The School District of Philadelphia terminated 3,783 employees Their presence is essential in our schools. The good news is that the layoffs do not go into effect until July 1 — with restored funding, they could easily keep their jobs. Get to know them here and then take a stand to get these layoffs rescinded! … Continue reading
The closures in Seattle, St. Louis, and Cincinnati spared Hostess’ Northeast Philadelphia bakery, where 330 members of Local 6 of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union stopped working at 12:01 a.m. Saturday to protest wage and benefit cuts approved last month by a bankruptcy judge. “We’re fighting for our pensions, we’re … Continue reading