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November 15, 2024: Senator Tartaglione Re-Elected as Senate Democratic Whip, NLRB Bans Mandatory Anti-Union Meeting in Landmark Ruling Against Amazon, and more.
November 8, 2024: Boeing Strike Ends, SEPTA Avoids Strike, LIHEAP Accepting Applications, and more.
November 1, 2024: Upcoming Election & Mail-In Ballot Drop Offs, US Economy Grows 2.8% in Q3, and more.
October 25, 2024: Where to Drop Off Mail-In Ballots, American Airlines Find $50M for Disability Law Violations, and more.
October 18, 2024: Temple Faculty Agree to New Contract, City Council Approves Tax Break Extension For South Philly Refinery Site, and more.
October 11, 2024: Senator Tartaglione Hosts 2nd Expo at Bridesburg Rec, Inflation Rate Down, and more.
October 4, 2024: September Jobs Report Beats Expectations, Overdose Deaths Dropped in Philly
September 27, 2024: Senator Tartaglione Hosts First of 4 Senior Expos
September 20, 2024: Senator Tartaglione Celebrates PAATC Resource Center Grand Opening in Kensington
September 13, 2024: 33K Boeing Union Members Strike, Mortgage Rates Lowest Since February 2023, and more.
September 6, 2024: Police Commissioner Bethel to Host Community Sessions, DCED Launches Main Street Matters Program with $20M in Funding, and more.
August 30, 2024: Labor Day Message, Supreme Court Leaves Block on Biden Student Loan Plan, and more.
August 23, 2024: FDA Approves New COVID Vaccine, 30-Year Mortgage Rate Dips to 6.46%, and more.
August 16, 2024: Inflation Cools to Below 3%, Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Reject New Contract, and more.
August 9, 2024: Tartaglione Hosts Final Community Picnic of 2024, US Mortgage Rates Drop, and more.
August 2, 2024: Senator Tartaglione’s Community Picnics to Continue Next Week & U.S. Economy Adds 114,000 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Climbs
July 26, 2024: Senator Tartaglione’s Community Picnics to Begin Next Week
July 19, 2024: FTA Orders SEPTA to Fix Safety Issues
July 12, 2024: Senator Tartaglione Praises Historic Investments in Education and Community Safety in Pennsylvania’s ’24-’25 Budget.
July 5: 2024: Philly Jury Awards $68.5M in Workplace death Trial, Philly City Workers Sue Over Return-to-Office Mandate, and more.
June 28, 2024: Inflation Rises 2.6% in May Year-Over-Year, Philadelphia School Board Approves Year-Round Pilot Project, and more.
June 21, 2024: Philadelphia Gun Violence Trending Down after Years of Rises, SEPTA Upping Penalties for “Quality of Life” Violations, and more.
June 14, 2024: I-95 Bridge Collapse Fire, CPI showed no increase in May, and more.
May 31, 2024: Donald Trump found Guilty, IRS to Permanently Expand “Direct File” Program, and more.
May 24, 2024: Senator Tartaglione Introduces Living Wage Legislation
May 17, 2024: U.S. Inflation Eased in April, UAW Target Union Election Fails, and more.
May 10, 2024: Senator Bob Casey to Host FASFA Information Session, Boeing, firefighters In Contract Dispute, and more.
April 26, 2024: Bird Flu Outbreak Found in National Milk Test, First Ships Use New Baltimore Channel, and more.
April 19, 2024: All Trump Jurors Seated, Union Election Underway at Tennessee Volkswagen Plant, and more.
April 12, 2024: US Inflation Higher in March than Expected, Post Office Proposes Stamp Price Hike, and More.
April 5, 2024: US Economy Adds 303,000 Jobs in March, I-95 Expected To Reopen This Weekend, and more!
March 28, 2024: Volkswagen Workers to Vote on Union, Philadelphia’s Prisons Commissioner To Retire, and more!
March 22, 2024: Justice Department Sues Apple, Alleges Monopoly
March 15, 2024: New Apprenticeship Program Grant For Agriculture Industry
March 8, 2024: Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Rate 3.4% for January
March 1, 2024: Philly Teachers Reach Tentative Contract, Eye Sick Leave Changes
February 23, 2024: Philly AFL-CIO To Host Union Experience Fairs
February 16, 2024: St. Christopher’s Hospital CEO Out
February 9, 2024: Tartaglione, Lawmakers, and Union Leaders Call for Public Sector OSHA
February 2, 2024: Black History Month Message
January 26, 2024: Tony Luke’s Family Sentenced to Almost 2 Years for Taxes Crimes
January 19, 2024: Snow Emergency Declared in Philadelphia, 14 Regional Rail Stations to See SEPTA Ticket Windows Close, & More.
January 12, 2024: Mayor Parker Taps New Police Leader To Head The Department’s Kensington Plan
January 5, 2024: Measles Cluster Confirmed in Philadelphia, U.S. Employers Added 216,000 Jobs In December, and Much More.
