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PFT President Jerry Jordan on SCOTUS Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
PHILADELPHIA—In response to the 5-4 SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, PFT president Jerry T. Jordan issued the following statement:
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PFT President Jerry Jordan on Dangerous Legislation Before the PA General Assembly
PHILADELPHIA—In response to the Republican controlled state legislature positioning a host of reprehensible bills for consideration instead of finding ways to fully fund public education and implement commonsense gun reform, PFT President Jerry Jordan issued the following statement:
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At AFL-CIO National Convention, PFT President Jerry Jordan Outlines What is at Stake in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA—As part of a panel discussion at the AFL-CIO national constitutional convention, PFT President Jerry Jordan outlined what is at stake in Pennsylvania in our collective efforts to protect and strengthen democracy and safeguard the right to vote.
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PFT President Jerry Jordan Calls on Senator Toomey to Take Immediate Action on Gun Reform
PHILADELPHIA—Amidst an ongoing scourge of gun violence that continues its catastrophic toll in Philadelphia and across the country, PFT President Jerry Jordan yesterday joined Tuesdays with Toomey to again call attention to this urgent crisis. In addition to the PFT and Tuesdays with Toomey, the…
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PFT President Jerry Jordan Joins Tuesdays with Toomey, Calls for Action on Gun Violence
This afternoon, PFT President Jerry Jordan joined Tuesdays with Toomey, Cease Fire PA, March for Our Lives, Heeding God's Call, and Indivisible Philadelphia at a die-in and a call to action on gun violence.
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PFT President Jerry Jordan on Saturday's mass shooting in Philadelphia and the ongoing crisis of gun violence
"The ongoing devastation wrought by gun violence is simply too much to bear. I am sick and enraged over last night’s mass shooting in Philadelphia that left three lives cut short and countless others forever changed. The time for action on gun reform is long overdue. Shame on every single…
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PFT President Jerry Jordan in Inquirer Op-Ed: The moral and constitutional imperative for investing in young people
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PFT President Jerry Jordan on the Second Anniversary of the Murder of George Floyd at the Hands of Minneapolis Police
"The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police should continue to horrify us all. Today, I reiterate this union’s commitment to the fight for racial justice.
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PFT President Jerry Jordan on the Mass School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas
"The news out of Uvalde is simply horrifying. Because an 18 year old with a gun wreaked devastation on a sacred place of learning, eighteen children and two teachers won’t return home after a day at school—and countless others’ lives will never be whole again.
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