As president of the Philadelphia AFL-CIO, I was proud to host delegates and guests of the nationalAFL-CIO convention this month. Philadelphia is steeped in labor history, and this convention madehistory of its own. We elected Liz Shuler as president of the national...
Regular readers of the Philadelphia Inquirer may have noticed something peculiar in the pages of our paper of record lately. Each week, for the last five weeks, readers have gone to inquirer.com or opened up a print edition to find an opinion piece authored by the...
The legislative majority in Harrisburg risks transforming our state constitution into a mere collection of failed statutory schemes, while blatantly abandoning the legislative norms of statesmanship and compromise. This damage, whether intentionally sought or...
In November of 2020, it’s no exaggeration to say the fate of our democracy came down to the votes being counted in the Philadelphia Convention Center. Chants and music filled the streets at 12th and Arch outside the convention center led by a pro-democracy coalition...
It was an incredible day in Pittsburgh. Yesterday, healthcare workers from UPMC hospitals across the city walked out to demand $20/hr, safer staffing, better working conditions, and the right to form their union without retaliation or interference. In the past...