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Introduced by Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, the bill would allow striking workers to qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits while out of work.

Workers at Barboncino in Crown Heights have been serving up wood-fired pizzas and Italian-American classics for more than a decade in a brick-lined dining room off Franklin Avenue. Since May, …

This push for better pay and benefits isnt just happening in Erie. Across the country, working people are standing up and demanding fair treatment.

The senators new bill seeks to make striking workers eligible for the nations largest federal nutrition assistance program while theyre on strike.

Documents reveal some of the tactics deployed specifically against immigrants during union campaigns.

Documents reveal some of the tactics deployed specifically against immigrants during union campaigns.

Wabtec offered no counter proposal in Wednesdays session, according to union officials. No other bargaining sessions have been announced.

Workers with the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America union (UE), who make locomotive engines in Erie for Wabtec Corp., have been on strike for just over 30 days. The workers have a bargaining session with the company this week, and along with negotiations over wages and benefits, the 1,400 members of UE are asking the company to become more environmentally friendly. 

Management walked out of resumed negotiations after just six minutes, rejecting the UE's proposed concessions as inadequate.

Councilwoman Susannah Faulkner proposed the resolution, which also opposes state and/federal actions of the rights of gay and/or transgender people.