June 8, 2022 | 5:21 AM
Pa. drops controversial pro-union language in Medicaid contracts
More than 3.5 million Pennsylvanians are enrolled in the Medicaid program, commonly known as Medical Assistance.
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March 30, 2022 | 9:15 AM
Workers are fed up, and that’s a good sign for unions, national labor leader says in Pittsburgh
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said record number of Americans are quitting their jobs because they are fed up.
January 27, 2021 | 4:08 PM
Labor PACs stay quiet on campaign donations to western Pa. lawmakers following insurrection
While corporate political action committees (PACs) may have disavowed Republican actions, union-affiliated PACs that have backed U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly are largely keeping quiet.
January 29, 2020 | 5:00 AM
Senate mulls paid leave, labor groups applaud, free market interests balk
The proposal would require Pennsylvanians to pay part of their checks into an emergency fund, from which any eligible worker would be able to draw benefits.
January 28, 2020 | 3:00 AM
Wolf says he anticipates bipartisanship on workforce-strengthening plan
However, the governor says he’s much less sure about his longtime push to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage.
December 31, 2019 | 12:27 PM
New overtime rules should help 60k workers in Pennsylvania
The rule taking effect Wednesday guarantees time-and-a-half pay to nearly all hourly employees who work more than 40 hours a week and salaried workers making less than about $35,500 per year.
December 13, 2019 | 5:00 AM
PA AG says Trump’s tipped wage proposal could take money from workers
The proposed Department of Labor rule notes that it could allow employers to save some money by letting tipped and non-tipped workers pool their pay.
