By The American Postal Worker’s Union – WASHINGTON – The collapse of a planned merger between Sysco and US Foods puts a similar merger of office-supply giants Staples and Office Depot in serious jeopardy, says the American Postal Workers Union…
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Why Electing Good Judges Is Vital To Protecting Workers On The Job
By The PA. AFL-CIO – What started as an ordinary work day at a sewage treatment plant, quickly went wrong. Franklin Pound, who usually worked in the concrete pit at the Sewickley Borough facility was installing a pipeline a short…
Wage Theft Is Widespread: Strikes 400,000 Pennsylvanians every week
By The PhillyPublic Record – Wage theft in various forms strikes 400,000 Pennsylvanians every week, to the tune of as much as $30 million, a report commissioned by Community Legal Services found. The report, directed by Temple Law Professor Jennifer…
Two Movements, One Goal: Dispatch From The 47th Annual NAACP Labor Luncheon
From The PA. AFL-CIO – This week, the NAACP has been hosting their 106th National Convention in Philadelphia, PA. The NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, and the history of cooperation between the NAACP and the…
Richard Trumka Telling It Like It Is: “Scott Walker Is A National Disgrace”
By The PA. AFL-CIO – On Monday, the union-busting Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker announced he is running for the Republican nomination for President in the 2016 elections. AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka, when asked, had this to say: “Scott Walker…
