By BEN ALLEN – Last week, Los Angeles City Council voted to raise the minimum wage in that city to $15 by 2020. In Pennsylvania, lawmakers are trying to increase what businesses are required to pay their workers from the…
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Happy Memorial Day 2015 In Memory of Those Who Made The Ultimate Sacrifice
– On this Memorial Day 2015, as we gather to celebrate the start of the summer season with family and friends, let us always remember the reason why we are celebrating and pay homage to those members of our U.S….
U.S. Senate Fast Tracks The Fast Track Bill
By The PA. AFL-CIO – Thank Senator Casey for his courage in standing up for us. Senator Toomey votes to outsource more good jobs overseas. We can stop Fast Track in the U. S. House. Continue your in-district visits to…
State pension crisis: where do we go from here?
By Kevin McCorry – There may not be three more yawn-inducing words in the English language than: “public employee pensions.” But considering the $53 billion dollars worth of state employee pension debt currently saddling the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, those words…
Jim Kenney Wins Democratic Primary For Mayor of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former longtime Philadelphia councilman with strong union backing is poised to become the city’s next mayor after winning a six-way Democratic primary. Jim Kenney captured the nomination despite a pro-charter school group spending nearly $7 million…
