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Minimum Wage Supporters Step Up at Important Legislative Hearing, Tartaglione Says
HARRISBURG, Mayo 5, 2015 – With mounting public pressure and a governor who has called for Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to be increased to $10.10 an hour, a committee co-chaired by Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione listened today as workers, employers and opponents...
El senador Tartaglione y los beneficiarios del salario mínimo se reúnen el martes con los medios de comunicación
HARRISBURG, Mayo 4, 2015 – Following a morning-long Senate committee hearing on her bill to increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione, working men and women, and other supporters of a higher base wage will hold a...
Tartaglione Says AG’s Findings on OT for Healthcare Workers ‘Outrageous’
HARRISBURG, Abril 23, 2015 – As one of the leading lawmakers who worked to address the issue of mandatory overtime for healthcare professionals, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said the revelation that the 2009 law has not been followed is bad news for patients...
Un nuevo estudio prueba que un salario mínimo de 10,10 dólares sería una "marea creciente", según Tartaglione
HARRISBURG, Abril 22, 2015 – Because “a rising tide lifts all boats,” state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said today a new study shows that if Pennsylvania finally approves a minimum wage of $ 10.10 an hour, residents in each of the state’s 67 counties will benefit....
Sens. Tartaglione, Teplitz Make Abril ‘Sexual Assault Awareness Month’
HARRISBURG, Abril 13, 2015 – Thanks to the legislative efforts of Sens. Christine M. Tartaglione and Rob Teplitz, Abril in Pennsylvania is now “Sexual Assault Awareness Month.” Abril became “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” when the senators successfully introduced a...
Tartaglione Named to PA Council on the Arts
HARRISBURG, Marzo 13, 2015 – The organization charged with promoting and supporting the arts and cultures throughout Pennsylvania has picked up the fervent abilities of state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione. Tartaglione, who has been a member of the Legislative Arts and...
Tartaglione insta a los veteranos del Golfo Pérsico a solicitar una prima única
PHILADELPHIA, Marzo 11, 2015 – Pennsylvania veterans who fought in the Persian Gulf Theater in the early 1990s could receive up to $525 a month for their service if they apply now for a special, one-time bonus, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said today. The...
Tartaglione to Participate in Policy Committee’s Minimum Wage Hearing
PHILADELPHIA, Marzo 10, 2015 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione will continue her push to increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage tomorrow when the House Democratic Policy Committee convenes a hearing at Temple University. Tartaglione has proposed a package of...
Tartaglione Hails Bold Thinking; Minimum Wage, Business Support in Gov. Wolf’s $29.9 Billion Budget Proposal
HARRISBURG, Marzo 4, 2015 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today applauded Gov. Tom Wolf for his bold and promising 2015-2016 budget proposal. She said his willingness to push a higher minimum wage, his belief in proper education funding, his support of her idea...
Tartaglione insta a los ciudadanos de Pensilvania a crear un plan de ahorro durante la "Semana del Ahorro en Estados Unidos".
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20, 2015 – Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione is urging her constituents to participate next week in “America Saves Week.” “America Saves Week” is designed to increase awareness of the need for people to save money, reduce debt, and build wealth with a...
Sens. Tartaglione y Baker trabajan para que las mujeres conozcan mejor las cardiopatías
HARRISBURG, Feb. 17, 2015 – Because it’s more prevalent than breast cancer or any other type of cancer, state Sens. Christine M. Tartaglione and Lisa Baker today proposed a resolution designating “National Wear Red Day in Pennsylvania.” Sen. Tartaglione read the...
Tartaglione to Help Residents-In-Need Stay Warm During Forman Mills Event
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11, 2015 – Working with the Salvation Army and other charities to identify people who need help staying warm outside, Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione, Philadelphia City Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and Forman Mills will give out vouchers for coats,...
Tartaglione, Raise the Wage PA Start Bipartisan Push to Up PA’s Minimum Wage to $10.10
HARRISBURG, Feb. 9, 2015 – Republicans and Democrats, advocacy groups and minimum wage earners filled a church near the state Capitol this afternoon to organize for a new effort to finally increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $10.10. “We need to help the ones who...
Tartaglione Praises New Minimum Wage Research
HARRISBURG, Feb. 6, 2015 -- The case for aggressive action on Pennsylvania’s stagnant minimum wage was made stronger today by new economic research, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said. Tartaglione praised the Keystone Research Center’s thorough comparison of her...
El nuevo paquete legislativo de Tartaglione incluye el próximo salario mínimo en Pensilvania
HARRISBURG, Jan. 27, 2015 – Pennsylvania’s frontline workers who are languishing with poverty-level wages would finally be paid more under new minimum wage legislation that state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione announced today. The five-bill proposal would increase the...
El senador Tartaglione volverá a presidir la Comisión de Trabajo e Industria y formará parte de otras comisiones
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15, 2015 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione announced that she will once again hold an influential seat to continue fighting for labor rights and an increase in the minimum wage as the Democratic chair of the Senate Labor and Industry Committee....
Sen. Tartaglione Takes Oath for 6th Term
HARRISBRUG, Jan. 6, 2015 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today took the oath of office today for her sixth term in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and promised to continue her fight for better policies that promote economic development, raise the minimum wage,...
Para ayudar mejor a Pennsylvanians con discapacidad, Tartaglione dice PaDDC para mantener "conversaciones" en enero para el nuevo programa de subvenciones
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18, 2014 – A Pennsylvania group that works to improve life for people with developmental disabilities will hold four meetings next month, including one in Norristown, to gage how it can best target funding under a new grant program, state Sen....
Increasing Minimum Wage Would Help PA’s Budget Situation, Tartaglione Says
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3, 2014 – As the Corbett administration continued its subterfuge during its final mid-year budget briefing, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today said Pennsylvania would generate new revenue if it finally approved a minimum wage increase. “Other...
LIHEAP Looking to Help Low-Income Philadelphians, Sen. Tartaglione Says
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6, 2014 – To help keep heaters working and the lights on through winter, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today said the time is now for low-income residents in her district to apply for the popular Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program;...