By Holly Otterbein – City Councilman Bobby Henon got a promotion this week: His Democratic colleagues unanimously elected him to be their new majority leader, a position on the body that is second only to Council President Darrell Clarke. You’re…
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Wolf administration makes down payment on education funding, favoring districts hurt by cuts
By Paul Socolar – Following up on Gov. Wolf’s line-item veto of a Republican budget package last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Education has released its plan for distributing six months’ worth of education aid to school districts across the…
1/4/16 – Jim Kenney, Philadelphia’s 99th mayor, takes office today
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press – Philadelphia Mayor-elect Jim Kenney bristles at the label “progressive.” “How about fairness?” he said in a recent interview. “When you know something’s unfair, it’s unfair. There are certain things that you have to…
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Applauds Wolf’s Line-Item Veto Of Mike Turzai’s “Garbage” Budget
By The Pa. AFL-CIO – Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder share Governor Wolf’s frustration and anger towards the Republican leadership in the State House, who decided last week to leave town rather than finish their work…
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Your Friends at PhillyLabor and Today In PhillyLabor Radio
To Our Philadelphia Area Labor Community and Beyond, As we enjoy this Holiday season, let us be thankful for the things we have, to those who have forged the way to make them possible and for the will and determination…
