This Pittsburgh Ice Cream Parlor Pays $15/hr, Filled All Its Positions, and Didn’t Raise Prices. How It Happened
26 May 2021

This Pittsburgh Ice Cream Parlor Pays $15/hr, Filled All Its Positions, and Didn’t Raise Prices. How It Happened

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Posted at https://www.penncapital-star.com/covid-19/this-pgh-ice-cream-parlor-pays-15-hr-filled-all-its-positions-and-didnt-raise-prices/ By Special to the Capital-Star May 26, 2021 By Colleen Hammond PITTSBURGH — As Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor in the Strip District began resuming full operations, the business faced a pair of common problems in the final pandemic days: understaffing and … Continued

#MoralMonday Event Elevates Progressive Push for ‘Third Reconstruction’ Resolution
25 May 2021

#MoralMonday Event Elevates Progressive Push for ‘Third Reconstruction’ Resolution

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/24/moralmonday-event-elevates-progressive-push-third-reconstruction-resolution Published on Monday, May 24, 2021 by Common Dreams “We have the power to end poverty,” says Rep. Pramila Jayapal. “We must implement bold proposals that center the poor—providing housing, healthcare, climate justice, and equitable public education.” … Continued

Tell Congress: Pass the Recovery Agenda and Tax Fairness Plan
20 May 2021

Tell Congress: Pass the Recovery Agenda and Tax Fairness Plan

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From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.krc-pbpc.org): President Joe Biden has proposed a much-needed recovery agenda that makes critical investments in the systems and services that we all need to thrive – transportation, quality education, affordable child care, health … Continued

Tell PA General Assembly—Appropriate American Rescue Plan Homeowner Funds by June 30
14 May 2021

Tell PA General Assembly—Appropriate American Rescue Plan Homeowner Funds by June 30

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From the Philadelphia Unemployment Project (http://www.philaup.org/): As part of the recently passed American Rescue Plan, Congress included $10 billion to help struggling homeowners through the Homeowner Assistance Fund. Through the fund, Pennsylvania is slated to receive over $350 million dollars … Continued

Urge the House to Advance a Study for Reparations
13 May 2021

Urge the House to Advance a Study for Reparations

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Urge House lawmakers to advance a study for reparations through the ELCA Action Center (you need not be Lutheran). The House of Representatives is expected to soon vote on H.R. 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans … Continued

Tell Congress It’s Time for the Rich to Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes
13 May 2021

Tell Congress It’s Time for the Rich to Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes

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From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): The pandemic has exposed deep economic divisions in the US―with billionaires seeing their total wealth grow by 55% since the pandemic began while millions of people have lost jobs and fallen into poverty.[1] President … Continued

Endorse the SAVE for All Principles: Organizations and Individuals
13 May 2021

Endorse the SAVE for All Principles: Organizations and Individuals

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From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The COVID pandemic laid bare the ways our country has failed to support opportunities and provide protections for all. Racial disparities in deaths and economic devastation stand as an undeniable testament to persistent and historic … Continued