By AFL-CIO Before you put together your Thanksgiving dinner shopping list, check our list of union-made in America food and other items that are essential to a traditional family Thanksgiving feast. Speaking of thanks, a big “thank you” to the…
Alert: Be Prepared To Take Action As Budget Negotiations Come To A Head
By The PA. AFL-CIO – Negotiations continue over the details of a budget compromise announced a few weeks ago. The State House approved a Liquor Privatization bill that is virtually identical to the bill vetoed by Governor Wolf in June….
PHL airport workers walk off the job
By Alison Burdo – Several local elected officials joined dozens of Philadelphia International Airport workers who demonstrated Thursday morning to call for a higher wage and better working conditions. The strike, which started with a wave of contracted PHL employees…
Letters: Extend subway to the Navy Yard
– RECENTLY, I joined a group of business leaders and bipartisan elected officials – including U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey, U.S. Reps. Bob Brady and Pat Meehan, state Sen. John Rafferty, state Rep. Bill Keller and Mayor-elect Jim…
How a ‘Right to Your Job’ Law Could Help Unions Fight Back Against ‘Right to Work’
BY Shaun Richman – The sword of Damocles hangs over the head of the American labor movement. This spring the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on Friedrichs vs. CTA, a case that could end automatic union membership in all government…