December 21, 2023: Tartaglione Announces $1 Million in Arts and Culture Grants for Philadelphia
December 15, 2023: Pennsylvania’s Budget Impasse Over
December 8, 2023: Hanukkah Message From Senator Tartaglione
December 1, 2023: Senator Tartaglione, Other Senate Democrats Release Statement Following PA Supreme Court Decision
November 22, 2023: Thanksgiving Message from Senator Tartaglione
November 17, 2023: Landmark Addiction Recovery Legislative Package Announced By Senator Tartaglione And Others
November 9, 2023: Labor Deal Averts Strike At Eight Vegas Casinos
November 3, 2023: Clocks “Fall Back” This Weekend
October 27, 2023: Senator Tartaglione Takes Lead Role in Hearing on Data Sharing
October 24, 2023: Bipartisan U.S. Senate Bill Would Increase Penalties For Child Labor Violations
October 13, 2023: Senator Tartaglione Hosts First Senior Expo, Union 101, UAW Says No Additional Strikes at Automakers & More.
October 6, 2023: Senator Tartaglione Hosts First Senior Expo
September 29, 2023: Unite Here Local 634 Have a Tentative Contract, Philadelphia Bans Supervised Injection Sites in Most of the City & More.
September 22, 2023: Senator Tartaglione Remembers President JoAnne Epps
September 15, 2023: Philadelphia Lawmakers Vote to Prohibit Supervised Injection Sites in Most of the City
September 8, 2023: U.S. Employers Added A Solid 187,000 Jobs In August
September 1, 2023: Labor Day 2023
August 25, 2023: Teamsters Approve UPS Contract
August 18, 2023: Tartaglione Hosts Final Community Picnic
August 11, 2023: Tartaglione Hosts 3rd Community Picnic
August 4, 2023: Pa. State Budget Impasse Ends
July 28, 2023: Senator Tartaglione, DDAP Secretary, Other Leaders Tour Kensington
July 21, 2023: Senator Tartaglione, Governor Shapiro, and Other Leaders Tour PhilaPort
July 14, 2023: PA Senate Philadelphia Delegation Members Put Support Behind Teamsters
July 7, 2023: Shapiro, Senate GOP blame each other for budget
June 30, 2023: Supreme Court Strikes Down College Affirmative Action
June 23, 2023: Senator Tartaglione Addresses Pennsylvania Building Trades
June 15, 2023: Senator Tartaglione Addresses Pennsylvania Pipe Trades
June 9, 2023: Senator Tartaglione Receives Legislator Of The Year Award
May 25, 2023: A Message from Senator Tartaglione
May 19, 2023: Tartaglione, Other Senators, State Reps. And Philadelphia Councilmembers Rally For Senate Bill 165
May 12, 2023: Tartaglione Joins Other State Officials To Announce $1.5 Million Grant
May 5, 2023: Senator Tartaglione’s Safe Injection Site Ban Passes Senate
April 28, 2023: Senator Tartaglione’s SB 165 Clears First Hurdle
April 21, 2023: Tartaglione Hosts Legislative Roundtable Discussion with ONDCP Director, Acting Secretary of DDAP
April 14, 2023: Tartaglione Tours Bustleton Learning Center
April 6, 2023: A Message from Senator Tartaglione
March 31, 2023: Philadelphia City Water to Remain Clean and Safe
March 24, 2023: Tartaglione Hosts Hearing to Discuss Expanding OSHA Protections
March 17, 2023: Tartaglione Announces $3.8 million in Grants for 2nd District
March 10, 2023: Senator Tartaglione, Others Introduces Condolence Resolution for Sergeant Fitzgerald
March 3, 2023: Senator Tartaglione to Introduce Wheelchair Care Legislation
February 24, 2023: Senator Tartaglione Visits Cardone
February 17, 2023: Senator John Fetterman Hospitalized for Major Depression
February 10, 2023: Sen. John Fetterman Remains Hospitalized
February 3, 2023: Senator Tartaglione Joins Other Philadelphia Senators to Announce $1.1 Million Grant
January 27, 2023: Senator Tartaglione and Members of Philadelphia City Council Tour Charles Jacquin
January 20, 2023: Shapiro, Davis Sworn In
January 13, 2023: Senator Tartaglione Named Chair of Senate Intergovernmental Operartions Committee
January 6, 2023: A Message From Senator Tartaglione
December 16, 2022: Happy Hanukkah!
