By The AFL-CIO – Today AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Shuler and Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre released the following statement in response to the murder of 49 people at Pulse, an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando: “Bayard Rustin said…
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New contract approved by Philly schools’ 32BJ blue-collar workers
By Martha Woodall – The union that represents blue-collar workers in the Philadelphia School District overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract Saturday that its leaders called “historic.” The union local – SEIU 32BJ – said the new agreement ends concessions…
State Labor Leaders Denounce House Bill That Liberalizes Alcohol Sales And Undermines Publicly Owned Wine And Spirits Stores
By The PA. AFL-CIO – Pennsylvania AFL-CIO leaders denounce bill as anti-worker and ideologically driven by misguided legislative leaders bent on privatizing the jobs of public workers. Harrisburg (June 8, 2016) – In a strong statement of disappointment, the top…
Most Taj Mahal workers lack health coverage or use Obamacare
By WAYNE PARRY, The Associated Press – ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Most unionized workers at Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal casino are either doing without health insurance altogether, or relying on taxpayer-subsidized care, a new survey shows less than…
Pope Francis Condemns ‘Bloodsucking Bosses’
By The AFL-CIO – In a recent sermon, Pope Francis condemned bosses who exploit workers and the so-called ‘prosperity gospel’ that teaches that profits are more important than people. An excerpt: We consider this drama of today: the exploitation of…
