Category: Labor
What are we tolerating and putting up with?
| August 2, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Allegheny-County, Civic Engagement, Community Development, Jobs, Labor, Location, Mon Valley, Neighborhoods, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, voting |
Last week as we left Loew’s and a sneak preview of Funny People, once again we found ourselves appreciating just how awful the design of the Waterfront is. It’s as if the bad mall martians flew in from outer space, landing on one of the most key-critical, history rich and defining sites of Pittsburgh’s past,…
Is Development Really Moving Pittsburgh Forward?
| July 24, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Jobs, Labor, Politics, Sustainable Development |
So while the battle for heath care is being waged on a National Level it is interesting that some things have also been brought to light here in Pittsburgh about development and jobs. Here is a quick summary… Last Week It has been an interesting frew weeks in Pittsburgh. Last week Northside United staged a…
North Shore vs. North Side — Rally July 23
| July 21, 2009 | Posted by committeegrrl under Health Insurance, Jobs, Labor, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning |
Image via Wikipedia Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondent has the press release from last weeked protest and the PGH Comet has a posts about the protestors that were arrested last week. The protests took place outside the Delmonte headquarters The Delmonte HQ is managed by Continental Real Estate Continental pays their building service workers poverty wages with no…
Allegheny Conference— Spreading Misinformation about Transit???
| September 11, 2008 | Posted by TransitGeek1 under Community Development, Government, Issues, Jobs, Labor, Transportation, Uncategorized, Urban Planning, Western PA |
In the Post-Gazette today, attorney Joseph Pass responds directly to Ken Zapinski of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development’s management-slanted editorial from labor day weekend. Don’t punish transit workers Perhaps local corporations should make ‘concessions’ I read with interest the rantings of Ken Zapinski of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development titled, “A Time for…
CBA Hearing at County Council on Tuesday, March 25th
| March 21, 2008 | Posted by breen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Events, Gambling, Government, Jobs, Labor, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Take Action |
One Hill CBA Coalition Fighting for Good Jobs and Other Benefits From Arena Development The One Hill CBA Coalition has been fighting since September to ensure that the publicly funded development of the new Penguins Arena returns real benefits to the community. The Penguins are the developer for the arena and the land where the…
Development Done Right
| March 19, 2008 | Posted by breen under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Environment, Gambling, Government, Jobs, Labor, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning |
The following article is re-posted from today’s PG: Development done right Community agreements help spread the benefits of publicly subsidized projects Wednesday, March 19, 2008 By Gabe Morgan and Sam Williamson Pittsburghers have begun a long overdue discussion that could make our region an international model for just and sustainable development. This conversation could prevent…
Keep it Made in America
| November 9, 2007 | Posted by p2wp under Events, Labor, Sustainable Development, Transportation |
This looks like a really interesting event that is being organized by the Alliance for American Manufacturing. More info about the event is available here. You are invited to a “Keep It Made In America” Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. This historic event–fittingly located at the heinz History Center–features John Ratzenberger (from…
Living on Minimum Wage
| October 23, 2006 | Posted by Vanna under Issues, Labor, National |
While I don’t even recognize the woman who calls herself Roseanne Barr anymore, two thumbs up for this week-long series on what life is like for the many people trying to make ends meet on minimum wage. Sponsored by AFL-CIO and ACORN. I recently had an extremely disturbing conversation with my extremely conservative mother (read:…
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