Public Sector Unionism

Public Sector Unionism is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, dedicated 2005.

Dauphin County · dedicated 2005 · State St., near 3rd, Harrisburg

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Efforts to organize public workers in PA resulted in Acts 111 in 1968 and 195 in 1970. Tens of thousands of public employees joined unions. The movement to unionize public workers began in the 1930s, was legislatively restricted in 1947, & given partial recognition in 1957.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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