BY TONY WEST From his office in a Center City law firm, former State Rep. John Taylor can see Harrisburg with the observant eye of someone who served for 34…
BY PRESIDENT RICHARD W. BLOOMINGDALE In 1893, Samuel Gompers, the first president of the American Federation of Labor, was asked, “What does labor want?” Today, our union movement finds ourselves…
BY PAT EIDING I grew up in Kensington and been a union member all my adult life (with a few years serving Uncle Sam the only exception). As a member…
BY ARTHUR STEINBERG This Labor Day, we celebrate the working people of not just Pennsylvania or the United States, but of the world. In an age of an always-connected society,…
BY JOE SHAHEELI A brazen attack on police officers, wounding six, by an AR-15-wielding criminal who probably shouldn’t have been on the streets was not in itself a political act.…
ACT TWO FOR JOHN TAYLOR: A Long-Serving Lawmaker Looks Back on His Career
BY TONY WEST From his office in a Center City law firm, former State Rep. John Taylor can see Harrisburg with the observant eye of someone who served…
LABOR DAY: Message from Pennsylvania AFL-CIO
BY PRESIDENT RICHARD W. BLOOMINGDALE In 1893, Samuel Gompers, the first president of the American Federation of Labor, was asked, “What does labor want?” Today, our union movement…
LABOR DAY: “Philadelphia? That’s a Good Union Town.”
BY PAT EIDING I grew up in Kensington and been a union member all my adult life (with a few years serving Uncle Sam the only exception). As…
LABOR DAY: Labor Is on the March Again
BY ARTHUR STEINBERG This Labor Day, we celebrate the working people of not just Pennsylvania or the United States, but of the world. In an age of an…
POLS ON THE STREET: The Guns of August – Political Bullets Now Flying
BY JOE SHAHEELI A brazen attack on police officers, wounding six, by an AR-15-wielding criminal who probably shouldn’t have been on the streets was not in itself a…
Understanding Bankruptcy 9/12/2019
BY MICHAEL A. CIBIK, ESQ. AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY BOARD CERTIFIED Question: Question: In a Chapter 13…
Adult-Education Classes Enrolling at 9 Community Schools in Philadelphia
Thanks to a partnership with the Office of Adult Education, nine City-designated Community Schools will…
Gov. Wolf Promotes Charter School Reform
Gov. Tom Wolf joined school district superintendents and education stakeholders in Erie County today to…
City Announces Updates to PES Refinery Advisory Group
The City of Philadelphia today announced that the newly formed PES Refinery Advisory Group will…
Understanding Bankruptcy 8/15/2019
BY MICHAEL A. CIBIK, ESQ. AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY BOARD CERTIFIED Question: How can your bankruptcy affect…
