CLEAR COALITION URGES LAWMAKERS TO SUPPORT COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR STATE RETIREES

CLEAR COALITION URGES LAWMAKERS TO SUPPORT COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR STATE RETIREES   HARRISBURG (October 17, 2023) – Leaders of the CLEAR Coalition joined together with retirees at the Capitol today to announce their support for cost-of-living increases for state retirees. Many state retirees, who provided essential services to the Commonwealth for decades before retiring, are […]

CLEAR Coalition Calls on Sen. Toomey to Honor His Words Regarding Supreme Court Vacancies

HARRISBURG (September 21, 2020) – As Americans head to the polls to cast their votes, the leaders of the CLEAR Coalition today called on Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) to honor his commitment, made in 2016, that nominations to the U.S. Supreme Court should not occur in the heat of a national election and so that, in […]

CLEAR COALITION, GOVERNOR WOLF, PHILADELPHIA & PITTSBURGH MAYORS, PA HOUSE AND SENATE DEMOCRATS, AND PA MUNICIPAL LEADERS URGE CONGRESS TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

CLEAR COALITION, GOVERNOR WOLF, PHILADELPHIA & PITTSBURGH MAYORS, PA HOUSE AND SENATE DEMOCRATS, AND PA MUNICIPAL LEADERS URGE CONGRESS TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                     Contact: Danielle Gross 717.418.9001 | dgross@shelly-lyons.com  HARRISBURG, PA (May 14, 2020) – The CLEAR Coalition, a group of public sector unions that represents […]

CLEAR Coalition Urges Pennsylvanians to Stand Together to Defeat COVID-19

CLEAR Coalition Urges Pennsylvanians to Stand Together to Defeat COVID-19 Local Officials & Lawmakers Have a Duty to Put Public Safety Ahead of Political Gamesmanship HARRISBURG (MAY 11, 2020) – The CLEAR Coalition today called on all local officials and state lawmakers to follow Governor Tom Wolf’s science and data-driven Executive Orders that he has […]

It’s Time to Protect Our Frontline Workers

NPR reports, “Millions of essential workers are showing up for their jobs at warehouses, food processing plants, delivery trucks and grocery checkout lines. Work that is often low-paid, and comes with few protections, is now suddenly much more dangerous.” The report adds, “For a shopper, stepping into a grocery store is a necessary risk they […]