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Steelworkers stand up to Big Oil and win

By The PA. AFL-CIO

The United Steelworkers have reached a tentative agreement with Shell Oil that is expected to set the pattern for bargaining in the oil refining industry, after a strike lasting nearly 6 weeks and involving over 6,500 workers. According to USW president Leo Gerard, the the tentative agreement includes “vast improvements to safety and staffing.” Dangerous conditions at refineries, and the companies’ refusal to bargain in good faith over those conditions, were the primary motive of the largest strike by US oil refinery workers in over 30 years.

Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO endorses Jim Kenney for Mayor of Philadelphia

– On Friday, March 13th the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO voted to endorse Jim Kenney for Mayor of Philadelphia in the May 19, 2015 primary election. “Jim Kenney is the right choice for Philadelphia,” said Philadelphia AFL-CIO President Pat Eiding. “As a Councilman, he stood up time and again to defend working families on everything from prevailing wage to the right to organize. The son of a union firefighter from South Philadelphia, Jim has always focused on families in every neighborhood because he knows Philadelphia is not truly succeeding unless everyone is moving forward. We look forward to working with Jim to create a city where everyone has access to fair, safe working conditions and a living wage.”

Read Jim Kenney’s statement on receiving labor’s endorsement on the Philadelphia AFL-CIO’s website at: .

Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO Announces Endorsements in the May 19, 2015 Primary Elections

– The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO announced endorsements in a number of races in the May 19, 2015 primary elections. Here is the full list of candidates endorsed by the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO.

Mayor of Philadelphia: Jim Kenney

City Council Districts:
1 – Mark Squilla
2 – Kenyatta Johnson
3 – Jannie Blackwell
4 – Curtis Jones Jr
5 – Darrell Clarke
6 – Bobby Henon
7 – Maria Quinones Sanchez
8 – Cindy Bass
9 – Cherelle Parker
10 – Brian O’Neill

City Council At-Large:
Democratic Primary:
Ed Neilson
W. Wilson Goode, Jr
William Greenlee
Isaiah Thomas
Blondell Reynolds Brown

Republican Primary: Dan Tinney

City Commissioner: Lisa Deeley

Registrar of Wills: Ron Donatucci

Sheriff: Jewell Williams

The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO has endorsement jurisdiction in state-level races, and will announce endorsements in those races next week.