Philly IWW

06/02/2026

More than five thousand faculty at Penn State will join the Penn State Faculty Alliance union

06/01/2026

While May Day grew out of the 19th century labor movement, its influence has waned along with union membership. Some Philadelphia leaders see signs of a resurgence.

05/31/2026

Health leaders say between 73,000 and 90,000 people could lose Medicaid next year due to new federal work requirements and eligibility paperwork.

05/28/2026

Nurses, techs and pros from across Philadelphia are out here supporting the nurses of !
The nurses of Einstein Hospital in north Philadelphia are fighting for Safe staffing, adequate equipment, the prevention of service closures and quality care!

05/23/2026

Residents say trash sent from Philadelphia to Chester is polluting the air and harming the community’s health.

05/22/2026

Fifty-six years ago, about 30,000 people gathered in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park for the first Earth Day rally April 22, 1970 — one of thousands across the U.S. In the post-war decades leading up to the first Earth Day, industrial pollution had become more prominent, manifesting in oil spills ...

05/21/2026

05/18/2026

A massive march rolled through Center City Philadelphia on Friday evening as thousands of workers and advocates took to the streets for a May Day rally.

05/13/2026

Today marks 41 years since the MOVE Bombing in West Philadelphia, when a city government dropped an actual bomb from a helicopter on its own residents, killing 11 people, including 5 children, destroying an entire neighborhood, and making 250 people homeless.
We remember the lives lost, the trauma inflicted, and the generations of distrust that followed.
This is why having leaders rooted in the communities they serve matters. Because history has shown that government can and will cause harm when power is disconnected from humanity, accountability, and the people most impacted.
We do not honor history by looking away from it. We honor it by learning from it and making sure it never happens again.

Today marks 41 years since the MOVE Bombing in West Philadelphia, when a city government dropped an actual bomb from a helicopter on its own residents, killing 11 people, including 5 children, destroying an entire neighborhood, and making 250 people homeless.

We remember the lives lost, the trauma inflicted, and the generations of distrust that followed.

This is why having leaders rooted in the communities they serve matters. Because history has shown that government can and will cause harm when power is disconnected from humanity, accountability, and the people most impacted.

We do not honor history by looking away from it. We honor it by learning from it and making sure it never happens again.