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  • New report shows robust immigrant contribution to GDP
    Press Release
    December 1, 2009 - 10:31am

    HARRISBURG, PA (December 1, 2009)— In the 25 largest metropolitan areas of the United States, including Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, immigrants are contributing to the economy in very close proportion to their share of the population, according to a report released this week by the Fiscal Policy Institute in New York. The report looks at all immigrants – documented and undocumented, across the economic spectrum.

  • KRC's Steve Herzenberg Will Guest Host The Rick Smith Show This Weekend
    Event
    October 1, 2009 - 3:17pm

     
    Time: Live noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4
    Tune in: WHYL 960 AM or "Listen Live" online at www.thericksmithshow.com
    Join the conversation: Call in with questions and comments, 1-877-960-0960
     

  • Has Labor Been Left Hanging?
    Media Coverage
    August 15, 2009 - 11:00pm

    Has Labor Been Left Hanging?
    By Sarah Jaffe

    August 17, 2009

    The Philadelphia Museum of Art is a recognizable icon even to those who have never set foot in the city. Immortalized in the movie Rocky, when a sweatsuit-clad Sylvester Stallone bounded up the stairs while training for his big fight, the museum became a symbol of the working-class tenacity that Philadelphians are known for...

    Read more: Has Labor Been Left Hanging?

  • Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay and Benefits of African-American Workers
    Press Release
    June 29, 2009 - 10:32am

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  • Union Membership Increases Pay of Typical Pennsylvania Worker by 10 Percent
    Press Release
    June 29, 2009 - 10:04am

    Union membership raises the wages of the typical Pennsylvania worker—the earner right in the middle of the pay scale—by 10.2 percent, according to a new report released jointly by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) in Washington, DC, and the Keystone Research Center in Harrisburg.

  • Collapse of Auto Industry Would Cost Pennsylvania 120,000 Jobs
    Press Release
    June 24, 2009 - 9:07am

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    HARRISBURG, PA (Dec. 8, 2008) — The financial woes of the U.S. auto industry are not just a Detroit problem but could impact the economies of states across the nation, according to a new study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) in Washington, D.C.

  • Academics Urge Senator Specter to Support Employee Free Choice Act
    Press Release
    June 1, 2009 - 12:17pm

    Academics across Pennsylvania have signed a letter asking Senator Arlen Specter to support legislation that will strengthen worker rights and help the economy rebound.


    The letter, signed by 155 Pennsylvania college and university professors, urges Senator Specter to support the Senate’s passage of the Employee Free Choice Act without amendments designed to weaken it.

  • Union Construction Apprenticeships Plug Skill Gap
    Press Release
    November 18, 2002 - 2:41pm

    Harrisburg – Joint union-management apprenticeships are more effective than non-union training programs in delivering the critical skills construction employers need according to a new study released today by the Capital Area Labor-Management Committee (CALM) and conducted by the Keystone Research Center.

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