By Bruce Vail – Unions are strongly backing a march in Washington, D.C., to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I have a…
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American Workers Have Seen A Lost Decade In Wage Growth
By Alan Pyke – American workers have suffered a “lost decade” of stagnant or falling wages. Despite productivity gains of nearly 25 percent from 2000 to 2012, “wages were flat or declined for the entire bottom 60 percent” of the…
Countdown, Day 20: Schools bring back staff, but many can only afford aides
by Dale Mezzacappa – Less than three weeks left. The good news: Each school is staffed for student registration. Either a secretary who has been called back from layoff or a temp worker is at each school. Hours are 8…
Man Arrested for Attempting to Drive Over Union Demonstrators on a Picket Line
By Todd Farally – In the City of Philadelphia there is a picket line up by Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 at a jobsite located at 19 & Fairmount Streets. On Thursday 08/15/13 the day on the line started out…
CITY HALL SAM: Brady Plan Could Win Huge Convention
From The Philly Public Record The Pennsylvania Convention Center has been in the news lately, and the news has not been favorable. The media report management, labor and contract problems are keeping large conventions away from the $1.3 billion convention…
