By Katie Colaneri Philadelphia Council President Darrell Clarke wants to make sure projects getting tax breaks and other subsidies are making enough of an effort to hire city residents.Since 2012, businesses getting more than $250,000 in taxpayer support are expected…
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How a Philadelphia union turned drone technology into a key tool for protest
By Ryan Schuessler – Private drones were deployed this week to monitor an electrical workers’ strike to protect members from false legal claims, reigniting the ‘very tricky issue’ of how to regulate drones used for activism. From a small drone…
TPP Would Further Emasculate America
By Leo W. Gerard, International President, United Steelworkers – A century ago, Carl Sandburg dubbed Chicago the City of Big Shoulders: “hog butcher for the world, tool maker, stacker of wheat, player with railroads and the nation’s freight handler; stormy,…
When Scalia Died, So Did ‘Friedrichs’—And an Even Grander Scheme To Destroy Unions
BY Moshe Z. Marvit – Some held out hope that Justice Scalia might go labor’s way on Friedrichs, because of his understanding of the ‘free rider’ problem. But that hope was dashed during oral arguments. Conservatives had a great plan…
Ted Cruz Says He Will Filibuster Obama’s Supreme Court Nomination
By Melissa Chan – Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz on Sunday pledged to filibuster any appointee President Obama nominates to fill Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Texas senator said he would prolong the process of…
