Legislation & Policy

ICYMI: Workers’ Compensation Bill Passes State Senate

Call Governor Wolf’s Office, 717-787-2500, and tell him to VETO HB 1840! In one of the final acts of the year, the state legislature took aim at workers’ compensation and those severely injured on the job. The State Senate passed House Bill 1840, known as the Protz “fix”, by a vote of 34-15. Read More

Fight Back Post Office Privatization

On Monday, October 8, union members from the APWU and the NALC will come together to protect America’s public postal service. Corporate attempts to privatize the United States Postal Service have risen in intensity over the years. The current executive branch administration has proposed privatizing the postal service, converting it “from a government agency into a privately-held corporation.” President Rick Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder will join with union members on Monday, Oct. Read More

ICYMI: Stand Up to Anti-Union Legislation

The House Labor & Industry Committee passed five anti-worker bills out of committee on Monday, September 24th. This week, the PA House voted to turn Monday, October 1 into a voting session of the House. This means another opportunity for extremists to try to ramrod legislation that strips rights from local governance and harms workers’ rights to organize and join unions. Read More