Labor
Future for the Mon Valley? ‘Hell doesn’t have to last forever!’
September 15, 2009On Friday, I and three other labor journalists paid a visit to the mayor of a town some folks in the Monongahela Valley call “Hell.”Braddock is the poorest town in Allegheny County and John Fetterman, 39,...
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An EFCA majority sign-up “trigger”?
September 13, 2009Some Blue Dog Democrats, fearful of a public option in a health care bill, have signaled that they might be willing to support a compromise measure that allows for creation of such an option once insurance...
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Steeler Nation fights its way back
September 13, 2009It was crazy here Thursday night. The sportscaster on the huge flat screen at one of the bars on Smithfield Street was talking about how the Steelers continue to amaze him, what with the huge following...
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Republic Windows workers hail arrest of former boss
September 13, 2009The former chief executive of Republic Windows and Doors, the company that abruptly closed here last winter without paying its workers severance and vacation pay, has been arrested and charged as part of a major financial...
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Pride at Work: We’ve come a long way, still further to go
September 13, 2009As union members get ready for the 2009 AFL-CIO Convention, Pride At Work (PAW), an AFL-CIO constituency group, is among several union-related organizations meeting in Pittsburgh to plan for the future.
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