Payday Report has recently discovered that Steve Irwin, who is locked in a tough three-way primary for Pittsburgh’s open Congressional seat, served as a partner at the anti-union “union-avoidance” law firm Leech Tishman.
For at least a decade, Irwin oversaw the Labor & Employment division at Leech Tishman, a law firm that states they provide “union avoidance” services, a common euphemism for what union organizers label “union-busting.”
The revelation of Irwin’s role running a law firm division specializing in “union avoidance” comes as the Pittsburgh-based Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council meets tonight to discuss who to endorse in the Congressional race.
In 2015, Irwin successfully worked with Leech Tishman to defeat a Pittsburgh City Council bill that would have guaranteed paid sick leave to low-wage workers.
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