Labor Unions
With Just Days Until Deadline, Atlantic City Workers Preparing to Strike
Elaine Malloy has been a cocktail server at Bally’s for almost 26 years. She makes $8.99 an hour. “It’s a disgrace to work at $8.99 […]
Music: 6 Shows to See in Philly This Week
The Hot Sardines @ World Café Live | Tuesday, June 28 Throwback jazz collective The Hot Sardines goes for a smooth, lively hot jazz/Dixieland/swing sound […]
Faculty Across 14 Pennsylvania Universities Could Vote on Strike
A union representing faculty at 14 state-owned universities in Pennsylvania is discussing the possibility of a strike. The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties […]
Music: 7 Shows To See This Week
Tunji Ige x Michael Christmas @ Foundry at the Fillmore | Wednesday, June 22 Rappers Tunji Ige and Michael Christmas team up for the Bring […]
Music: 6 Shows To See This Week
And The Kids @ MilkBoy | Wednesday, June 8 Hannah Mohan and Rebecca Lasaponaro of indie-pop band And The Kids started making music together in […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Make the World Better Benefit
On Friday, June 3rd, Union Transfer hosted the third-annual Make the World Better benefit concert. Raising $200,000 for parks in Philadelphia, the Connor Barwin-led foundation […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Old 97’s and Heartless Bastards at Union Transfer
A Saturday night with the Old 97’s is one well spent. The dynamic grouping of lead singer and guitar slinger Rhett Miller, bountiful bass and […]
CONCERT REVIEW: M. Ward at Union Transfer
M. Ward brought his special brand of folk and mid-20th-century rock to Union Transfer on May 2nd. Playing behind his 2016 LP More Rain, a […]
Music Shortlist: 5 Very Different Shows To See This Week
Tokyo Police Club @ Union Transfer | Tuesday, April 19 A decade in, indie/garage pop rockers Tokyo Police Club just kicked off a tour for […]
39,000 Verizon Workers Go on Strike
At 6:00 a.m. this morning, 39,000 Verizon workers throughout the Northeastern U.S. from two unions went on strike after their self-stated deadline for a new contract […]
4 Takeaways from Bernie Sanders’ Speech at AFL-CIO Convention
After a heavy night of campaigning through the city on Wednesday, first appearing at the Tindley Temple United Methodist Church in South Philly for a discussion, […]
Six Points From Hillary Clinton’s Speech to AFL-CIO Convention in Philly Today
There was no shortage of applause during Hillary Clinton‘s speech to the AFL-CIO labor convention this afternoon at the Sheraton in downtown Philly. She spoke in brash […]
Best Things to Do in Philly in March
March 3 Daughter at the Union Transfer Check out Not to Disappear, the brand-new release from this atmospheric British band. Our favorite single is “Doing […]
Player Signs with Union, Red-Carded Just Hours Later
Yesterday afternoon, the Philadelphia Union announced it had signed Ilsinho to a two-year contract using “Targeted Allocation Money” (I am not making this term up). […]