By Fabiola Cineas – There will be no airport strike during the Democratic National Convention this week, according to a statement released Friday evening by Gabe Morgan, the Pennsylvania director of 32BJ Service Employees International Union. Last Tuesday, hundreds of…
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Mike Pence May Be a Friend to Trump, But He’s No Friend to Workers
BY Kali Robinson – Donald Trump’s vice-presidential pick of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence should have workers worried. “Mike Pence has waged repeated attacks on working Hoosiers as governor and will without a doubt continue the attacks alongside his anti-worker running…
Philadelphia, largest city union agree on four-year contract
By Newsworks Staff – Philadelphia and the city’s largest union, representing more than 7,000 members, signed a four-year labor contract Friday. AFSCME DC 33, representing streets, sanitation and other municipal workers, will be the first major city union to enter…
7/13 – Major Announcement – Today In PhillyLabor Radio Moves To 2p-4p Drive Time Slot On WWDB 860AM
By Today In PhillyLabor Radio – In order to cater to our Philadelphia area union workforce, many who have been unable to listen live to our weekly broadcast while working, the on air voice of the Philadelphia area labor movement,…
Taxi union: ‘This is the nail in the coffin’ after Uber, PPA reach deal
By Jason Laughlin – The frosty relationship between Uber and the Philadelphia Parking Authority seemed to have thawed Thursday, when the two parties explained the terms of their temporary agreement on the ride-sharing app’s legality in Philadelphia County, valid through…
