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  •   Support Mellon Arena Aramark Workers, Weds Mar 3rd

    Support Aramark Workers at Mellon Arena fighting to protect their jobs and union contracts in the Consol Energy Center.

    WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3RD • 5 PM
    DOUBLETREE HOTEL • LATROBE ROOM

    On February 12th, Aramark management notified Workers United members at the Mellon Arena that the Company expects them to re‐apply for their jobs-with no guarantee of being hired-when

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  •   New Pittsburgh Law Guarantees Good Service Jobs at Developments
    Country's Most Comprehensive Law Requires Good Permanent Jobs at Subsidized Developments and through City Contracts
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  •   Rescheduled Prevailing Wage Victory Party
    Join the Pittsburgh UNITED coalition to celebrate the victory of the Prevailing Wage bill.
    We're hosting a happy hour victory party on March 12th from 5-7pm-- Join Us!
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  •   Council approves prevailing wage legislation
    Pittsburgh City Council gave final, unanimous approval Tuesday to legislation that would ensure that hotel, grocery, janitorial and cafeteria workers at future city-subsidized development sites earn prevailing wages matching those their typical peers get citywide.

    "We worked really hard to get to a bill that everyone could support," said Gabe Morgan, Western Pennsylvania director of Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ.
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  •   Prevailing wage bill unanimously approved
    Hotel, cafeteria and building maintenance workers at future city-subsidized developments are in line for a pay raise within the next two months following city council's unanimous approval Tuesday of a prevailing wage bill.

    The measure would apply to employers at future developments of 100,000 square feet or larger and grocery stores 25,000 square feet or larger that receive $100,000 or more in city subsidies or that contract with the city.
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