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Union Members Volunteer For Vaccination Drive in Lehigh Valley

On Thursday, April 8th, the Lehigh Valley Central Labor Council, in conjunction with Capital Blue Cross and Right Aid, held a mass COVID-19 vaccination drive at the Leigh Valley Hispanic Center in Bethlehem, PA. The drive was over a four-day period where a total of 1,000 people were vaccinated. Read More

President Bloomingdale Delivers Testimony on Toxic Public Workplaces

Thursday, April 8th, 2021, President Rick Bloomingdale presented testimony to the House Democratic Policy Committee regarding toxins and contaminants in schools, and the impact that rehabilitating our facilities would have on the creation of good, quality jobs. While lead and asbestos have been slowly addressed over past decades, the general abundance of it within our older school buildings – from floor tiles, to ceilings, and walls – tied with a lack of proper filtration has created life-threateningly hazardous conditions within too many of our schools. Read More

Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Applauds Attorney General’s Charges Against Employer’s Fraud

(HARRISBURG, PA) Today, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced criminal charges against the major anti-union company, Glenn O. Hawbaker Incorporated, which has fleeced workers, honest companies, and the Commonwealth of more than $20 million. The charges announced today are the largest Davis-Bacon prevailing wage case in U.S. Read More