Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/09/08/security-stability-importance-paid-leave/#.WbaVCrKGMdU By David Elliot September 8, 2017 In 1992, Lauren and her husband Steve, of Mercerville, New Jersey, welcomed their daughter Stephanie to the family. They didn’t know it at the time, but they would become the textbook argument … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/09/06/16974/#.WbFv87KGMdU By Lecia Imbery September 6, 2017 An estimated 15.6 million American households were food insecure at least some time during the year in 2016, meaning they were not always able to provide enough food for all household members. … Continued
By Claudia Vargas, Philadelphia Inquirer Updated: August 30, 2017 — 9:56 AM EDT Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services will restore planned cuts to home-heating assistance for the poor this winter, a relief for thousands of people across the state who rely … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/04/nafta-talks-canada-demands-us-drop-anti-union-right-work-laws Published on Monday, September 04, 2017 by Common Dreams Right to work laws are “a sledgehammer that dilutes worker organization and bargaining, paving the way for lower wages and a host of labor violations” By Jake Johnson, … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/09/01/sad-happen-us-come-together/#.WbFav7KGMdU By David Elliot September 1, 2017 The numbers are staggering: a death toll of 39, rising almost by the hour. Nearly 50,000 homes in Houston alone flooded and uninhabitable. 30 percent of Harris County submerged – an area … Continued
Posted at https://www.keystoneresearch.org/publications/research/state-working-pennsylvania-2017 Authors: Mark Price, Stephen Herzenberg Publication Date: August 31, 2017 Read the Press Release Download the full report Download the “Agenda to Raise Pennsylvania’s Pay” Executive Summary A year ago, “The State of Working Pennsylvania 2016” presented data … Continued
From Interfaith Worker Justice (http://www.iwj.org): Labor Day weekend provides a unique opportunity for working people, people of faith and the labor movement to rediscover their common bonds: equality and equity, the Common Good, dignity and respect of all persons, and … Continued
Editor’s Note: Pennsylvania’s General Assembly has engaged in preemption efforts to try to prevent paid overtime in Philadelphia, and has also tried to prevent municipalities from enacting gun safety ordinances. From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): August 28, 2017 A new … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In the Donald Trump era, there is a lot we must collectively resist. Trump’s disgusting defense of neo-Nazis threatens the safety of our communities. And his policies on jobs and wages will hurt working … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Do you work long hours without receiving overtime pay? EPI wants to hear from you. Click here to share your story with EPI and help us defend the rights of millions of working people. … Continued