– KATHY MATHESON Associated Press – PHILADELPHIA (AP) – May 30, 2013 (WPVI) — Education officials plan to vote on what critics are calling a “doomsday” budget, an austere proposal that would force city schools to open next fall without…
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ACT NOW: STAND WITH STRIKING WALMART WORKERS
Walmart workers have been standing up and fighting for fair wages and working conditions — and they’ve been retaliated against every step of the way. So now these workers are speaking out once more: They’re on strike, standing up against…
Happy Memorial Day: In Memory of Those Who Gave All
This weekend, as you travel down the shore, attend family bar-b-ques and spend time with friends, please do so honoring the memory of generations of countless brave men and women from our United States Armed Forces who gave their hearts,…
Union Leader: Nutter Drove City Workers Into Poverty
A Story From the Philadelphia Public Record (http://www.phillyrecord.com/2013/05/union-leader-nutter-drove-city-workers-into-poverty/) BY PETE MATTHEWS, President, AFSCME District Council 33/ Mayor Michael Nutter’s stubborn and vindictive refusal to settle fair contracts with AFSCME District Councils 33 and 47 is driving city workers ever deeper…
Unions and community groups to protest today and tomorrow at National Conference of Mayors meeting hosted by Mayor Nutter
– For Immediate Release: AFSCME Secretary Treasurer Laura Reyes, District Council 33 President Pete Matthews, District Council 47 President Cathy Scott, along with leaders of the Philadelphia AFL-CIO, the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades as well as religious and community…
