Union Membership/Organizing

For information about union membership and organizing, visit:

• AFL-CIO
• Service Employees International Union
• National Labor Relations Board
• Workplace Fairness
• Working America
• United Steelworkers

Civil Rights & Civil Liberties

For information about your constitutional and/or civil rights, visit:

• American Civil Liberties Union
• American Civil Liberties Union of PA
• Center for Constitutional Rights
• National Police Accountability Project
• National Lawyers Guild
• Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
• Southern Poverty Law Center

Employment Issues

For information about workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and the accommodation of persons with disabilities, visit:

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
• Pittsburgh Human Relations Commission
• U.S. Department of Labor
• Disabilities Rights PA

Unemployment & Workers’ Compensation & Social Security Disability

For information about unemployment or worker’s compensation or about social security disability:

• U.S. Social Security Administration
• U.S. Department of Labor

Immigration Issues

For information about undocumented worker’s rights, visit:

• Workplace Fairness
• National Employment Law Project
• Southern Poverty Law Center

Legal Reference Materials

Below are some helpful legal reference materials by Healey Block, LLC and other legal organizations that address common and/or important topics concerning your legal rights and other issues.  Please note that these materials are meant to provide general information and offer a helpful guide to people exploring legal issues, but they are NOT meant to be exhaustive or to be a substitute for a lawyer’s advice.  We will continue to add materials to this section over time.

Healey Block, LLC

• Coalitions with Union Allies: Legal and Practical Considerations
• Injunctions in Labor Disputes Issuance, Enforcement, and Contempt
• Employer Handbooks: Emerging Issues
• Just Cause for Termination (A Union View)
• The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – Basic Requirements & Common Questions
• Common Questions for Demonstrators
• Common Questions in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Cases
• Common Questions in Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Cases

American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania

• The Rights of Canvassers in Pennsylvania
• The Right to Protest in Pennsylvania
• The Rights of Immigrants
• Los Derechos de los Inmigrantes
• The Student Rights Manual
• What To Do If You’re Stopped By the Police

American Constitution Society

• Disorderly Conduct Charges: The Problem with “Contempt of Cop” Arrests

Southern Poverty Law Center

• Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide