In what many said was the most important election in the history of the labor movement in America, against anti-labor GOP candidate, Mitt Romney, who vowed to repeal Davis-Bacon, Project labor agreements and to enact “Right To Work” legislation across…
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SEIU 32 BJ District 1201 Leaders Fend off Privatization, Save Union & 2700 Jobs – PhillyLabor’s Top Stories of 2012
In a long and stressful negotiation with the school district of Philadelphia with potentially catastrophic circumstances in the balance, SEIU 32 BJ District 1201 union leaders, George Ricchezza, Dennis Biondo and Co. representing the school district’s blue collar school employees…
Boycotting POST BROS. — Phillylabor’s Top Stories of 2012
Labor leaders and union members from various Philadelphia based building and construction trades unions have been participating in an ongoing protest with general contractor, Post Goldtex GP, LLC. for wages and standards. The purpose of the protest is to protect…
Mayor Nutter Fights Phila. Firefighters’ Pay Raises — PhillyLabor’s Top Stories of 2012
In a bitter contract dispute between the Fire Fighter’s Union and Mayor Nutter’s administration, after an arbitration panel first awarded a contract with pay raises to the firefighters in 2010, the city of Philadelphia appealed to Common Pleas Court to…
Philadelphia Police contract reopened, cops to get raises, will Nutter appeal? — Phillylabor’s Top Stories of 2012
The city’s police officers may get a little extra cash just in time for the holiday season., An independent arbitration panel reopened a five-year police contract awarded in 2009 and issued an award Thursday that includes two years of wage…
