The Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (PASNAP) is winning an ongoing battle against Temple University Hospital. PASNAP wants reimbursement for tuition benefits that Temple abruptly stopped providing last March despite the fact that the benefits are part of their current contract. Jerry Silberman, staff representative, spoke with me about this legal fight and also discussed PASNAP's negotiations for a new contract.
Come out on March 19th to support taxi drivers and people with disabilities who are working together for their basic rights. Join the Unified Taxi Workers Alliance, and Liberty Resources, for a public hearing in City Hall on House Bill 1914, which would grant workers compensation to taxi drivers and create wheelchair accessible taxis.
On this show:
+Interviews with leaders of the Save the Libraries Coalition
+A cab driver speaks about how the Philadelphia Parking Authority is mismanaging the taxi industry
+The Coalition of Immokolee Workers comes to Philadelphia to take on Aramark
+Immigrant worker's face the loss of driver licenses
+Music and other news
In this audio piece, Kate Harkins, of Temple University's Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) discusses what she learned from listening to the stories of Temple Nurses and Allied Professionals (members of PASNAP).
On Wednesday February 24th, Security Guards and concerned citizens are congregating at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) during the opening reception of the new Picasso Exhibit to demand a fair contract and that workers that guard the museum are treated with dignity and respect.
Democracy Now reported recent numbers that show improved profits of major corporations is not translating to the creation of jobs. Revenue across the Standard & Poor 500 (an index of major companies) have increased to a combined total of $1.18 trillion. This is up $518 million from last year, while capital expenditures, the kind of spending that can create jobs is down by 43%. In short, the market is profiting without workers.
Terrence, a member of Unified Taxi Workers Alliance, has 25 years of experience driving a cab in Philadelphia. In this interview, he exposes some of the flaws in way that the Philadelphia Parking Authority is running the taxi system; from training to dispatching to managing. Terrence also exposes what some might call 'extortion under color of authority.'
This story was produced by Charles Clarke for Labor Justice Radio.
Amendu Evans reports on the effort of SEIU to gather support for Health Care. Recently they rallied at the District Office of Sen. Robert Casey. This is the latest action in their yearlong campaign.
The full Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB) has affirmed a previous decision that finds Temple University guilty of engaging in bad faith bargaining by illegally discontinuing a long standing tuition benefit for the children of Temple University Hospital nurses and other professional staff. The 1,500 Registered Nurses and professional staff are represented by the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (PASNAP).
The Wall Street Journal ran an article summing up some of the job losses that defined this recession - and that many of these jobs will never return. Unlike recessions past, when workers were temporarily laid off and then brought back on the job, this time around marked high rates of permanent layoffs and the disappearance of whole sectors of work. Real estate and construction took some of the hardest hits, with over 1.6 million construction jobs lost - a fifth of the 7.2 million lost since December 2007.
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