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Labor Leader of the Week: Richard Womack

Communications Workers of America union member and longtime trade unionist Richard Womack was sworn in as a member of the Delaware County Council on January 3, 2022. He has worked at the National AFL-CIO for twenty-four years and recently served as assistant to President Richard Trumka

07, Jan, 2022

Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Statement on January 6 Anniversary

The officers of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, President Rick Bloomingdale, and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder issued the following joint statement on the one year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection:

06, Jan, 2022

Pennsylvania AFL-CIO's 45th Constitutional Convention

Join Us in Pittsburgh March 29 - 31, 2022

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The Omni William Penn Hotel is located at 530 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

05, Jan, 2022

Richard Trumka: The Labor Leader Who Told Hard Truths

here weren’t many strikes in recent decades in which working people scored big victories, but the 1989 Pittston strike was one.

03, Jan, 2022

Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Applauds BCTGM Union Victory at Kellogg’s

HARRISBURG – The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) recently announced the final vote on the new contract for workers on strike at Kellogg’s. For more than eleven weeks, roughly 1,400 workers at four locations across the country have walked

21, Dec, 2021

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PA AFL-CIO Scholarship Essay Contest

Every year the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Education Committee holds a Scholarship Essay Contest for graduating high school seniors and post-secondary students from affiliated union families. This year's contest theme is the life and legacy of the late National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

17, Dec, 2021