The PA House of Representatives and PA Senate have passed bi-partisan legislation to address job misclassification. House Bill 716 establishes a new Task Force to better enforce labor laws. In a rare case of bipartisanship, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania State Senate each passed House Bill 716 and sent it to Governor Wolf for his signature on Wednesday, October 21st.

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One of the most significant bills to strengthen workers’ abilities to organize in the past 80 years passed the House on Thursday, February 6, 2020, the latest sign of momentum for the labor movement.

https://vimeo.com/383635185/cdb9ec0e87 Local 542 Operating Engineer Support Day Shift – 10 Night Shift – 10 Driver Day – 6 Driver Night – 4 Ridley Yard Day – 3 Road closed 10 pm on 12/20 Road open 6 am on 12/31 Worked round the clock, excluding 12/24 only day shift and no work Christmas Day/Night.

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