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Labor Congresswoman Susan Wild speaking at the grand opening of a TSA security checkpoint at the Lehigh Valley International Airport on July 28, 2023 (Photo: Sean Kitchen)
Labor Susan Wild confronts anti-union executive at US House hearing

Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-Lehigh) confronted Mark Mix, president of the anti-union National Right to Work Committee, about his organization's anti-worker views at a US House Health, Education, Labor, Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on Thursday. 

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Labor State Rep. Jason Dawkins, who chairs the House Labor and Industry, speaking at a press conference on House Bill 1481 in the Pennsylvania State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. (Photo: Sean Kitchen)
Labor PA House Democrats advance bill helping striking workers

Pennsylvania House Democrats on Wednesday passed a bill that would expand worker rights and allows workers to collect unemployment compensation while they are on strike. 

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Labor Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa), arrives in the Senate subway for a vote in the Capitol on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Labor Casey introduces legislation to protect children from unsafe work violations

Child labor violations have almost doubled since 2019 according to a recent report by the US Dept. of Labor (DOL). 

Sean Kitchen Sean Kitchen October 30, 2023 10:52 am EDT
Labor US Sen. John Fetterman posing for a picture with striking United Auto Workers members from the Mack Trucks plant outside of Allentown on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (Photo: Sean Kitchen)
Labor Fetterman joins Lehigh Valley union workers on the picket line

Fetterman, who rolled up to the picket line driving his Ford Bronco, dropped off refreshments and boxes of Philly Soft Pretzels for the workers at multiple locations around the facility. He also took the time to take pictures and talk to the workers. 

Sean Kitchen Sean Kitchen October 11, 2023 7:51 am EDT

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