Legislation & Policy

Labor Unions Support Overtime Pay for Misclassified and Exempt Workers

This week, the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO in Harrisburg and the IBEW Local 56 in Erie hosted round table discussions on Governor Wolf’s proposed rule change expanding overtime eligibility with labor leaders, union members from across the movement. Members and leaders from UE, Roofers, UA, SEIU, CWA and more gathered to share their experiences on overtime work with representatives from the PA Department of Labor and Industry. Currently, many salaried workers often fall into the administrative, executive and professional exemption from overtime pay. Read More

This Week in Harrisburg . . .

Another week in Harrisburg has come and went. Our brothers and sisters of UFCW Local 1776 KS took stood up to dangerous liquor privatization legislation. Check out some of the other happenings in Harrisburg this week. Education HB 356 and HB 357 were reported from the House Education Committee on May 13. Read More

This Week in the PA Legislature

The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO keeps track of worker-related legislation in Harrisburg. In the fight for workers’ rights, we know that our elected public officials have the power to make and break the rules that rig the system against working people, in favor of corporations and the 1%. Read More