Labor
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‘I’ve seen moms come back too soon’: Nurses share stories as paid family leave support grows in Pennsylvania
Magee-Womens Hospital nurses say women are forced back to work before they’re ready. Democrats have pushed the Family Care Act forward, but Republicans in the Senate control the bill’s fate.
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May Day rallies planned across Pennsylvania as Trump attacks immigrants, labor
Over 3,500 May Day actions are planned across the US this Friday as President Donald Trump’s attacks on labor and immigrants continue.
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Labor leader calls Ryan Crosswell a ‘union buster’ over employment history
Ryan Crosswell promises to be pro-worker if elected to Congress, but labor leaders have been uneasy about his former employment at an aggressive anti-union firm since he entered the race.
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Blue-Green Caucus touts clean energy bills alongside unions and environmental groups
Pa. House lawmakers promoted a 10-bill green energy package that includes solar for warehouses, geothermal expansion, and expanding energy storage infrastructure.
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‘DC is a dumpster fire:’ retired firefighter features Shapiro in first congressional primary ad
Bob Brooks has assembled a coalition of unions, organizations, and Democrats from across the political spectrum in his campaign for Congress.
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US lost 92,000 jobs in February. Here’s what that means for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was third in the nation for job growth in 2025 despite recent reports showing a weakened labor market.
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Josh Shapiro sued this company for wage theft. Now, they’re endorsing his opponent
Glenn O. Hawbaker was sued in 2021 for more than $20 million for stealing from their employees over the span of three decades.
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Pa. labor leaders call on US senators to block ICE funding increase
US Senate Democrats are unifying to block a $770 million increase in ICE funding, potentially sparking a partial government shutdown.
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More than 250 are on strike at Parker Lord’s Erie County plant. HeresWhy
Union workers at the Parker Lord facility in Summit Township — more than 250 of whom went on strike Jan. 10 — say the company has an offer on the table that will provide them raises of about 3% in each year of a five-year contract.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ceases operations in order to break union
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners’ decision to cease operations on May 3, 2026, comes after the US Supreme Court denied their appeal to stay a lower court order, forcing them to compensate striking workers.
