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…
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AFSCME 33, 47 Workers Protest Outside Mayor Nutter’s Home — PhillyLabor’s Top Stories of 2012
In support of a message of solidarity conveyed by their union leadership, District Council 47 President Cathy Scott and DC 33 President Pete Matthews, worker’s From both the City’s white and Blue collar unions AFSCME DC #47 and DC #33…
Johnny Doc Walks The Walk — Phillylabor’s Top Stories of 2012
In a story reported by PhillyLabor back in June, after spending the entire morning volunteering at the Gary Papa Father’s Day Prostate Cancer 5K Run, on a scalding hot father’s Day, IBEW #98 Business Manager Johnny Doc, accompanied, #98 rep…
Worker’s Stand For America Rally — Phillylabor’s Top Stories of 2012
On Saturday, August 11th, 2012, the National AFL-CIO chose the city of Philadelphia as the site to rally to send a message of solidarity to political leaders to refocus America’s national priorities on the needs of working men and women,…
The Second Bill Of Rights Is Re-Introduced — PhillyLabor’s Top Stories of 2012
Harkening back to the “Economic Bill of Rights” outlined by Franklin Roosevelt in a 1944 speech, organized labor has adopted and re-introduced the Second Bill of Rights which calls for a right to full employment, a living wage, participation in…
