By Chris Arnold When members of Congress return to work next week, at the top of the “to-do” list is whether to renew emergency unemployment benefits. An extension of the benefits , which means 1.3 million out-of-work Americans are no…
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Happy New Years 2014 To the Philadelphia Area Labor Community From PhillyLabor.com
To the Philadelphia Area Labor Community, Have a Safe and Happy New Years Together With Your Families, Friends and Union Brothers and Sisters! Here’s to a Happy and Prosperous 2014! In Solidarity! PhillyLabor.com
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Welcomes News That Privatization Bid For PA Lottery Will Be Allowed To Expire
By The PA. AFL-CIO Harrisburg, PA – While there are always plenty of New Year’s Eve “droppings” throughout the Susquehanna Valley, (everything from a strawberry, a bologna, a kiss, a rose, a wrench, or a pickle) you can add another…
AFSCME District Council 33 announces contract settlement with Philadelphia Parking Authority; four year deal contains increases in wages and health benefit contributions.
Dateline: Philadelphia, PA Monday, December 30, 2013 3:00 pm Contact: Bob Wolper, 215-896-2970 Source: AFSCME District Council 33 Pete Matthews, the President of AFSCME District Council 33, the City Municipal Workers Union, along with Barry Cox, President of Local 403,…
Petition To Demand that Congress Renews Unemployment Insurance
By Michael Morrill – The Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program ended on December 28 for 1.3 million jobless Americans. Unemployment benefits will be cut from as much as 73 weeks to 26 weeks. Democrats fought to include UI in the…
