Labor Unions
Union Transfer Schedules Opening
Yesterday we noted that Hop Sing Laundromat now has a web site. Today we share that Union Transfer has a unveiled a brand spanking new […]
Ortlieb’s Jazzhaus Revival
A close source says Avram Hornik (Drinker’s Tavern, Drinker’s Pub, Drinker’s West, Lucy’s Hat Shop, Noche) has acquired Ortlieb’s Jazzhaus and plans to reopen it […]
Our New Friends At Union Trust Want You To Know About Their Oysters And Sancerre Event
Apparently the folks at Union Trust aren’t all that upset at us for our reporting on their “restructuring”. (By the way, it turns out that […]
UPDATE: Free Whisky For Lucky Fooboozers
Yeah, you read that right. Tonight at The Union League (140 South Broad), Grant’s Whisky is throwing their final Grant’s True Tales Supper–an evening of […]
Philly Unions Embarrass Themselves By Backing Milton Street
Union bashing is cheap and, most of the time, unwarranted and unfair. But not today. Two of Philadelphia’s four big municipal unions have utterly disgraced […]
Greatest Hits And What You Missed: Burgers, Butter, Bankruptcy and Nuclear Tuna
“Lots of eye-rolling went on back in 2008 and 2009 when Philadelphia saw a trifecta of grand steakhouses opening in a city (and nation) on […]
Breaking: Union Trust Files For Bankruptcy
Lots of eye-rolling went on back in 2008 and 2009 when Philadelphia saw a trifecta of grand steakhouses opening in a city (and nation) on […]
Philadelphia, Pro Union
Philadelphia Ghost Sign Project First was the behemoth steakhouse Union Trust, then the Philadelphia Union soccer team. Next up will be the Union Tavern bar […]
Philadelphia Union Gets Lots of Bread from Bimbo
The Philadelphia Union has inked a sponsorship deal with mega baker Bimbo. The four year, $12 million deal will put the Bimbo brand on the […]
Spaghetti Warehouse to Become Music Venue?
View Larger Map Avram Hornik’s (Drinker’s Pub, Drinker’s Tavern, Drinker’s West, Noche, Lucy’s Hat Shop)Â live music venue looks to have new life. Originally planned for […]
Pennsylvania Teachers’ Unions Are Losing Their Cool
Author’s note: For your viewing pleasure, here’s a link to FOX 29’s fiery “non-debate” on school strikes. Is it any wonder why the PSEA won’t […]
Earth to Neshaminy Teachers’ Union: Have We Met?
In their heyday, unions represented 36 percent of the American workforce. How things have changed. Now, that number stands at only 12 percent, and when […]
Tierney and the Teamsters? God Help Us
Webster’s defines greed as “a selfish and excessive desire for more of something than is needed.” But there should be another entry: Teamsters Local 628. […]
Shakeup at Union Trust
We have received word that Ed Doherty is out from the day-to-day operations at Union Trust and will not be involved in the forthcoming Union […]
Will the Mayor Take On the Unions?
This week we should see how serious the Mayor of Philadelphia is about cutting costs to save a city mired in financial crisis. The $80,000-dollar […]