North Philly neighbors shout down Councilmember Young’s plan to replace their library
The North Philly Free Library branch has been closed since January because of broken HVAC. Jeffery Young proposes demolishing ...
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Union Blasts Musk Over Retweet Blaming Holocaust on Public Workers
The president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the largest trade union of public sector employees in the U.S., wasn’t having it. “America’s ...
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Federal workers push back after DHS ends collective bargaining for TSA security officers
ORLANDO, Fla. – A cohort of federal workers convened Monday morning in Orlando for a roundtable hosted by U.S. Congressman Darren Soto. That included the American Federation of Government ...
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The Cecil B. Moore Library reopens just days after an emotional town hall
“People came into the building literally cheering,” said Kate Goodman, a Cecil B. Moore library worker and union member of AFSCME DC Local 2187. “People cried.” The Cecil B. Moore staff were notified ...
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Donald Trump Is Trying to Bust the Airport Screeners’ Union
Last week, in a particularly flagrant act of union busting, Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security canceled the union ...
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Columbia University Went All In on Repressing Student Protest. It Didn't Matter.
Jewish Voice for Peace calls on Columbia University President Katarina Armstrong to rescind all disciplinary charges against anti-war student protesters and to stand up for its core values. Yesterday, ...
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Under Trump, Social Security Resumes What It Once Called ‘Clawback Cruelty’
A year ago, a new head of Social Security set out to stop the agency from financially devastating many of the people it was meant to help. This story is part of the “Overpayment Outrage” series on Cox ...