Thanks to everyone who came out to the public hearing last Friday March 19th at City Hall.  MMP was there along with representation from every group in MMP.

 
Friday March 19th at 10:15AM, National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Bill George will join rank-and-file union leaders on Friday to pledge all-out support from organized labor for an impending strike by Temple University Hospital’s 1,500 nurses and professional and technical employees.  Shortly before the press event, the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (PASNAP) will deliver a 10-day strike notice to the hospital, setting a walkout deadline of 7:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 31.

 
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.

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