By Julie Shaw — Daily News Staff Writer — Philadelphia Daily News — A STRIKE was averted Sunday morning when the union representing hundreds of employees — from nurses to housekeepers to clerical workers — reached a tentative settlement with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. If an accord had not been reached, hundreds of union members were expected to go on strike in front of the Center City hospital at 6 a.m. “We did not get everything, but everything major was achieved,” Henry Nicholas, the president of District 1199C of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, said in a statement. The tentative settlement was reached at about 1 a.m. Sunday — an hour after the contract officially expired. The union said it achieved six-year contracts that included wage increases each year at Jefferson, Temple University Health System, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Hahnemann University Hospital. The contracts also kept intact benefit and pension packages at Jefferson, Temple and Hahnemann. Over the past week, the union also negotiated contracts with 10 nursing homes in the region; those contracts have already been ratified. On Sunday, the contracts with Jefferson, CHOP and Hahnemann were ratified by union members, said District 1199C Acting Executive Vice President Chris Woods. He said he expected the contract with Temple to be ratified by around 7 p.m. Sunday. “I’m just happy that both sides did the right thing and got an agreement,” said Woods.

PhillyLabor.com Introduces the Ordinary Angels Foundation to celebrate, amongst others, men and women of Labor who have made a difference in the lives of others. PhillyLabor.com is excited to introduce the Ordinary Angels Foundation, a newly formed organization that was created by PhillyLabor.com President and author of the book Ordinary Angels, Joe Dougherty, for the purpose of recognizing those special people who have made a difference in the lives of others including labor leaders. The Ordinary Angels Foundation celebrates a wide array of individuals from all walks of life including mentors/role models, coaches, teachers, counselors, labor leaders, political leaders, civic leaders, civil rights leaders, social leaders etc who through their passion, leadership and commitment have made a positive impact on others and society. In the coming months, Ordinary Angels will join forces with PhillyLabor.com to acknowledge the efforts of, amongst others, leaders of the labor movement, past and present, who have fought hard to obtain and maintain fair working conditions, standards and wages for their members. We welcome your participation, your feedback and even your suggestions for candidates who you may think are deserving of recognition by the Ordinary Angels Foundation. Sincerely, PhillyLabor.com Mgmt. NOTE: The Ordinary Angels Foundation, not only recognizes labor officials, but also rank and file members, activist organizations members, friends and supporters of the labor community who have made a positive difference within the labor movement.

Wine & Spirits Stores Poll: Please take a minute to vote “no” in the latest poll and help send a clear message that we want to preserve jobs and revenue for PA, not find excuses to privatize. http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq_ed_board/LCB-judge-Nice-work-if-you-can-get-it.html?ref=facebook.com From Philly.com

Kudos to IBEW #98 Business Manager John Dougherty as well as #98 Union Reps Brian Stevenson and Jim Snyder and IBEW Local #98 for “walking the walk” and spending their Father’s Day demonstrating and doing what it takes to support union wages and standards and to get the word out that ShopRite in Roxborough is hiring non-union electrical workers to work at night! In Solidarity, PhillyLabor.com Mgmt – See Photos at: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3434687147769&set=a.2675545329698.2119857.1288152624&type=1&theater

Help us get to 10,000 signatures on this online petition to support our brothers and sisters at District 1201: http://signon.org/sign/stop-the-right-wing-campaign?source=32BJ As you know, there is a lot on the line. Layoff notices have already been sent to 2,700 school workers. Tomorrow is our bargaining deadline, so this is an especially urgent moment. By making this final push we can help support the field activities planned today and tomorrow. Amazingly, we already have over 9,850 signatures on this petition. Please sign and share!