December 9, 2022: Senator Tartaglione Re-Introduces Legislation for the 2023-2024 Session
December 2, 2022: New Legislative Map Now in Effect
November 18, 2022: Tartaglione Becomes First Female Senate Democratic Whip
November 4, 2022: Tuesday is the General Election
October 28, 2022: Senator Tartaglione Hosts Final Senior Expo of 2022
October 14, 2022: $20 Million Grant Announced for PhilaPort
October 7, 2022: PA Capitol Fountain Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
September 30, 2022: State Court Rules Counties Can Help Voters Fix Problems with Their Ballots
September 23, 2022: New Board of Education Welcomes Two New Student Board Representatives for the 2022-2023 School Year
September 16, 2022: Hispanic Heritage Month 2022 Kickoff
September 9, 2022: This Weekend Marks 21 Years Since 9/11
September 2, 2022: Labor Day Message from Senator Tartaglione
August 26, 2022: Senator Tartaglione Hosts Third Community Picnic
August 19, 2022: Senator Tartaglione Hosts Second Community Picnic
August 12, 2022: Senator Tartaglione Hosts First of Four Community Picnics
August 5, 2022: Tartaglione, Bipartisan Group of Legislators Tours Kensington and Allegheny Ave
July 29, 2022: L&I Announces In-Person Services for Unemployment Compensation Claimants Now Available at All PA CareerLink Centers
July 22, 2022: Pittsburgh Passes Legislation to Protect Abortion Access
July 15, 2022: U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Hit 8-Month High
July 8, 2022: Pennsylvania General Assembly Passes FY 22-23 Budget
July 1, 2022: Happy 4th from Senator Tartaglione
June 24, 2022: Senator Tartaglione’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Reversal of Roe v. Wade
June 16, 2022: A Message from Sen. Tartaglione
June 10, 2022: Senator Tartaglione Announced More Than $9.1 Million in PA Commission on Crime & Delinquency Grants for Philadelphia
June 3, 2022: PA AFL-CIO Announce New President
May 27, 2022: Memorial Day Message From Senator Tartaglione
May 20, 2022: AG Josh Shapiro Says Pa is Violating Its Constitution, Underfunding Education
May 16, 2022: Election Day Next Tuesday, May 17th
May 6, 2022: U.S Added 428,000 Jobs in April
April 29, 2022: Senator Tartaglione Celebrates 10 Years of SEPTA Accessible Travel Center
April 22, 2022: $3 Million Grant for Philadelphia Transportation Infrastructure Announced by Senator Tartaglione
April 14, 2022: Senator Tartaglione Announces $25 Million Investment in Maternal and Children’s Health
April 8, 2022: Senator Tartaglione Joins Governor Wolf in Bridesburg
April 1, 2022: Tony Watlington Chosen as New SDP Superintendent
March 25, 2022: Senator Tartaglione Joined Gov Wolf in Bridesburg to Call on Legislature to Allocate ARPA Funds to Small Businesses
March 18, 2022: Sen. Tartaglione Presents $1 Million Mock Check to Leaders of Einstein Medical Center
March 11, 2022: Pa Senate Policy Committee to Host Hearing on Housing Scarcity and Contemporary Houselessness
March 4, 2022: School District of Philadelphia Hosts First of Two Public Meetings on Stetson and Olney Schools
February 25, 2022: Schools-to-Work Program Grant Applications Open
February 18, 2022: Tartaglione Legislation Referred to Labor and Industry Committee
February 11, 2022: Teamsters Release List Teamster Made and Delivered Food and Drinks
February 4, 2022: PA Senate Democrats Call for Passage of “Full Funding Plan” for Education
January 28, 2022: $15 Million in Violence Prevention Grants for Philadelphia
January 21, 2022: Senator Tartaglione Co-Hosts Policy Hearing on Recovery
January 14, 2022: Senator Tartaglione Joined Senators Schwank and Street in Meeting with DHS Secretary Snead
January 7, 2022: Senator Tartaglione and Philadelphia Senate Delegation to Meet with PHA Following Fairmount Fire Tragedy
December 20, 2021: Senator Tartaglione Wishes You a Safe and Happy Holiday!
December 10, 2021: $10 Million In Redevelopment Funding For Philadelphia Announced By State Senator Tartaglione
December 3, 2021: Senator Tartaglione Celebrates Expanded College Access Programming in Frankford High School
November 24, 2021: Happy Thanksgiving from Senator Tartaglione
November 19, 2021: Sen. Tartaglione Joins Gov. Wolf in Calling on the Legislature to Pass Pro-Worker Legislation
November 12, 2021: Senator Tartaglione Calls on EQT and Covanta to End Stalemate with IUOE
November 5, 2021: Pa. Labor Relations Board Allows HACC Faculty Union Election To Progress
October 29, 2021: Tartaglione Hosted Final 2021 Senior Expo for Hundreds of Seniors
October 22, 2021: Sen. Tartaglione Praises Gov. Wolf’s Action on State Employee Protection and Wages
October 15, 2021: Senator Tartaglione Hosts First of Three Senior Fairs Across 2nd District
October 8, 2021: Senators Tartaglione and Bartolotta hold joint meeting on SB 310
October 1, 2021: Pittsburgh Area Businesses Divided on Return to Office Plans and Vaccine Mandates
September 24, 2021: Amid COVID Resurgence, Initial Unemployment Claims Increase for Second Straight Week
September 17, 2021: Tartaglione Hosts Governor in Kensington to Discuss New Strategies for Fighting Opioid Crisis
September 10, 2021: Senator Tartaglione: 9/11 Tragedy is Forever a Reminder of Workers’ Courage
September 3, 2021: A Labor Day Message from Senator Tartaglione…
August 27, 2021: Labor & Industry, IBM Reach Settlement on Unemployment System Lawsuit
August 24, 2021: Federal Unemployment Benefits Expire Sept. 4th; State Resources Available
