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Service is Solidarity! Scranton Teachers Fill Food Pantries for Furloughed Workers

On Tuesday, the Scranton Federation of Teachers, Local 1147 members showed their support for 141 furloughed workers by filling local food pantries. They delivered about 3,000 pounds of food and above $2,000 in check donations to United Way Partner Agencies to help fill the food gap. Read More

Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Hosts a Workers’ Town Hall on Jobs and Infrastructure with U.S. Senator Bob Casey and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown

(HARRISBURG, PA) The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the job-scape and prospects for workers. The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania remains double what it was in March. Millions of workers across the country are still in jeopardy of losing their job or contracting the coronavirus through workplace exposure. Read More

This Weekend: PA Canvassing Events and Rallies

If you pay attention to politics and the fight labor unions are in, you know this election is the most important election of our lifetimes. You also know that Pennsylvania is not just an important battleground state; it is the battleground state. Read More