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The Philadelphia Union Are Hiring a Chief Tattoo Artist

The Philadelphia Union signed a bunch of new players this offseason. When VP of marketing Doug Vosik went to meet some of them, he realized […]

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Pa. Senate GOP Fast-Tracks Anti-Union, Anti-Immigrant Bills

Much like President Donald Trump, Pennsylvania Senate Republicans are wasting no time in using their majority status to pass bills on their agenda. 

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PPA Refused to Ticket Republican Senator’s Illegally Parked Car

If your car is parked in a no-stopping zone in Center City, you will, no doubt, get a $51 ticket. Your car might even be […]

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Andre Blake Made the MLS Best XI

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Could the 2016 SEPTA Strike Be the Last One Ever?

Now that Transport Workers Union Local 234 has ratified a new, five-year contract that was pretty much what SEPTA had offered it on the eve […]

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Restaurant Owner Says Union Protest Has Been Good for Business

You can say a lot of things about the unions in Philadelphia. But you cannot say that they’re not persistent. This is something that Philadelphia […]

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Police Name Suspect in Union League Staircase Vandalism

Police have identified a suspect wanted in the Union League staircase vandalism that occurred Monday morning.

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Here’s Video of the Suspect in the Union League Staircase Vandalism

The Philadelphia Police Department has released surveillance video and images showing the suspect wanted for stealing a brass railing from the Union League staircase and […]

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Vandal Destroys Union League Steps Overnight [UPDATED]

UPDATE 10/25: Police just released surveillance footage of the suspect. Click here to see the video. ORIGINAL: An apparent brass thief destroyed part of the […]

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Fans Boo as Union Make Playoffs for Just Second Time in Team History

The Philadelphia Union have made the playoffs! Hey, a sports team in this town making the postseason is a big deal nowadays. The Phillies haven’t […]

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CONCERT REVIEW: Corinne Bailey Rae at Union Transfer

At around 10:30 Tuesday night, the stage at Union Transfer was hazy with smoke—Corinne Bailey Rae had just completed her set, but the crowd didn’t […]

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Faculty at 14 Pennsylvania Universities Vote to Authorize a Strike

Faculty members at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities could soon go on strike.

Workers on strike outside Just Born plant; also, some peeps
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The Workers Who Make Peeps Are on Strike

The people who make Peeps have paraded away from their posts. Earlier this week, workers at Just Born in Bethlehem went on strike after rejecting […]

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Donald Trump Reveals Plans for the Military in Union League Speech

In Philadelphia today, Donald Trump was something he rarely is on the campaign trail: specific. Today at the Union League’s Lincoln Hall, Trump’s half-hour speech […]

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Union Sign National Team Player Alejandro Bedoya

The Philadelphia Union are in their seventh season, and have yet to win a playoff game. The team has actually only qualified for the playoffs […]