Originally posted by the Pennsylvania Capital-Star at penncapital-star.com on July 3, 2019.By Eric RossoMany opinions were given on the fate of the labor movement almost one year ago.Most of them were some variation on how it had just received a...
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After last year’s Janus decision, Pennsylvania became a hub for anti-union campaigns from billionaire-funded front groups, including the Commonwealth Foundation, the Fairness Center, and Americans for Fair Treatment. Despite their best efforts and...
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The Education Income Tax Credit (EITC) has long drained resources from public schools to benefit the rich in Pennsylvania. It has been a constant source of grief for communities, parents, and our public schools and many education advocates have...
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Next time you see posts populating #PAPolitics or #PAGov from WatchDog.Org, remember they are actually just the biased media lapdogs paid to push out misleading analysis from the Commonwealth Foundation.
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If it’s budget season in Harrisburg, that means the Commonwealth Foundation are pushing anti-union bills. Unfortunately for the billionaire-funded front group, their efforts went down early this year, underscoring the continued failure by State...
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It’s that time of year again: spring has sprung, the days are getting longer, and the who’s who of Pennsylvania’s right-wing politics are descending on Harrisburg for the 2019 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference. Last year, the annual gathering,...
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The individual called to testify by Rep. Metcalfe came from The Heartland Institute, part of the same right-wing network as The Commonwealth Foundation.
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The Fairness Center’s sole purpose is to drive frivolous lawsuits against labor unions through the courts in Pennsylvania in hopes of making it harder for working families to get ahead.
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With the Commonwealth Foundation’s credibility on the minimum wage issue non-existent in Pennsylvania, it looks like they’ve called in other Koch-funded “experts” to speak on their behalf.
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The collective struggle for workers’ rights is not something that anti-union politicians and The Commonwealth Foundation, or their numerous brands, can stop.
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Scott Wagner is anti-union, anti-worker, and anti-consumer.
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We’re glad to see media are paying attention to the fact that Wagner has long used his political career and his business, Penn Waste, to enrich himself at the expense of Penn Waste customers, local communities, and working families.
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