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Carnegie Library Workers Vote to Join United Steelworkers!

We are excited to welcome the workers of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to our Pennsylvania Union family! Yesterday, they said “union yes” to the United Steelworkers. Our very own Secretary-Treasurer and Steelworker Frank Snyder sent words of encouragement to the workers as they made their historic decision. Read More

AFT PA STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR WOLF’S CHARTER SCHOOL REFORMS

Our brothers and sisters at the AFT-PA issued a statement on Governor Wolf’s announcement on Charter Schools. Currently, Pennsylvania’s charter school laws are among the worst in the country. Here’s what Arthur Steinberg, newly elected President of AFT-PA representing 36,000 educators across the Commonwealth, has to say about the proposal: P “We are very encouraged by Governor Wolf’s announcement today that he will back legislation to address commonsense charter school reforms in Pennsylvania, including transparency requirements, a cap on cyber charter enrollment and a moratorium on new cyber charter schools. Read More

Release: Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Calls for Action on Bruce Mansfield Power Plant as President Trump Visits Monaca

(HARRISBURG, PA) – The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, the state federation of labor unions representing 700,000 working men and women, President Rick Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder, have issued the following joint statement regarding President Donald Trump’s visit to Monaca, PA: “It’s a tale of two cities in western Pennsylvania. Read More