A lawsuit filed in federal court is challenging Philadelphia’s long-held tradition of reserving city construction work for certain labor unions.

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Last summer, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 5-4 decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (Janus). The court ruled public-sector unions cannot require non-member employees to pay agency fees to cover the costs of non-political union activities.

On September 25, Hatfield Township cleared another hurdle to break ground on one of its largest roadway projects in recent years. The project at task is to realign the highly congested intersection of Orvilla Road and Cowpath Road. Those familiar with this area, know that the in order to stay on Orvilla, you must make a right turn onto Cowpath Road to immediately make a left to return to Orvilla.