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By ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press – Philadelphia Mayor-elect Jim Kenney bristles at the label “progressive.” “How about fairness?” he said in a recent interview. “When you know something’s unfair, it’s unfair. There are certain things that you have to…

By The Pa. AFL-CIO – Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder share Governor Wolf’s frustration and anger towards the Republican leadership in the State House, who decided last week to leave town rather than finish their work…

To Our Philadelphia Area Labor Community and Beyond, As we enjoy this Holiday season, let us be thankful for the things we have, to those who have forged the way to make them possible and for the will and determination…

By Matthew L. Mandel – Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. referred to a recent education bill passed by the Pennsylvania Senate as a “recipe for disaster.” That phrase also describes the School Reform Commission’s decision to extend Hite’s contract by…

By The PA. AFL-CIO – On Saturday, 12/19, more than half of House Republicans joined with the entire Democratic caucus in voting down SB1071 by a final tally of 149 (N) to 52 (Y). We would like to thank the…