By The PA. AFL-CIO – The State House is currently debating SB1071, a terrible overhaul to the State’s public pension systems, which would take Pennsylvania from having one of the best pension systems in the County, to having the 3rd…
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Wolf says tax plan can pass Pa. House; vote scheduled Saturday
By Mary Wilson – Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s office said it has the votes in the state House to pass a tax package that could be the key to ending the state’s five-and-a-half-month budget impasse. “We are confident that we…
Union Wants To Help Teach Trades To Philadelphia School Students
By Mike DeNardo — The influential leader of IBEW Local 98 says he wants to develop a trade school with the Philadelphia School District. John Dougherty, business manager of Local 98, says he’s been talking with Mayor-elect Kenney and Governor…
Philly firefighter’s ultimate sacrifice is remembered by her colleagues
By Bastiaan Slabbers – Joyce Craig can never be repaid for the sacrifice she made, said Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Derrick Sawyer as he closed his brief remarks in front of the Lawncrest fire house on Rising Sun Avenue Wednesday evening….
Federal Trade Commission to Challenge Merger of Staples, Office Depot; ‘Important Victory for Consumers and Businesses,’ Dimondstein Says
By The American Postal Workers Union – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that it would seek to stop the proposed merger of Staples and Office Depot, the nation’s largest and second-largest office-supply chains. The agency filed an “administrative…
