By The PA. AFL-CIO – Reports began to surface last week that Governor Corbett was finally considering a plan to accept Medicaid expansion in Pennsylvania under the Affordable Care Act. This caused some widespread and ultimately premature optimism that Corbett…
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SEIU District 1201 to host public forum on the crisis in the Philadelphia school system
SEIU District 1201 is hosting a public forum on the crisis in the Philadelphia school system, tonight September 16th at 6:00 PM: The Crisis in Philadelphia Public Schools: Real Stories from Students, Parents, and Teachers in Philadelphia Monday, September 16th,…
Dougherty Endorses Charter Change Referendum in Support of Phila. Police Officers, Firefighters and Paramedics
A Message From John J. Dougherty, Business Manager of IBEW #98 Philadelphia Firefighters and Paramedics Union Local 22 delivered more than 35,000 signed and notarized petitions to the members of Council in furtherance of their campaign to place a Charter…
Editorial: Overworked and Underpaid, Some Military Families Staggeringly Depend on Welfare to Make Ends Meet
The Below editorial was received from Vincent Esposito, a member of Carpenter’s Local #1856, who is also in the U.S. Army, who shared his point of view of an allegedly staggering situation that he states currently exists in the U.S….
Mayor Nutter and Gov. Corbett linked and condemned at national AFL-CIO convention. Resolution passed.
From The National AFL-CIO Convention Resolution 52: Governor Corbett and Mayor Nutter’s Attack on Philadelphia Public Education and Public Service Submitted by AFT, AFSCME and UNITE HERE Those who work in Philadelphia public schools, represented by the Philadelphia Federation of…
