Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Statement on Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The officers of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, President Rick Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder, issued the following joint statement on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision today on Pennsylvania's Congressional Map:

"We commend the justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for recognizing the need for fairness and genuine representation for the citizens of our Commonwealth. Our federations' belief in the power of democracy led to our submission of an amicus curiae brief on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania union members and voters in favor of the petitioners, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania.  It is our hope that in the near future Pennsylvania voters will be able to elect representatives that reflect their communities, rather than Pennsylvania politicians picking their electorate."

SOURCE Pennsylvania AFL-CIO