(The Center Square) – Federal interference threatened operations for two Pennsylvania steel companies this year. The allies on the battlefield, however, looked a lot different – a fact that’s left critics questioning Gov. Josh Shapiro’s allegiances. When the Biden administration’s energy efficiency regulation for distribution transformers threatened to shutter a […]
U.S. Steel alleges union corruption over blocked overseas sale
(The Center Square) – U.S. Steel said Monday that union corruption toppled the company’s overseas buyout and pressured regulators to ignore the law in the organization’s favor. Lawsuits, filed respectively in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the District Court for the Western District of […]
GOP worker protection bills withering on the vine, for now
(The Center Square) – A Republican-backed slate of bills focused on workplace discrimination protections in Pennsylvania will likely expire this year without action. Even though the legislative session ends Nov. 30, lawmakers could reintroduce the bills again in January. Of the package, House Labor and Industry Committee Minority Chairman Ryan […]
Trey Price: PA worker classification bill would repeat California’s mistakes
California’s law drove up the cost of labor and reduced employment. Pennsylvania’s would likely do the same.
By Trey Price
Peter Mihalick: Foreign investment in Pennsylvania company is good
The potential Nippon Steel investment in U. S. Steel is a culmination of the bipartisan desire for strategic reshoring of critical industries.
By Peter Mihalick
David Reel: Politics is in the driver’s seat with Biden’s electric vehicle plans
The administration is determined to have carmarkers build vehicles that no one wants to drive.
By David Reel
Becky Corbin: Does the U.S. Steel sale offer hope for Pennsylvania workers?
Nippon Steel’s purchase of the industry giant represents a major inflection point for the industry in the Keystone State.
By Becky Corbin
George Hofmann: Right about unions
If Republicans want to be the party of the working class, they must make common cause with an important working class institution: unions.
By George Hofmann
Could Pennsylvania’s emission standards wreck our auto industry and energy sector?
California is the last state we should emulate if we wish to rebuild our manufacturing economy.
By Ken Brier
Study finds ‘dirty-to-clean’ job transition rare
“The vast majority of workers in carbon-intensive jobs have not historically found work in green jobs,” the study’s authors said.
By Anthony Hennen