By John George – A majority of the registered nurses at Delaware County Memorial Hospital have voted to join PASNAP, the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals. The vote, in a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor…
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Martin Luther King, Jr. – A Worker’s Champion
By IBEW Local 3, New York – History is written by the winners and revised by the survivors. So don’t be surprised if you ask anyone under 40 years of age about Dr. Martin Luther King’s connection with labor and…
Casino union chief backs Atlantic City takeover proposal
By WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press – The head of Atlantic City’s main casino workers union is backing a proposed state takeover of the resort’s finances and assets. Bob McDevitt, president of Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union, says Atlantic City…
A Guide to ‘Friedrichs,’ the SCOTUS Case That Could Decimate Public Sector Unions
BY Ben Rosenfield – The Supreme Court began hearing arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. The plaintiff, California teacher Rebecca Friedrichs, and the organizations on the Right that are behind her are arguing that public sector employers violate individuals’…
Johnny Doc: “I’m Getting Out of Politics a Little Bit”; Has stepped down as a ward leader.
By Holly Otterbein – John Dougherty is such a big deal that he doesn’t need the Democratic City Committee anymore. The electricians union boss tells Citified he has stepped down as leader of the First Ward in South Philadelphia. “I’m…
