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February 04, 2021
Yesterday, Governor Tom Wolf delivered his budget address for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The governor laid out a plan that lowers taxes for working families while making a historic investment in public education.
The governor’s plan will lower barriers – like underfunded schools, an unfair tax system and an unlivable minimum wage – that make life harder for Pennsylvania families. The plan will reaffirm our commitment to build the strongest education system in the country, cut taxes for
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO applauds this commitment to our future prosperity. Budgets are a statement of priorities, and our priority has always been the working people who make up our Commonwealth. In response to Governor Wolf s address today, the officers of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, President Rick Bloomingdale, and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder, made the following statements in response: The pandemic has made it clearer than ever that Pennsylvanians need a budget that invests in our communities and our future. Our Commonwealth is in a position that requires a reckoning of decades of disinvestment, neglect, and apathy. The most vulnerable have had to bear the brunt of the devastation. We fully support raising the minimum wage and building financial security for working families.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ This evening, the American Labor Movement mourns the passing of AFL-CIO President Emeritus John Sweeney (SEIU). The officers of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, on behalf of more than 700,000 union members across the Commonwealth, made the following statements: The labor movement lost a giant today with the passing of Brother John Sweeney, AFL-CIO President Emeritus. John was a trade unionist and committed to the Solidarity of all workers. He practiced what he preached. His humility, his faith, and his actions set a standard for leadership in the Labor Movement that will not be forgotten, stated President Rick Bloomingdale.