Berks county officials are looking into donations made to Bill Rubin and Bill Green when both were Philadelphia City Council candidates. The Berks County Board […]
It was just weeks ago when a Philadelphia stagehands union strike caused big problems for Philadelphia Theatre Company and its production of The Mountaintop at […]
Okay, storm was a little strong. And technically, they don’t work for Wawa (farm country is Sheetz country anyways). Nor are they actually protesting Wawa’s […]
And in this case, we mean that literally. Apparently, the building (which housed Union Trust right up until it closed late last year) is shedding […]
National Review is a conservative publication that’s never had much use for unions. Still, the magazine’s new story about the “intimidation, harassment, vandalism, violence—and impunity” […]
This is sure to help contract negotiations. A source leaked to the Huffington Post that national AFSCME President Lee Saunders slammed Michael Nutter (along with […]
A few weeks ago, Michael Nutter told District Council 33 that if they didn’t accept his final offer on a new contract, agreement he would […]
Last night at 9 p.m., IATSE Local 8 business manager Mike Barnes told me that negotiations between his stagehands union and Philadelphia Theatre Company — […]
A couple weeks ago, Mayor Nutter issued a vague but threatening ultimatum that if no contract deal between the city and DC 33, the city’s […]
A new website called “SavePhillyPapers.org” has launched. You can surmise its purpose. According to an email circulated by newspaper guild Executive Director Bill Ross, the […]
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try, try, try, try again. At least, that seems to be the motto of State Rep Daryl […]
Late last week, striking members of IATSE Local 8, Philadelphia’s stagehands union, began targeting the businesses of Philadelphia Theatre Company’s board members, as PTC opened […]
Just last week, Mayor Nutter created a 25-person task force for the purpose of finding ways to bring manufacturers (back) to the Philadelphia region. I’m […]
Scroll down for an update. Last week, I broke the news that the stagehands of Philadelphia Theatre Company had gone on strike, setting up the […]
The Chestnut Hill Quakers whose meetinghouse construction site was set ablaze last month revealed that some of the group were actually considering using union labor […]