August 13, 2021: Unemployed Workers Urged to Prepare for Expiration of Federal Benefits
August 6, 2021: Organized Labor Community Mourns Death of AFL-CIO President Trumka
July 30, 2021: PA Worker Misclassification Task Force Seeks Research on Labor Brokers
July 26, 2021: With Delta Variant Surging, Employers May Have to Reconsider Reopening Plans
July 19, 2021: L&I Adds New Layer of Security to Prevent Fraud, Protect IDs
July 12, 2021: Tartaglione, Colleagues Mark 15th Anniversary of PA’s Last Minimum Wage Raise
July 2, 2021: Celebrate America’s Birthday with These Union-Friendly Products
June 21, 2021: PA’s New Unemployment System Meets User Demand with Few IT Issues Reported
June 11, 2021: PA Department of Labor & Industry Brings New Unemployment System Online with Few Glitches
June 4, 2021: PA Labor & Industry Offers Online Resources to Help Unemployment Claimants Adjust to New Benefits System
May 28, 2021: Support America’s Working Families and Union Labor This Memorial Day
May 17, 2021: Online Workshops Available This Week to Help Employers, Claimants Learn PA’s New UC System
May 7, 2021: Tartaglione Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Extend Family and Medical Leave Protection
April 30, 2021: Senators Tartaglione, Schwank Announce Meat Packing & Food Processing Protection Act
April 23, 2021: Senator Tartaglione to Announce New Legislation Protecting PA’s Meat Packing and Food Processing Workers
April 16, 2021: Union Defeat at Amazon Facility Prompts Heightened Focus on Collective Bargaining Rights
April 9, 2021: PA Labor & Industry Announces Launch Date for Modern Unemployment Benefits System
April 5, 2021: Biden Introduces $2 Trillion Infrastructure, Jobs Plan in Pittsburgh-area Visit
March 26, 2021: Senator Tartaglione to Discuss Pay Equality, Minimum Wage During Saturday TV Appearance
March 19, 2021: If Your Unemployment Benefits Year is Nearing an End, Here’s How You May Have to Re-Apply for an Extension
March 12, 2021: Senator Tartaglione Re-introduces Legislation to Extend Workplace Safety Protections for State, Local Employees
March 5, 2021: With One-Year COVID Anniversary At-Hand, Article Examines Pervasive Impact of Pandemic on Commonwealth
February 26, 2021: Prospects for $15 Federal Minimum Wage Suffer with Parliamentary Ruling in US Senate
February 22, 2021: Philadelphia Among Many School Districts Grappling with Reopening Plans
February 12, 2021: Governor Calls on General Assembly to Raise Minimum Wage
February 5, 2021: Governor Wolf Prioritizes Pandemic Relief, Minimum Wage, Workforce Development in Budget Plan
January 29, 2021: Senator Tartaglione, Congressman Boyle Detail Efforts to Raise Minimum Wage for PA and Nation
January 22, 2021: Senator Tartaglione, Congressman Boyle to Brief News Media on Efforts to Raise Minimum Wage for PA and Nation
January 15, 2021: Tartaglione to Co-Host Policy Committee Hearing on Raising Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage
January 8, 2021: American Labor Leaders Unite to Condemn Attack on U.S. Capitol and Seditious Rhetoric That Prompted It
December 23, 2020: A Holiday Greeting from Senator Tartaglione
December 18, 2020: As First Vaccinations Reach Hospital Workers, Public Infection Rates Remain High and Testing Supplies Run Low
December 11, 2020:New Statewide COVID Restrictions Include Renewed Ban on Indoor Service for Restaurants and Taverns
December 4, 2020: Tartaglione, PA Senate Democrats Unveil $4 Billion COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Plan
November 20, 2020: Happy Thanksgiving from Senator Tartaglione!
November 13, 2020: Governor Wolf Announces L&I Secretary’s Retirement and His Nomination of a New Secretary
November 6, 2020: If Current Election Outcomes Hold, Organized Labor Expects Big Things from Next President
October 30, 2020: With Legal Challenges Looming, Election Officials Advise Early Voters to Use Ballot Drop-Off Locations
October 23, 2020: 2020 VOTE: October 27th is the Deadline to Request a Mail-In Ballot
October 16, 2020: PA Labor Department Launches Redesigned Website Emphasizing Accessibility, Enhanced Features
October 9, 2020: PA Labor Department Adds New Layer of PUA Fraud Protection, Notifies Claimants of Certification Requirement
October 2, 2020: Pandemic’s Second Wave Hitting Europe Just as Flu Season Begins
September 25, 2020: Honoring the Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
September 18, 2020: Unemployed Urged to Claim Additional Benefits Now with Federal Funding Running Out
September 11, 2020: We Remember 9/11
September 4, 2020: A Labor Day Message from Senator Tartaglione
August 28, 2020: Unemployed Pennsylvanians Will Soon Be Eligible for Additional Emergency Benefits
August 21, 2020: White House Refuses to Provide Sign Language Interpreter During COVID-19 Emergency Briefings
August 14, 2020: Labor Department Issues Warning Signs, Reporting Guidance for Unemployment Benefits Fraud
August 7, 2020: As Schools Plan for New Academic Year, Data Analysts Predict High Risks of COVID Exposure
July 31, 2020: Tartaglione Calls for Nonprofit Relief, Unemployment Benefits Extension in Federal COVID Legislation
July 24, 2020: Commonwealth Assists Those Losing Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation This Week
July 17, 2020: Commonwealth Opens Hazard Pay Grant Program for Employers of Frontline Workers
July 10, 2020: $600/week FPUC Payments Ending Soon for Displaced Workers
July 2, 2020: Happy Independence Day from Senator Tartaglione!
