by Jane M. Von Bergen, Inquirer Staff Writer. @JaneVonBergen – For five months in the middle of 2012, Philadelphia’s building trades laid siege to the Goldtex construction site just north of Center City, where two brothers in their 30s decided…
Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO Bulletin
By The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO Stop the Harrisburg right wing’s plan to pass “paycheck protection” bill in State House The Republican leadership in Harrisburg is again trying to foist the so-called “paycheck protection” bill on Pennsylvania’s workers. This bill would…
Staples NLRB Case: Secret Document Exposes USPS Privatization Planning
By American Postal Workers Union (AMPU) – A document unearthed in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reveals why the APWU is adamant that the Postal Service’s deal with Staples – and others like it – must be…
“Paycheck Deception” legislation begins march through House
By Jason Gottesman – So-called “paycheck protection” legislation that passed the Senate in October began its way through the House Tuesday as the House State Government Committee sent Senate Bill 501 to the full House along a party-line vote. According…
Philadelphia AFL-CIO Bulletin, January, 2016
Philadelphia area RNs say Union YES! In separate elections overseen by the National Labor Relations Board over the past week, registered nurses at two area hospitals voted to become members of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals….