– On this Mother’s Day, 2016, PhillyLabor would like to acknowledge and thank all of the Mothers in the labor movement (present and past) for your eternal guidance, strength and love throughout the struggles of today and yesterday both on…
JERRY JORDAN ON DISTRICT’S PLAN TO OUTSOURCE SUBSTITUTES TO KELLY SERVICES
By The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers PHILADELPHIA–“In light of the unmitigated fiasco that is Source4Teachers, the District’s plan to repeat the same failed experiment with Kelly Services is absolutely mind-boggling. “When the District first announced plans to outsource substitute services…
Pa. bill would punish US firms for moving jobs overseas
By Joseph N. DiStefano – Citing a loss of U.S. call-center jobs that companies have moved to foreign countries amid a Presidential campaign that has candidates for both parties decrying job losses tied to trade treaties, a labor union representing…
Workers Fighting Corporate Greed Rally: Support Verizon Workers
By The Pa. AFL-CIO – Rally with CWA/IBEW Verizon workers, joined by CWA District 2-13 Vice President, Ed Mooney; Central Pa Area Labor Federation Director, Zach Hause; Harrisburg Region Central Labor Council President, David Gash; Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale…
Letters: Samuel Staten Sr.: A Legend and Pioneer
By John J. Dougherty – The Philadelphia building trades mourn the loss of Samuel Staten Sr., 80, the former business manager of Laborers Local 332, former secretary-treasurer of the Laborers’ District Council of the Metropolitan Area of Philadelphia and Vicinity,…








