(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 […]
Rep. Lloyd Smucker: This Second Chance Month, let’s help returning Americans get back to work
A study tracked employment for over 51,000 people released from federal prison in 2010. One-third of them were not employed at all during that four-year period. We can do better.
By Rep. Lloyd Smucker
David Galluch: For working-class Pennsylvanians, Build Back Better misses the mark.
The Build Back Better Act has a massive price tag, little focus, and no vision. A smaller bill targeting the economy, our workforce, and our schools would be more impactful and effective.
By David Galluch
Charles McElwee: Working-class voters will shape PA’s political future
Pennsylvania Republicans can improve their political prospects if they build on working-class margins, address socioeconomic concerns, and speak to working-class aspirations.
By Charles McElwee
Lou Barletta: RGGI is a job-killing boondoggle
Gov. Wolf’s one-man crusade to join the interstate climate accord will kill jobs without helping the environment.
By Lou Barletta
Ronna McDaniel: Pennsylvanians can’t afford Biden’s economic crisis
The Biden administration’s economic policy is failing Americans–and in particular Pennsylvanians–in the moment where we need good leadership the most.
By Ronna McDaniel
Abhi Samuel: A coming DEI backlash in our workplaces?
Just as parents across the nation are waking up to the new “woke” cultural curriculum infiltrating our schools, much of the business world is forging ahead in the opposite direction.
By Abhi Samuel
Guy Ciarrocchi: It’s time for PA government to get our state back to work
Pennsylvania leaders must band together to address the state’s crippled economy in the wake of the pandemic. There’s many options, but action must be taken.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Pennsylvania small businesses’ need for workers “a huge issue,” industry representative says
Small businesses across Pennsylvania are grappling with a worker shortage, an industry representative said recently, leading to exacerbated financial challenges for owners trying to regain a solid footing more than a year after COVID-19’s onset.
By Dave Fidlin
Philadelphia union sued for planned strike
A Philadelphia union faces legal action after a New Jersey-based food distributor claims an impending strike violates its collective bargaining agreement.
By Christen Smith