Sean Kitchen

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NEW, from me: Today, nearly 1000 workers at Mount Nittany Medical Center in central PA have walked off the job on a 5-day strike. The nearly wall-to-wall union (somewhat rare in healthcare these days) has been in the midst of negotiations for months. Their contract expired July 1.

Nearly 1,000 Mount Nittany Workers Launch 5-Day Strike for Quality Patient Care and Good Jobs

Workers at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, PA hit the picket lines Monday in order to pressure management to get back to bargaining in good faith.

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“ We have been out supporting him since before the primary, out door-knocking and [getting] his name out there and his message that he’s for us, the working people,” Tammy McCoy, a Bethlehem School District cafeteria worker, said in an interview. keystonenewsroom.com/news/electio...

Dems make Bob Brooks’ race a top priority with 100 days until election

US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries launched the House Democrats' affordability campaign with Bob Brooks by his side.

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Democrats are running a 20-year retired firefighter and union leader against one of the most anti-labor lawmakers in Congress. Ryan Mackenzie backed right-to-work laws more than 12 different times while serving in the Pennsylvania House.

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“ Bob's one of us,” said Jim Irwin, president of the Lehigh Valley Labor Council, in an interview. “He's a union member, he's our brother, and he's going to win. He's going to go out to DC, and he's going to fight for working families.” keystonenewsroom.com/news/electio...

‘Bob Brooks is one of us:’ Dozens of labor unions back Brooks’ campaign

Retired firefighter Bob Brooks continues receiving support from labor unions for his congressional campaign against US Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Pa.).

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Ryan Mackenzie backed right-to-work bills 15 different times while serving in the Pennsylvania House. In 2013, he boasted about his support for rolling back prevailing wages and passing right-to-work legislation at a Berks County Patriots event. keystonenewsroom.com/news/mackenz...

Mackenzie backed right-to-work bills while serving in the Pa. House

US Rep. Ryan Mackenzie promised to turn Pennsylvania into a right-to-work state after getting elected to the Pa. House.

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Chris Rabb hugging it out with Rev. Greg Edwards, executive director of POWER Interfaith, in the Pennsylvania capitol. Edwards was congratulating Rabb on his primary victory and you can see the joy

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Summer Lee and Chris Deluzio became the first members of Congress to visit the Moshannon Valley Processing Center. The ICE immigration detention facility is owned and operated the GEO Group

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Sheraton Downtown Philadelphia hotel workers are ready to strike during the World Cup in order to secure a contract. The Sheraton is Philadelphia's second largest hotel and all of their rooms are booked for the sporting event. keystonenewsroom.com/news/philade...

Philadelphia Sheraton workers threaten to strike during Wold Cup

Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown workers walked off the job for the first time last October and are threatening to strike during the World Cup.

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Sheraton Hotel workers in Center City Philadelphia are ready to strike during the World Cup for a fair contract. The hotel is completely booked and workers have been without a contract for over two years now.

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