By Tom MacDonald – Philadelphia City Council is getting serious about wage theft — the illegal under payment or non-payment of wages. A bill proposed by council to create a city office to address the issue has some teeth. Councilman…
Take Action! Tell The State Senate To Raise The Minimum Wage!
By The Pa. AFL-CIO – Budget negotiations on the hill have picked up in recent days, with word of a budget compromise in the works and new activity on several legislative initiatives as members of the legislature seek to take…
Hashing out the nitty-gritty in the very tentative, detail-scarce Pa. budget framework
By Kevin McCorry – After a scare Tuesday, leaders in the Pennsylvania Capitol said that the framework of a state budget agreement is still intact. The tentative agreement includes a $400 million increase to K-12 public education this year. On…
Happy Veteran’s Day From Phillylabor.com, We Thank You For Your Service
Today and every November 11, we celebrate Veteran’s Day and honor those generations of heroes, of yesterday and today, who have served our great nation! It is because of their efforts and those who made the ultimate sacrifice that we…
Website Connects Laid-Off Journalists With New Jobs
By Joel Mathis – The 46 journalists laid off last week at Philadelphia Media Network are getting an assist in finding their next job. Davis Shaver, the digital products and solutions lead at Philadelphia Media Network, has helped set up…