PhillyLabor.com – With all the talk about “Right To Work” legislation being right around the corner in Pennsylvania, the time has come to get everyone within the PA labor movement involved and organized to fight against such anti-union actions that…
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A Message from John J. Dougherty, Business Mgr. of IBEW Local 98, About the Tragic Building Collapse in Center City Philadelphia.
All of us at IBEW Local 98 send our deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in yesterday’s tragic building collapse in Philadelphia. We also ask that you keep in your thoughts and prayers the dozens of…
Non-Union Construction Co. is Demo Contractor on Collapsed Center City Building
6 Killed, At Least 13 Others Injured The construction company contracted to do the demolition on the building that collapsed last Wednesday at 22nd and Market St. in center city Philadelphia, killing 3 and injuring 13 others, was non-union construction…
Jobs with Justice Mobilizes to Fight Public School Closings in Major Cities
By Treston Davis-Faulkner – On May 22, 2013, the unelected Chicago Public School Board (CPS), appointed by Mayor Emmanuel, decided to close nearly 50 public schools in Chicago, the largest public school mass closing in the history of the US….
How the American Work Ethic Affects Disability, Workers’ Comp Cases
The Legal Intelligencer – Allison Eberle-Lindemuth – The intersection between Social Security disability and workers’ compensation and the American work ethic may not be apparent until one practices in the field.Working with clients on a weekly, if not daily, basis…
