Lifting PA’s Minimum Wage to $10.10 Per Hour Would Give a Much Bigger Boost to PA Families and Economy than an Increase to $8.75 News release: Keystone Research Center HARRISBURG, Pa. – Increasing Pennsylvania’s minimum hourly wage to $10.10 instead of $8.75 would benefit nearly three times as many workers, boost wages more than five times…
Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood, Lit the Torch in Her Keynote Address at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit | Audio
Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood, Lit the Torch in Her Keynote Address at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit | Audio Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, delivered a barn-burner of a keynote address to kick of the 2015 PA Progressive Summit this past Friday night. Richards, made…
John Dodds, Director of the Philadelphia Unemployment Project, Accepts the Anna Burger Award at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit
John Dodds, Director of the Philadelphia Unemployment Project, Accepts the Anna Burger Award at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit John Dodds received the Anna Burger Award for his life’s work with the Philadelphia Unemployment Project. In his acceptance speech, Dodds discussed some of his life’s work and some of the challenges facing low-wage workers in today’s…
Governor Wolf Takes a Critical Step to Expanding Healthcare Access for Pennsylvania’s Working Families
Governor Wolf Takes a Critical Step to Expanding Healthcare Access for Pennsylvania’s Working Families NEWS RELEASE: SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA – Neal Bisno, President of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania and Chair of the United Home Care Workers of Pennsylvania (an AFSCME-SEIU partnership) issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement by Governor Wolf regarding Healthy PA: “Governor Wolf’s announcement of…
US Steelworkers Stand Up Against Big Oil: “They Say Cut Back, We Say Fight Back”
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Melanie Campbell, President and CEO of NCBCP, Speaks at PA Progressive Summit | Audio
Melanie Campbell, President and CEO of NCBCP, Speaks at PA Progressive Summit | Audio Melanie Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, speaks at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit opening session on Saturday, February 7. Campbell discussed the importance of progressives coming together in common cause and her long history of…
Fred Azcarate, Executive Director of US Action, Gives a Passionate, Fight-Back Speech at PA Progressive Summit | Audio
Fred Azcarate, Executive Director of US Action, Gives a Passionate, Fight-Back Speech at PA Progressive Summit | Audio If the coffee had not yet kicked in for attendees of Saturday morning’s kick-off session at the PA Progressive Summit in Harrisburg this past weekend, everyone was wide awake by the time Fred Azcarate, Executive Director of US…
Bernie Sanders Delivers Keynote Address to PA Progressive Summit | Audio
Bernie Sanders Delivers Keynote Address to PA Progressive Summit | Audio Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont, delivered a Keynote address to a packed auditorium Saturday morning at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit. Sanders laid out a progressive agenda for the 2016 election cycle as he considers a run for president. Sanders has been one of…
Rick Smith Talks with Bernie Sanders ahead of his Keynote Address at PA Progressive Summit | January 5, 2015
Rick Smith Talks with Bernie Sanders ahead of his Keynote Address at PA Progressive Summit | January 5, 2015 Bernie Sanders Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders returns to the program to talk about his upcoming event in Harrisburg and a potential run for President. Listen to Bernie’s interview HERE Bernie Sanders will be the Saturday Keynote speaker…
Rick Smith Show: Bernie Sanders!, Charterizing York School District, Philadelphia’s Growing Opt Out Movement and This Weekend’s Progressive Summit!
Rick Smith Show: Bernie Sanders!, Charterizing York School District, Philadelphia’s Growing Opt Out Movement and This Weekend’s Progressive Summit! You can listen to today’s Rick Smith Show LIVE starting at 3PM! State Rep. Kevin Schreiber, D-York joins Rick to talk about the attempted “Charter”ization of the York City School district and how constituents are fighting back….
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