder, Secretary-Treasurer) – Closing federal tax loopholes, enacting tax fairness provisions would raise revenue and support job growth in Pennsylvania Today the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees…
Supreme Court Dismisses Mulhall v. Unite Here, Giving Labor a Lucky Escape
By Moshe Marvit – Unions dodged a bullet today when the Supreme Court took the unusual step of dismissing the strange and possibly disastrous case of Mulhall v. Unite Here Local 355 as “improvidently granted.” Though the dismissal leaves some…
Philly Jobs With Justice Hosts Scrooge of the Year Contest and Event! And The Nominees Are…..
Who will be Philadelphia Jobs with Justice’s Scrooge of the Year? You decide! – We need your help! Philadelphia’s Scrooge of the Year will be announced this Thursday 12/12 and we need you to go online and vote NOW! In…
