The Philadelphia Fire Fighters’ and Paramedics’ Union has planned a demonstration to express dissatisfaction with the actions of Commissioner Ayers and Mayor Michael Nutter for demoting 14 Fire Fighters who were previously promoted. The city has once again elected to…
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Anti-Prevailing Wage Bill (HB1538) To Be Brought Up For Vote
By The PA. AFL-CIO – Protect The Middle Class, Oppose HB 1538 – Middle class wages have been sinking in Pennsylvania for too long, but some lawmakers seem to think they aren’t sinking fast enough! Rep. Miller has introduced HB…
Judge Halts Demotion of 14 Recently Promoted Fire Officers
By Vince Lattanzio A Pennsylvania judge has halted the demotion of more than a dozen recently promoted Philadelphia Fire Department lieutenants and captains pending a court decision. Five captains and nine fire lieutenants were set to lose their titles on…
Urgent Action! House Labor Committee Approves Another Anti-Prevailing Wage Bill
By The PA. AFL-CIO – E-mail your Representative now at: http://act.aflcio.org/c/236/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=7178 and tell them to vote NO on HB 1538. According to data released earlier this month, the income gap between the top 1 percent and the remainder of workers…
Labor And Business Leaders, Along With Legislators, Call For Passage Of Transportation Funding Plan Now
By The PA. AFL-CIO – Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Snyder joined in leading a broad coalition of unions, business groups and state legislators of both parties in support of passage of transportation infrastructure funding to invest in all…
