Posts tagged city hall

    Philly strike updates: Negotiations to resume as trash piles up; city worker charged in tire-slashing incident

    July 2, 2025 // DC 33 worker charged with vandalism for slashing PGW tractor tires A Philadelphia Parks and Recreation employee and member of District Council 33 has been charged with slashing the tire of a Philadelphia Gas Works digger loader amid the municipal worker strike, police said.

    NYPD detectives’ union tells members they ‘have an absolute right’ not to talk to the feds as City Hall probes rage

    October 14, 2024 // The post also told union delegates not to have “any substantive conversation” with any member who has been paid a visit by the feds, as that could make them a potential witness in the investigation. “Our attorneys will speak with the member and decide what the next steps should be,” it said.

    GOVERNMENT JOBS: 6 THINGS EVERY EMPLOYEE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THEIR JANUS RIGHTS

    May 5, 2022 // If you work for a local, state or federal government entity – a public school district, city hall, a state agency or another government body – you have “Janus Rights”, or the right to decide whether you want to join a union at your workplace. If you decide union membership isn’t for you, then you are not obligated to pay the union at your workplace any kind of dues or fees. The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed workers’ rights regarding union membership and support on June 27, 2018, in the case Janus v. AFSCME.