June 29, 2020: PA Labor Secretary Reminds Employers, Teens About Summer Job Requirements
June 18, 2020: Tartaglione Calls for Independent Investigation Into Sudden Turnpike Layoffs
June 12, 2020: Emergency Hearing Set for Monday Morning to Investigate Sudden, Permanent Turnpike Layoffs
June 5, 2020: More Than Half of PA Counties Now In Green Phase of Process to Reopen
May 29, 2020: Senate Unanimously Adopts $2.6 Billion COVID Relief Package and Interim State Budget
May 22, 2020: Look for These Union-Made Products During Your Memorial Day Shopping
May 15, 2020: PA Department of Labor & Industry Issues Latest Unemployment Numbers
May 11, 2020: Labor & Industry Secretary Informs Committees of Department’s Progress with UC Claims
May 1, 2020: PA Labor Department Offers Tips to Get Unemployment Benefits Sooner
April 24, 2020: Governor Outlines Process for Reopening PA, But State Remains in Stay-at-Home Protocol
April 18, 2020: SPECIAL REPORT: PA Labor Department Launches Online Unemployment Applications for Contractors, Gig Workers, Other Self-Employed
April 17, 2020: PA Labor Department: Contractors, Gig Workers, Self-Employed Will Soon Be Able to Apply for Benefits
April 10. 2020: Some Taxpayers Should Get Stimulus Payments Next Week; Others Will Have to Wait Longer
April 3, 2020: Tartaglione Introduces Bills to Strengthen COVID-19 Protections for Essential Food Industry Workers
March 27, 2020: General Assembly Enacts Coronavirus Relief for Workers, Employers
March 20, 2020: As Unemployment Claims Increase, Administration Suspends Waiting Period, Reporting Requirements
March 12, 2020: U.S. Senator Blocks Coronavirus Bill as Some Companies Offer More Sick Leave
March 6, 2020: Governor Wolf Visits 2nd Senate District to Open New Workforce Development Center
February 28, 2020: Worker Protections Curtailed Under NLRB’s New Joint-Employer Rule
February 21, 2020: Labor Actions Increasing Nationally Despite Declining Union Membership
February 14, 2020: Bankruptcy Judge Approves Sale of Idled Oil Refinery to Industrial Park Developer
February 7, 2020: Wolf Calls for Minimum Wage Increase, Workforce Investment During Annual Budget Address
February 3, 2020: As Toxic Schools Crisis Grows, State and Local Officials Ramp Up Funding, Remediation Efforts
January 24, 2020: Union Membership Declines Slightly in 2019, Continuing Decades-Old Trend
January 21, 2020: Philly Teachers Union Sues District to Force Hazardous Materials Inspections, Abatement
January 10, 2020: Less than Half of American Workers Got a Raise Last Year
January 3, 2020: Pay Rates Rising Faster in States with Minimum Wage Hikes
December 20, 2019: Happy Holidays from Senator Tartaglione
December 16, 2019: Tower, Drexel Take Over St. Chris’ Hospital for Children, Preserving 2,100 Jobs
December 6, 2019: Philly Delays Enforcement of Law to Make Work Schedules More Predictable
November 22, 2019: Happy Thanksgiving from Senator Tartaglione!
November 15, 2019: Bidders Lining Up to Buy PES Refinery with Auction Scheduled for January
November 11, 2019: Retail Injuries and Illnesses Spike in 2018 as Safety Enforcement Wanes
November 1, 2019: Asbestos Discovered at Another Philadelphia Public School
October 25, 2019: Study: 7 in 10 Minimum Wage Workers Leave Their Jobs Within a Year
October 18, 2019: PA Labor Department Delivers Overtime Rules Update to Regulatory Panel
October 11, 2019: Arkansas Homeless-to-Work Program Highlights Benefits of Raising Minimum Wage
October 4, 2019: New California Law Lets College Athletes Profit on Their Name Recognition, Likenesses
September 30, 2019: Wages Higher, Employment Strong in New York State Since Minimum Wage Increases
September 20, 2019: Largest Auto Worker Strike in Years Reflects Issues Facing America’s Labor Movement
September 13, 2019: Asbestos Concerns Intensify in Philly Schools After Teacher’s Cancer Diagnosis
September 6, 2019: Bankruptcy Court Ruling Preserves Medical Residency Positions for Philly Region
August 30, 2019: Happy Labor Day
August 23, 2019: Alt-Fuel Company Declares Interest in Buying, Converting Idled Philadelphia Refinery
August 16, 2019: Right to Work Organizations Target PA Union with Another Post-Janus Lawsuit
August 9, 2019: NLRB Announces First of its Planned Certification Election Rules Changes
August 2, 2019: Casey, Colleagues Urge Health Secretary to Keep Hahnemann Residency Positions within PA
July 26, 2019: Philly Refinery Operator Files for Bankruptcy, Says it Wants to Restart Facility Eventually
July 22, 2019: State Officials, Philly Medical Community Working to Mitigate Hahnemann Closing and Protect St. Christopher’s
July 12, 2019: With Future of Philly Hospital in Jeopardy, Thousands Face Daunting Job Search
July 3, 2019: Happy 4th of July!
