Labor Unions
Teamsters, Carpenters Lose Latest Bid to Return to Convention Center
The Teamsters and Carpenters unions have reportedly lost their latest bid to return to work at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The two unions had filed […]
Dan Savage Bringing Amateur Porn Film Festival to Philly in February
Since QFest went kaput, we’ve had little opportunity to sit in a movie theater with hundreds of strangers to watch films with titles like Beethoven’s […]
State Examiner: City Can’t Just Change DROP
Two initial decisions by a state hearing examiner have found that the city of Philadelphia violated the law when it made changes to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan three […]
This Is How Public Unions Should Respond When Their Members Screw Up
Joe Schulle, the president of the Philadelphia Association of Fire Fighters – Local 22, seems like a good guy. He’s a fierce advocate for his […]
Is Yuengling Banned From Wolf’s Inauguration?
He hasn’t been inaugurated yet, but incoming Gov. Tom Wolf already has a scandal on his hands. State Rep. Mike Vereb on Thursday appeared on […]
Why John Dougherty Won’t Get to Pick Our Next Mayor
A year ago, it looked like labor unions might just pick Philadelphia’s next mayor. Led by influential electricians union chief John Dougherty, labor leaders across […]
Labor Leader Asks Butkovitz to Reconsider Running for Mayor
The head of Philadelphia’s correctional officers union is urging City Controller Alan Butkovitz to reconsider his decision to not run for mayor this year. Lorenzo North, president of Local […]
Ironworkers’ Dougherty Goes on Trial
Joseph Dougherty, former head of the Philadelphia chapter of the Ironworkers union, went on trial in federal court Monday on racketeering charges alleging the union […]
Things to Do in Philly in December: Aretha Franklin, Justin Timberlake, Bill Nye, Frozen and More
The Sincerity Project December 4-13 FringeArts Of all of the fledgling theater companies in Philadelphia right now, the ensemble-based and movement-oriented Team Sunshine Performance Corporation […]
Meet the New Doc. Same as the Old Doc?
I’m searching for the good Johnny Doc, the one he wants me to find. The new one. And here he is, in plain sight, on […]
Could Caucus of Working Educators Oust PFT Leadership?
City Paper’s Daniel Denvir has a lengthy article today about the Caucus of Working Educators, a 141-member group founded in March that just held its […]
