Over 3,500 mine workers, their families, and supporters showed up in Waynesburg, PA to rally in support of public sector workers whose rights are under attack nationwide.  Many of the marchers wore […]

PA Governor Tom Corbett’s proposed state budget included a 50% cut to education funding.  His administration keeps lamenting the huge gap between government spending and revenue without acknowledging that the problem is […]

Local activist Mel Packer sent the following letter to the Post Gazette.  If it doesn’t get published there, at least it’s published here!  Mel wrote: “Just a quick note to Gov. Tom […]

We Are One, a project of Working America, is calling for a National Day of Action on Monday, April 4, 2011 in honor of the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr’s assassination, […]

The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 23 will be hosting a rally and press conference on Tuesday, March 29th at 2:15pm at Mellon Square in downtown Pittsburgh in support of Giant […]

The PA AFL-CIO, the Allegheny County Labor Council, and Working America are sponsoring a resource fair for unemployed and other workers in the Pittsburgh area.  They will have information about jobs, services […]

The PAT Board rejected $19 million in concessions from the ATU that would help stop the unnecessary 15% service reduction going into effect today (3/27/11).  The ATU put forward a proposal to […]

The ATU made these videos about Port Authority riders and tax-paying citizens who will be affected by the unnecessary March 27 2011 service cuts.  Please watch and share! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdcO9R6K8To&feature=related