Major Announcement: From Dr. William “Cap” Ingram Doctors and friends, I am in Harrisburg right now. House Bill 1800, the bill that would have severely limited the ability for injured workers to receive quality medical care and related benefits, was…
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AFL-CIO Statement on the Orlando Massacre; Working People United Against Hate
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…
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…
