By Kevin McCorry – More than 100 Philadelphia School District high school students cut classes Thursday morning to protest a lack of resources in their classrooms. Students first took to the streets outside of their respective schools – mainly the…
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Wolf formally endorses Kenney for mayor
By Katie Colaneri – File this one under: Huh? That didn’t already happen? Gov. Tom Wolf formally endorsed Democratic nominee Jim Kenney for mayor of Philadelphia Thursday afternoon, just as the state budget impasse hit the 100-day mark. The event…
PA. AFL-CIO Commends The Members Of The State Legislature Who Voted Yes For PA. – Schools That Teach; Jobs That Pay; And Gov. That Works
By The PA. AFL-CIO – Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder commended those members of the State House of Representatives who voted to move Pennsylvania forward today and expressed their disappointment with those legislators who voted to…
Will the Supreme Court Cripple Unions This Fall?
By Diane Ravitch – The U.S. will hear a case this fall that will determine the future of labor unions. Pro-business groups have fought the very idea of labor unions and collective bargaining for more than a century. Yet no…
Janitors march through Center City for their jobs, benefits
By Jack Tomczuk, Philadelphia Inquirer – Thousands of union janitors marched through Center City Wednesday, hoping to preserve their benefits and earn what they call fair wages. The rally on Chestnut Street included brief speeches by mayoral candidate Jim Kenney,…
