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…
In Solidarity, On The 12th Anniversary of 911, We Remember!
By PhillyLabor.com – There’s not an American over the age of 18 that will ever forget were they were on that tragic day, September 11, 2001 when 2977 innocent victims lost their lives to senseless acts of terrorism in New…
Philadelphia Building Trades Endorse Plumbers Local 690, Business Manager, John I. Kane For Pa. State Senate
By PhillyLabor.com – The Philadelphia Building Trades Council has endorsed, Plumber’s Local #690, Business Manager, John I. Kane for Pennsylvania State Senator in the 26th Senatorial District which includes parts of Chester and Delaware Counties. Additionally, John has been endorsed…