Philadelphia-After three hours of heated testimony from airport workers, clergy, community members and airport executives, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson’s Transportation & Public Utilities Committee approved a lease with US Airways that living wage and worker’s rights advocates say leaves airport workers vulnerable and stuck in poverty. “Councilman Johnson had a choice to make: stand with working […]

*** Click here for photos of the march*** Philadelphia-On the eve of a major City Council hearing concerning the city’s lease with US Airways, dozens of PHL workers and supporters from the community marched through the airport to USAirways, demanding that the airline honor the city’s minimum wage and benefits standard for all airport workers. “I make

***Click here for photos*** East Falls–A traffic-snarling protest at the intersection of School House Lane and Henry Avenue resulted in the arrests of five protesters who were standing up for the employees of McGinn Security. The demonstration is the result of months of protest against poverty wages and poor working conditions, and most recently against

Dover— 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents the cleaners of many prominent commercial office buildings in Delaware, today announced its endorsement of marriage equality legislation upon introduction in the Delaware General Assembly. “32BJ SEIU sees marriage equality as an important civil rights issue and believes all working people should be treated

Wilmington, DE – A coalition of grassroots groups will deliver letters today to the Wilmington offices of U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons that call on them to make the right choices for Delaware’s families, including job creation, an increase in the federal minimum wage, and protection of Medicare and Medicaid. The coalition includes

Wilmington, DE – Last night, Wilmington City Council members passed a new resolution that urges top commercial building owners to follow the vast majority of owners who create good jobs by hiring responsible cleaning contractors. Two rounds of charges have been filed with the National Labor Relations Board against Optima Cleaning Systems, which pays cleaners

Wilmington, DE – State Representative John Kowalko, New Castle County Councilman George Smiley and Wilmington City Councilman Michael Brown joined office cleaners today in a delegation to M&T Bank to urge executives to hire a more responsible cleaning contractor. 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union has filed a second round of charges with the