“Our tax system is unfair,” Fiedler said. “One of the biggest challenges that we face in making our tax system more fair is what’s called the uniformity clause. It really shields the super rich from paying their fair share of taxes." whyy.org/articles/phila…

Join us at this City Budget 101 workshop at Blackwell Library in West Philly tonight at 5:30!

Chamber of Commerce rep wrapped up his testimony today by saying “BIRT bad. Clean and green good.” Not sure how the Chamber thinks we’ll pay for a clean and green city!

"AFT 2026 members asked Cncl to “tax the rich” more in PHL to pay for the requested $20 mil. budget incr. & a host of other public services." "$20 mil. incr. request roughly corresponds to the amount students of color take out in student loans annually." billypenn.com/2024/05/03/com…

Today we joined community organizations from across Philadelphia to demand City Council fund vital social services––libraries, education, worker protections, and mobile crisis teams––that serve all Philadelphians and create real community safety.

"Millionaires tax’ has already generated $1.8 billion this year for Massachusetts, blowing past projections" #TaxTheRichPHL bostonglobe.com/2024/05/20/met…

Decades of underfunding has been paid for by students and workers, so our members joined together with community groups, students, and city council members to say: WE NEED MORE investment in Philly's college.

As summers continue to get warmer, climate resilience should include investing in infrastructure for spaces like libraries where anyone can go to keep cool. If Mayor Parker actually wants to do year-round school, AC for all schools will also be necessary!