June 28, 2019: Tartaglione Opposes Budget Bill That Ignores Low Wage-Earners
June 21, 2019: United Way: More than a Third of PA Households Struggle to Make Ends Meet
June 17, 2019: Media Reports Give Mixed Signals on Progress of Minimum Wage Legislation
June 7, 2019: Minimum Wage a Hot Topic as State Budget Deadline Looms
June 3, 2019: New Fathers Win Extended Parental Leave Benefits
May 25, 2019: Remember Those Who Sacrificed this Memorial Day
May 17, 2019: Legislators, Administration Officials to Host Statewide “Real Jobs Real Pay” Day of Action
May 13, 2019: TMI Closure Would Have Major Impact on Central PA Jobs, Economy
May 3, 2019: White House Opposes Minimum Wage Increase, Despite Strong Public Support for a Raise
April 26, 2019: Energy Coordinating Agency Opens Newly Expanded HVAC Lab
April 18, 2019: Tartaglione Joins Organized Labor to Condemn Contractor Tax Fraud
April 12, 2019: Tartaglione Calls for Adoption of Workplace Safety Legislation
April 5, 2019: Appeals Court Rejects Petitions to Decertify AFSCME
March 29, 2019: McDonald’s Drops Opposition to Minimum Wage Raises
March 22, 2019: States Nationwide Continue to Raise their Minimum Wages
March 15, 2019: 38 Economists Endorse Tartaglione’s Proposal to Raise PA’s Minimum Wage
March 11, 2019: U.S. Labor Department Proposes New Overtime Pay Rule
March 4, 2019: Walmart’s New Job Requirements Hinder Workers with Disabilities
February 22, 2019: Wolf’s New Workforce Command Center Receives Bipartisan Support
February 15, 2019: Congress Takes Up Gender Pay Inequality Issue with New House Bill
February 11, 2019: Tartaglione, Governor Rally Raise the Wage Supporters in Frankford
February 1, 2019: Tartaglione, Wolf Introduce New Plan to Raise PA’s Outdated Minimum Wage
January 25, 2019: Commerce Secretary Doesn’t “Understand” Why Locked Out, Unpaid Federal Workers Need Food Banks
January 18, 2019: Unemployment Claims Soar Among Workers Affected by Federal Shutdown
January 14, 2019: Federal Workers, American Public Feeling Impact of U.S. Government Shutdown
January 7, 2018: Tartaglione Joins Philadelphia Nurses to Picket for Safe Staffing Levels
December 20, 2018: A Holiday Message from Senator Tartaglione
December 14, 2018: Celebrate the Holidays the Union Way with These Labor-Friendly Brands
December 10, 2018: VA Employees File Suit Against Administration’s Latest Attempt to Block Union Functions
November 30, 2018: Workers, Communities Still Looking for Answers After GM Announces Plant Closings, Layoffs
November 21, 2018: Gov. Wolf Launches PAsmart Grant Program for Tech Ed, Apprenticeships and Job Training
November 16, 2018: Teachers, Labor Community Mourn Passing of PSEA President McCracken
November 9, 2018: New House Labor Committee May Bring Fight for $15 to the Forefront
November 2, 2018: Legal, Labor Experts Weigh in as Joint-Employer Rule Commenting Nears Deadline
October 26, 2018: Thousands of United Airlines Workers Vote to Unionize
October 19, 2018: Steelworkers Reach Tentative USS Agreement; Arcelor Negotiations Continue
October 12, 2018: As Marriott Workers Strike, Company-Run Credit Union Collects Exorbitant Fees
October 5, 2018: Raise the Wage PA Schedules Next Rally in Delco
September 28, 2018: Non-Organized Service Workers Plan Strike as Union Interest Climbs Nationally
September 21, 2018: Unemployment Figures Hit Near 50-Year Lows in New USDOL Report
September 14, 2018: 16,000 Steelworkers Authorize Strike as USS Negotiations Continue
September 7, 2018: Laborers Union Seeks to Build Training Center in North Philadelphia
August 31, 2018: Labor Day 2018: A Tradition With Strong Pennsylvania Roots
August 27, 2018: Court Strikes Down Trump Orders Targeting Federal Employee Unions
August 17, 2018 – As Inflation Grows, Middle Classes Miss Out on New Prosperity
August 10, 2018: Missouri Unions Show the Way on Right-to-Work Referendum
August 6, 2018: Philly Pension Fund Showing Signs of Recovery, Administration Says
July 27, 2018: Federal Appeals Court Revives Alabama Workers’ Landmark Minimum Wage Lawsuit
July 20, 2018: Overtime Rules Comment Period to Close Aug. 22
