By ASSOCIATED PRESS – Gov. Tom Wolf and legislative leaders are meeting again on the Pennsylvania budget impasse, but the participants report no breakthroughs. Leaders from both parties were tight-lipped Monday as they filed out of Wolf’s office after a…
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Labor 2015 Fall Campaign Launches – Join Canvass To Elect The Labor Slate!
By The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO – The election on November 3rd presents an amazing opportunity for working people in our city and our commonwealth. In Philadelphia, we have a chance to elect Jim Kenney as mayor, and to elevate an…
Millions Are Celebrating Abrupt Departure Of Scott Walker From Presidential Campaign
By The PA. AFL-CIO – Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder both join with millions of working families across the United States and here in Pennsylvania in celebrating the abrupt departure of the union-busting…
STATEMENT By IATSE 8, BUSINESS MANAGER, Mike Barnes On The opening of Live Nation’s Filmore Philadelphia
By IATSE 8, BUSINESS MANAGER, Mike Barnes: – “The opening of Live Nation’s Filmore Philadelphia is the culmination of an amazing journey for the Philadelphia Club Stagehands and proud members of IATSE Local 8. The process started with a successful…
Councilman questioned over claiming union endorsement he doesn’t have
By Tom MacDonald – A Philadelphia City Councilman is scratching his head over an endorsement — or lack thereof — by two municipal labor unions. Councilman David Oh says the police and firefighters unions both endorsed him during the primary,…
