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Washington DC Reception - A Great Opportunity for Peggy Browning Fellows

Thursday, July 26th, 2012

On June 26, the AFL-CIO Lobby and Gompers Room was filled with guests from the labor community coming together to recognize Edwin D.Hill, President of IBEW; Wilma B. Liebman, Esq., Past Chairman of the NLRB and Joshua M. Javits, Esq., Arbitrator and Mediator for their dedication to the rights and needs of workers.

New York Reception Exceeds Fundraising Goal Providing For 2012 Fellows

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Peggy Browning Fund's 2012 New York Reception was the largest in our history. Over 300 guests from the labor community came together to witness Denis Hughes, Past President of the New York State AFL-CIO; Vincent Pitta, Esq., Managing Partner of Pitta & Giblin, LLP and Martin Scheinman, Esq., arbitrator and mediator receive the Peggy Browning Award for their dedication to the rights and needs of workers on April 3rd at the UFT.

2012 Philadelphia Reception Delivered!

Monday, April 16th, 2012

On March 7th, union leaders and members, union-side attorneys and their firms, members of the Philadelphia labor community and friends and associates came together to recognize social justice champions Henry Nicholas, President, 1199C National Union of Hospital and Healthcare Employees and Ed Mooney, International Vice President of CWA District 2-13.

Conference Materials 2012

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

First Pittsburgh Workshop Well Attended

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Over 40 Pittsburgh area law students braved the elements to attend the first Peggy Browning Fund Workshop at the University of Pittsburgh Law School on February 11. Their goal - to learn from the esteemed panel what it's like to practice law on behalf of workers and their unions or at a neutral government agency regulating the workplace.

Alumni Connections Event A Success!

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

The Peggy Browning Fund's Alumni Connections DC Group sponsored their first meeting and Happy Hour on Thursday, January 26 in the AFSCME offices, and it was a great success!

Grant Made New Website Possible!

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

The new brand and website design for the Peggy Browning Fund was made possible by a grant award from The Philadelphia Foundation in 2011. We partnered with Lyquix Inc., a Philadelphia information technology consulting firm for this project. You can now see the result live!

Peggy Browning Award Receptions

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Remembering John Truesdale

Monday, September 26th, 2011

The Peggy Browning Fund mourns the passing of former National Labor Relations Board Chairman John C. Truesdale, who died on July 3, 2011.