July 13, 2018: Teachers Gather for National Convention in Pittsburgh
July 6, 2018: Wages Stagnate as Economy Grows and Rich Get Richer
June 29, 2018: Supreme Court Sides With Union Busters, But Labor Backers Vow Solidarity
June 22, 2018: Senate Passes Early Budget with Over $40 million Investment in Jobs and Workforce Development
June 15, 2018: How Unions East and West Are Combating Right-to-Work, and Succeeding
June 8, 2018: Sen. Tartaglione Joins Gov. Wolf to Unveil Gender Pay Equality Measures
May 25, 2018: Raise the Wage PA Rallies in MontCo for Fair Minimum Wage
May 18, 2018: New Statewide Poll Shows Broad Support for Raising Minimum Wage
May 14, 2018: New White House Agenda Targets Labor Reform Reversals
May 7, 2018: ACME Announces Store Closings in Philly Region
May 1, 2018: Philly Teamsters Threaten to Strike Coke Over Pension Negotiations
April 20, 2018: Unionized Teachers Stand Nationwide for Adequate Education Funding
April 13, 2018: Daily Papers Publish Tartaglione’s Minimum Wage Column
March 29, 2018: Opportunities Growing for Students Who Pursue Vocational Education
March 16, 2018: Tartaglione, Senate Colleagues Tour Regional Carpenters’ Training Center
March 9, 2018: Target, Other Employers Recognizing Value of Higher Wages
March 2, 2018: Labor Secretary Backs Minimum Wage Raise, Workforce Development
February 23, 2018: Public Sector Unions Facing Legal Hit in U.S. Supreme Court
February 16, 2018: Minimum Wage Issue Gaining Attention, Momentum
February 9, 2018: Tartaglione, Haywood Bills Would Raise Wages, Support Economy
January 26, 2018: Apprentice Program Grants Available
January 22, 2018: Renewing the Push to Raise the Minimum Wage
September 15, 2017: Budget Update
August 7, 2017: Sen. Tartaglione’s Picnic in Norris Square Park Brings Community Together
January 27, 2017: Fighting Anti-Union “Paycheck Protection”
November 4, 2016: Tartaglione Lauds Gov. for Signing U.C. Bill, 44,000 Workers Impacted
November 1, 2016: Unemployment Compensation Legislation to Aid 44,000 Workers
September 14, 2016: Census Bureau Report: Household Incomes Up; More Health Insurance Coverage
May 2, 2016: Jobless Pulse By County
April 18, 2016: PA Jobless Rate, Hmm
April 7, 2016: Who’s Not Working?
March 31, 2016: Thank you Republicans
March 24, 2016: Republican PA Budget
March 11, 2016: Gov. Wolf Ignites Minimum Wage Push
February 24, 2016: Minimum Wage Shenanigans
February 12, 2016: Minimum Wage Still Cooking in PA
February 3, 2016: PA Employment
December 14, 2015: Re-Walk for Work
November 23, 105: Dip in Unemployment Pool
November 17, 2015: IFO, CBO Minimum Wage Perspective
November 10, 2015: Veterans Day & Unemployment
November 3, 2015: Election Impacts
October 26, 2015: Minimum Wage Discharge
October 19, 2015: Disabilities Day
October 5, 2015: Minimum Wage Discharge
September 29, 2015: PA’s Shrinking Minimum Wage
September 21, 2015: 5.4…5.4…5.4...
September 10, 2015: POSTPONED – Unemployment Compensation Hearing on Monday, Sept 14 in Philadelphia
September 8, 2015: Labor Day Commentary
August 31, 2015: NLRB = UNION
August 24, 2015: Budget Tom-Foolery?
August 17, 2015: The Case Against Privatization
August 3, 2015: Maximum Protection for Minimum Wage Workers
July 27, 2015: Minimum Wage: The $15 Variety
July 17, 2015: Most Likely, You’re Not a Contractor
July 10, 2015: Overtime Overhaul
July 2, 2015: PA GOP Continues Minimum Wage Opposition, Budget Nightmares
June 26, 2015: Good Property Tax Plan
June 19, 2015: 10 Days for $10.10 & Employment Beat
June 12, 2015: 10 Days for $10.10 & Minimum Wage Elsewhere
June 5, 2015: 10 Days for $10.10
May 29, 2015: Pensions, Minimum Wage, Booze
May 4, 2015: Minimum Wage Hurdle #1
April 24, 2015: Minimum Wage by County
April 17, 2015: Upping the Minimum Wage Pressure
April 13, 2015: Great Reason for Minimum Wage Hike
April 6, 2015: Budget Hearing Takeaways
March 27, 2015: Budget Hearing Takeaway: PLCB
March 20, 2015: Unemployment Pulse
March 13, 2015: PA Unemployment Heave Ho
March 6, 2015: Wolf Budget Turning Heads
February 27, 2015: Unions Closer to Busted?
