From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Thanks to you, this week the U.S. House and Senate passed a spending bill, which ends flat Trump-era spending and invests in our communities and our future. That bill now goes to President … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We have a really fun opportunity for kiddos of all ages in your family and community! Our youngest leaders know what’s right and wrong and what’s fair versus unfair. To mark Equal Pay Day (March 15th) this … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’re so close! Your continued support for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act has helped propel this much-needed legislation farther than ever in Congress, with massive bipartisan support. Last year, the U.S. House of Representatives and an … Continued
Harrisburg, Pa. – Today Governor Tom Wolf announced that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will fulfill its commitment to raise the minimum wage for commonwealth employees to $15 per hour by January 31, 2022. Gov. Wolf signed Executive Order 2016-02 in … Continued
On Jul 6, 2006, former Gov. Ed Rendell signed a bill to raise PA’s minimum wage from $6.25 to $7.15/hr. It was raised to $7.25/hr. only when the federal minimum wage was increased in 2009. It’s been 15+ years since … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Last week our nation honored the memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King devoted his life to fighting for an inclusive, economically and socially just society, and central to that vision … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’re two weeks into 2022 and in some ways it feels like 2020. The virus is surging, there are staffing shortages in our schools,[1] grocery stores, and hospitals, and the relief many families were relying on, didn’t … Continued
From ReImagine Appalachia (https://reimagineappalachia.org/): When Congress failed to pass a four-year extension of the Black Lung Excise Tax in the Build Back Better Act before the new year began, that single source of revenue for the Black Lung Disability Trust … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Our economy wouldn’t exist without the power of working people. Even holiday celebrations wouldn’t be possible without our labor. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Festivus, Kwanzaa, or Christmas this month, it’s farm workers, package delivery … Continued
From ReImagine Appalachia (https://reimagineappalachia.org/): We were excited to see that there are provisions to create a new Civilian Climate Corps in the Build Back Better Act recently passed in the House. Our analysis of the framework shows that the program … Continued