Labor
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For Pa.’s NIOSH employees, uncertainty remains amid lawsuits and mixed signals
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled through its shadow docket earlier this month that President Donald Trump could move forward with plans to fire tens of thousands of federal workers, U.S. government employees across Pennsylvania braced themselves.
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Pennsylvania unions embrace Josh Shapiro; shun GOP opposition
Union leaders say they will continue to back Gov. Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania governor’s race.
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Concerns raised in Pa. over ICE raids on farms
The head of Pennsylvania’s Farm Bureau says the Trump-directed raids, “could have devastating consequences for our nation’s food security.”
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Thousands of Philly area union members rally with Bernie Sanders on May Day
Thousands of Philadelphia workers and union members gathered outside of City Hall on Thursday with US Sen. Bernie Sanders to celebrate May Day, an unofficial holiday in the labor movement, and protest President Donald Trump’s attacks on workers throughout the beginning of his second term.
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Gov. Shapiro says he wants to recruit laid-off federal workers to fill state job openings
Pennsylvania’s governor signed an executive order Wednesday hoping to attract those workers, noting that the state, with a workforce of almost 82,000 people, has nearly 6,000 open positions for which federal workers who are losing their jobs could apply.
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Opinion: Unprecedented solidarity needed now in Philadelphia
In this op-ed, Philadelphia AFL-CIO President Daniel Bauder urges “unprecedented solidarity” to defend workers’ rights and ensure justice during a national political moment that threatens the livelihoods of Philadelphians.
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Amazon’s Whole Foods asks agency to set aside the results of a union win at a Philadelphia store
Whole Foods has accused The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union of intimidating employees who supported the company and interfering with the union election process by promising employees large pay raises. The union disputes the allegations.
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Shapiro calls on US Steel to protect Pa. workers after Biden blocks merger with Nippon Steel
President Joe Biden blocked the merger between US Steel and Nippon Steel, citing national security concerns. Gov. Josh Shapiro is calling on US Steel to protect Pennsylvania workers following Biden’s announcement.
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Inflation Reduction Act helps fund 1,000 union jobs in the Mon Valley
President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act continues to bring union-paying jobs to Pennsylvania. Close to 1,000 jobs are coming to the Mon Valley to help produce batteries with materials sourced in the US.
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The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on
Dockworkers in Philadelphia and 35 other US ports began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation, even though some progress had been reported in latest contract talks.
