Pennsylvania

NRA fights for right to torture pigeons

April 26, 2011 By Walter Brasch

The same psychopaths who probably twirled cats by their tails believe banning animal cruelty would lead to banning guns.

Philly students, teachers assail top-down school “reform”

February 28, 2011 By Ben Sears

A spirited rally by 500 parents, students, teachers and others Feb. 25 protested decisions the district is imposing in the name of "school reform."

Philadelphia rally for Wisconsin workers: Everybody needs a union

February 25, 2011 By Ben Sears

A dense crowd packed the Thomas Paine Plaza across from City Hall for a lunchtime rally Feb. 24 to support embattled workers in Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio.

Dockers protest Del Monte union-busting

November 24, 2010 By Ben Sears

PHILADELPHIA - ILA Local 1291 members and hundreds of supporters protested Del Monte's move to a non-union terminal, slashing jobs and pay.

Penn. labor aims to keep Keystone State blue

October 21, 2010 By Ben Sears

"We're everywhere, not just in the east or the western part of the state," said Liz McElroy of the AFL-CIO.