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By Joel Mathis – Sure Gov. Corbett is far behind Democratic challenger Tom Wolf in this fall’s election campaign. But Pittsburgh Tribune columnist Brad Bumsted says the governor could still win. The scenario: For one, there needs to be low…

By David P. Gaibis – The Republicans’ war on labor has taken American workers from a moderate lifestyle story to a rags story. In the beginning, before the labor movement, employers worked their “captive labor” 12 hours a day, seven…

By Joel Mathis – CBS Philly reports that SEPTA has come to contract terms with Regional Rail electric workers — but that negotiations remain “tense” with Regional Rail engineers. If ratified, the electrical workers would get an 11.5 percent raise…

Los Angeles, CA (August 11, 2014)—SAG-AFTRA joins the world in mourning the sudden passing of Robin Williams. A two-time Screen Actors Guild Award recipient, Williams was consecutively honored for Outstanding Performance by a Cast for The Birdcage and then for…

By Randy LoBasso – It’s hard to imagine how much more information the city government actually needs on paid sick leave. After all, it’s come up for a vote twice since 2011. Both times, it passed, was vetoed by Mayor…