Officers’ Perspectives

Everyone deserves healthcare and medical treatment.  As healthcare costs continue to rise, the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) aims to ensure access to quality healthcare for all Pennsylvanians regardless of ability to pay.  As an independent state agency, council members are tasked with addressing rising healthcare costs by collecting and studying data regarding the cost and quality of care.  Read More

This story was originally published in the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO News and Views Newsletter. Sign up here to receive your free copy. Written by Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder For decades, the political system has failed working people. Acting on behalf of some greedy corporations and the obscenely rich, the political system has been taking away, one after another, the pillars that support working people’s right to good jobs and secure benefits. Read More

This story was originally published in the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO News and Views Newsletter. Sign up here to receive your free copy. Written by President Rick Bloomingdale As we look to the new year, this is both a time of reflection and looking forward. Read More