Busting Right-Wing Talking Point, ‘Groundbreaking’ Study Shows Federal $15 Minimum Wage Would Not Cause Job Losses in Low-Wage States
10 Jul 2019

Busting Right-Wing Talking Point, ‘Groundbreaking’ Study Shows Federal $15 Minimum Wage Would Not Cause Job Losses in Low-Wage States

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/02/busting-right-wing-talking-point-groundbreaking-study-shows-federal-15-minimum-wage Published on Tuesday, July 02, 2019 by Common Dreams “A $15 federal minimum wage by 2024 will have widespread positive effects for working women and men, kids and communities of color, without causing any job loss.” By … Continued

Tell PA Legislators—Protect the Habitat of Eastern Hellbender and Other Vulnerable Species
10 Jul 2019

Tell PA Legislators—Protect the Habitat of Eastern Hellbender and Other Vulnerable Species

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From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): It’s official: in April, the state legislature approved a bill to make North America’s largest salamander, the Eastern Hellbender, Pennsylvania’s state amphibian. And while all Pennsylvanians’ chests should swell with pride by this bipartisan show of support … Continued

Victory: Court Rules in Berks Detention Center Case in Favor of Rights of Immigrant Detainees
10 Jul 2019

Victory: Court Rules in Berks Detention Center Case in Favor of Rights of Immigrant Detainees

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From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): When it comes to their conditions of confinement, immigrant detainees have the same constitutional rights as non-immigrant pretrial detainees, per a new ruling in a case that arose after an employee of Berks Family … Continued

Federal Court Upholds Detainee’s Lawsuit Against Berks County Residential Center
10 Jul 2019

Federal Court Upholds Detainee’s Lawsuit Against Berks County Residential Center

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Reading Eagle The victim of a sexual assault contends the county failed to implement policies to prevent the assault and that staff was indifferent to the assault. WRITTEN BY KAREN SHUEY PHILADELPHIA, PA — Tuesday July 2, 2019 07:36 pm The victim … Continued

Be a Grassroots Co-Signer—Pass the Restoring Overtime Pay Act
3 Jul 2019

Be a Grassroots Co-Signer—Pass the Restoring Overtime Pay Act

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From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Go to https://epipolicycenter.org/tell-congress-pass-the-restoring-overtime-pay-act  to tell Congress: “Pass the Restoring Overtime Pay Act to raise the overtime salary threshold and boost the wages of over 8 million working people.” Overtime pay has historically been an … Continued