February 20, 2015: Minimum Wage Murmurings
February 13, 2015: New Governor Unlike Old Governor on Minimum Wage
February 6, 2015: Minimum Wage Push Begins Again
January 30, 2015: New Minimum Wage Package Unveiled
January 23, 2015: Minimum Wage Doings
January 16, 2015: Union Now for PSD Educators
January 9, 2015: PA, USA Unemployment
December 19, 2014: Really PMA?
December 15, 2014: Responding to Latest Study Warning Against Minimum Wage Hike
December 5, 2014: (Another) Case for a Higher Minimum
November 20, 2014: Unemployment Monitor & a ‘New’ Idea
November 14, 2014: More Minimum Wage Optimism
November 7, 2014: Voters Choose Higher Minimum Wages
October 31, 2013: PA Unemployment Update
October 24, 2014: PA Economy Bubbling
October 17, 2014: Legislation to Senate Labor and Industry Committee This Week
October 10, 2014: Workers Finding Work Elsewhere
October 3, 2014: Unified Call to $10.10
September 26, 2014: Minimum Wage Tide
September 19, 2014: Pennsylvania Joblessness
September 12, 2014: Unemployment News
August 29, 2014: Labor Day 2014
August 22, 2014: So Much for Positive Unemployment News
August 15, 2014: Minimum Wages’ Push, Pull
August 8, 2014: Jobs Picture Improving, Kind Of
August 1, 2014: Unemployment Picture by County
July 25, 2014: PA Better than Neighbors, Except Ohio
July 18, 2014: Yes, Yes, Yes to Increasing Minimum Wage
July 11, 2014: PA Budget Games
July 3, 2014: PA Budget Blahs
June 27,2014: PA Budget Mum on Minimum Wage
June 20, 2014: PA’s Unemployment Picture … Brightens?
June 13, 2014: Apprentice Applause
June 6, 2014: The Problem with the Chamber Letter
May 30, 2014: Pennsylvania Watches as Another State Ups its Minimum
May 9, 2014: Building Maximum Steam on Minimum Wage
May 2, 2014: Minimum Wage’s Wins and Losses as PA Watches
April 25, 2014: Serving Bitter Minimum Wage Irony
April 10, 2014: Labor Market Barometer
April 4, 2014: PA Employment Fact Check
March 28, 2014: Senate Labor Legislation Update
March 21, 2014: Raising the Minimum Wage Floor
March 14, 2014: Emergency UC Breakthrough?
March 7, 2014: U.S. Reports Better Jobs Report; PA Unemployment Lower
February 28, 2014: Going Up?
February 21, 2014: Chickie & Dimed
February 14, 2014: Tragic Unemployment Reality?
February 7, 2014: The Reality of Gov. Corbett’s ‘PA Comeback’
January 31, 2014: Unemployment Realities
January 24, 2014: Senate Labor Legislation Update
January 17, 2014: Senate Labor Legislation Update
January 10, 2014: Senate Labor Legislation Update
December 13, 2013: Senate Labor Legislation Update
December 6, 2013: National Unemployment Drops
November 27, 2013: Unionized Macy’s Workers Thankful for Negotiated Rights
November 8, 2013: NJ Voters Approve Minimum Wage Hike
November 1, 2013: Corbett Continues Wasteful Lottery Effort
October 18, 2013: Treat Working Families This Halloween
October 11, 2013: Survey: Transportation Funding vs. Prevailing Wage
September 20, 2013: Longtime Allies Together Again for Minimum Wage Fight
September 13, 2013: Minimum Wage Push to Include Tipped Workers
September 6, 2013: Teen Police Trainees Help Run Community Festival
August 30, 2013: Labor Day
July 26, 2013: A New Push to Raise Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage
July 17, 2013: Failed Leadership Results in Budget Fiasco
June 29, 2013: Urgent Action Needed Today; Prevailing Wage Bill to be Voted in the House
June 21, 2013: Grass-roots Activism Changing Liquor Debate
June 18, 2013: McIlhinney Liquor Plan Reveled
June 14, 2013: A New Solidarity Needed Most Right Now
June 7, 2013: Silence Speaks Volumes at Liquor Hearing
May 31, 2013: Hang Together, Labor Leaders Urge
May 24, 2013: Bills Attempt to Address UC Problems
May 10, 2013: BREAKING NEWS: Unemployment Legislation Scheduled Tuesday
May 3, 2013: Corbett’s Disdain for Laid-Off Workers Nothing New
April 12, 2013: Corbett Goes South Along with PA Job Creation
April 5, 2013: PA Still Falling Behind National Recovery
March 15, 2013: Economy Moving, but Pennsylvania Missing Out
March 6, 2013: Watch L&I Budget Hearing Live Online Today
March 2, 2012: Administration’s Trust Issues Create Tax Disparity