From the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO This August will mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the massive rally initiated by civil rights and union leader A. Philip Randolph at which Dr. Martin Luther King…
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A union stalwart joins Convention Center board
Peter Van Allen: Philadelphia Business Journal – A longtime leader of the one of the unions at Pennsylvania Convention Center has been appointed to its board. Ed Coryell Sr. of the Carpenters union, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of…
Philadelphia Firefighters Feeding The Hungry
Philadelphia Firefighters and Paramedics Union IAFF Local 22 is holding its 2nd Annual Summer Food Drive. Local 22 has partnered with Philabundance to collect non-perishable food items from July 1st to August 31st. Clear out your canteens, bring in your…
Edward Snowden and the disaster of privatization
The Great Debate By Donald Cohen – REUTERS In May, computer analyst Edward Snowden flew to China, handed over volumes of National Security Agency surveillance data to a reporter, and launched a heated national conversation about our nation’s surveillance state….
District Council 33 President issues negotiations challenge to Mayor Nutter: Show up, in person, and let’s bargain in public
For Immediate Release Dateline: Philadelphia, PA Friday, July 12, 2013, 1:00 pm Contact: Bob Wolper, 215-896-2970 Sources: AFSCME District Council 33 Philadelphia, PA – Pete Matthews, the President of AFSCME District Council 33, took to the airwaves today on talk…
