It appears more bad news is on the horizon for Philadelphia's favorite union leader, John Dougherty. After his surprising, yet refreshing, defeat in the recent State Senate primary, it appears he will now be subject to the indictments hinted at by the Larry Farnese campaign.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported today:

"Federal prosecutors yesterday urged a judge to reject a request for immunity for labor leader John J. Dougherty, saying such a move could jeopardize the "possible future prosecution" of the electrical workers' union boss...

Gus Dougherty, 42, president of Dougherty Electric Inc., is accused of violating the federal Taft-Hartley Act by selling John Dougherty a North Wildwood condo for $24,000 under market value and by performing $115,600 worth of electrical work without charge at his Philadelphia home."

Sounds like a regular Vince Fumo, and also sounds like Dougherty is in serious trouble. If he's not granted immunity, he could face serious consequences from the federal government.

Let's hope Farnese actually means change when he says it, unlike Doc, who's campaign slogan of "real change, real results" now sounds like a complete and total sham.

Temple University Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) and Philly Jobs With Justice is asking for your support and solidarity.

RALLY/PRAYER CIRCLE
On December 11, 2007 from 3:00PM-4:00PM at Temple University (Sullivan Hall, 1330 W Berks St).

Temple Student Labor Action Project will gather to recognize International Human Rights Day and continue the escalation of tactics aimed towards the Temple Board of Trustees and Temple President, Anne Weaver Hart.

We have yet to get a straight answer from Temple administration about our demand for 5 sick days.
http://media.www.temple-news.com/media/storage/paper143/news/2007/09/11/...

Since then we have had a series of meetings:

Support the UNITE HERE! Workers of Hyatt Regency Philadelphia Penn's Landing in their Contract Negotiations!

The major industry in Philadelphia is the Service Industry. Hospitality and Tourism account for most of the money that comes into our city every year, and the workers in this sector deserve their fair share. The people in this industry work hard and take pride in giving our beloved Philadelphia a friendly and comfortable face to the visitors they serve and that we all depend on. These jobs are hard, especially in Hotel Housekeeping where studies show that worker's injuries are on par with Steel Workers.