Help avoid heat related illness: tips to stay safer while working As summer begins, it is especially important to pay attention to high temperatures when working outside. People who work outdoors are vulnerable to extreme heat, which can result…
Threatening legislation for injured workers, House Bill 1800, defeated in Committee vote – but the fight is not over This week, the Pennsylvania Labor and Industry Committee voted against the passage of House Bill 1800, which would severely…
A message from USA Vice President, Pasquale Bianculli In recognition of the callous disregard shown by Verizon for the working men and women of this country, I no longer use the company’s email service. It’s my wish that this…
Verizon Workers Announce Upcoming Strike Deadline Verizon made $39 billion in profits over the last three years—and $1.8 billion a month in profits over the first three months of 2016—but they are still insisting on givebacks from workers. Verizon…
Union Services Access President Sam Pond’s letter to the editor of the Philadelphia Business Journal, “Workers’ comp ‘reform’ is really an attack on workers’ rights,” warns Pennsylvanians about proposed House Bill 1800. The bill, posing as a positive reform to…
Snow Blower Safety 101 The temperatures are falling and winter is coming. Remember these safety tips to make snow removal with a snow blower less painful. Read the instructions and all precautions. Make sure you’re confident in using the…
5 Things All Union Members Need to Know About Social Security Disability and Retirement You’ve paid into the system. You have a right to collect Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Of every paycheck you have earned, 6.2% has gone…
Union Services Access co-sponsors IATSE Local 8’s annual breakfast meeting with Pond Lehocky On Wednesday, November 4, 2015, Union Services Access and Pond Lehocky sponsored International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 8’s annual breakfast meeting. USA member…
Friend of labor, Judge Kevin Dougherty, sets sights on historical Supreme Court election After a successful primary election in May, Democratic candidate Judge Kevin Dougherty of the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court needs your votes to fill one of the three…
Meet Michael Robinson, USA Scholarship winner Mr. Michael Robinson, son of Michael Robinson of Glaziers Local 252, was awarded the 2015 Union Services Access Scholarship. Michael, currently an economics major at Fordham University, was a very involved student at Scranton…
