A year ago, Jeff Boraski quietly filed campaign finance reports admitting he accepted almost $30,000 in previously undisclosed campaign donations. […]
Stu Bykofsky: Cesar Chavez and the making of an unperson
You might say it was like white Americans learning that George Washington — among other Founding Fathers — was a slave holder. In our present culture, that’s evil.
By Stu Bykofsky
David Osborne: Unions spend big on politics — often at the expense of their members
Pennsylvania’s judicial-retention election was the biggest in the commonwealth’s history. This seemingly innocuous off-year election drew at least $20 million—much […]
Labor unions cross the aisle to support Dugan for DA
A coalition of Philadelphia’s most influential labor organizations — including some with a long history of backing Democrats — gathered […]
Two centuries of labor unrest in Philadelphia
Last month, just before the start of the school year, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and the School District of […]
Philadelphia schools face perfect storm as teachers poised to strike, transportation crisis looms
As Philadelphia prepares for the start of another school year, the city finds itself confronting a dual crisis that threatens to disrupt […]
Thom Nickels: The trash police
The current sanitation strike in the city got me thinking about the trash police that used to patrol the streets. […]
Stu Bykofsky: What makes the DC33 strike a tough nut to crack
As a matter of personal orientation, I am reflexively pro-union. My father was a union organizer, and became president of […]
Kevin Kane: Pennsylvania Democrats must stop playing politics and unleash American energy
Democrats have a demographics problem. In November, voters, even those who historically back Democrats, shifted support to President Donald Trump, […]