By Erin E. Arvedlund – Many veterans are still looking for work in this sluggish economic recovery. Which is why several veterans job fairs and seminars are coming up. The Union League’s VETSmart career seminar day, set for Monday, Sept….
Pennsylvania residents can now register to vote online
By Todd Bookman – After less than two full weeks of operation, about 7,500 Pennsylvania residents have registered to vote using a new online system. Not all that bad considering it’s an odd-numbered year. “This is a municipal election year,…
CWA/Verizon Negotiations Update – Verizon Cries Poor with $1 Billion a Month in Profits
By CWA District 2-13 – Poor Verizon. In contract negotiations with CWA and the IBEW, the company says it just doesn’t have the money for a fair contract for 39,000 workers from Virginia to Massachusetts. That’s why it wants to…
Happy Labor Day 2015 To The Philadelphia Area Labor Movement From PhillyLabor.com!
– As we enjoy our barbecues, parties and the unofficial end of summer this Labor Day with family and friends, let us Remember the true meaning of Labor Day and thus celebrate and honor the accomplishments of those pioneers, past…
Pennsylvania’s state universities OK four more labor contracts; no deal with teachers yet
By Sara Hoover – Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education’s board of governors has approved new contracts with four of its labor unions. The deal covers approximately 4,500 employees who work at the system’s 14 schools, which include West Chester…