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-- In Solidarity,
Wendell W. Young, IV, President,
UFCW Local 1776
Help say a mock 'good-bye' to T-Mobile as it moves its Lehigh Valley call center jobs overseas
Today (Friday) at 4 pm, the Greater Allentown area will say goodbye to T-Mobile and its 605 Lehigh Valley jobs. The company is moving the jobs to the Phillipines, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico.
The Lehigh Valley labor movement is having a "sendoff" at 794 Roble Rd. in Allentown to let T-Mobile know how unhappy it is about losing these jobs. Please come out and support middle class workers who tried to make a living and support their families.
Phila. Inquirer food writer and 1776 member take readers on a wine safari -- guess where!
Join the Philadelphia Inquirer's award-winning food writer as he teams up with 1776 member Max Gottfired to take readers on a wine safari in the PA Wine and Spirits store in center city Philadelphia.
Privatization Update: Turzai delays vote on bill to sell the stores, HB 11! The battle enters a new phase.
(Tuesday, June 19, 2012) -- The fight against House Majority Leader Mike Turzai’s scheme to privatize PA's Wine and Spirits stores took a new turn today as the State Representive from western Pennsylvania announced that he will delay a vote on his bill until the fall. Turzai had been seeking a vote since Monday, June 11.
1776 and 23 Wine and Spirits Members Ratify New Four-Year Contract
Turzai has new language to privatize PA's Wine and Spirits shops
For a copy of State Rep. Mike Turzai's latest language to privatize the PA Wine and Spirit shops (May 30, 2012), visit here.
1776 helped in WI recall fight! The recall of the Gov. failed, but one Republican Senator lost his race
Hoping to help put an end to the anti-working family, anti-union and anti-democracy reign of Gov.
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