News & Cases Investigating COVID-19 Deaths Front-line workers who have valiantly continued to serve the public through the global pandemic have been hard hit; some have... Read More Spear Wilderman Launches New Website The law firm of Spear Wilderman dates back to 1937, but today they launched a new modern Website, that should... Read More Helping Out in the School District Dispute For a number of years, until early June 2017, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers' members worked without a new agreement... Read More SW Participates in Landmark Labor Board Case Spear Wilderman client Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 19 spearheaded an effort to change the law regarding representation of employees... Read More Labor Board Drops Changing DROP The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board agreed with the legal position asserted by SW client AFSCME District Council 33, declaring the... Read More SW Attorneys Fight Against Privatization of PGW Our attorneys have been instrumental in the fight by one of our clients, Gas Works Employees Union Local 686, against... Read More Settlement of Five-Year Standoff Leads to Withdrawal of Unilateral Implementation Law Suit As detailed below in an earlier post, SW client AFSCME District Council 33 had gone five years - since July... Read More City Rebuffed in “Double Dipping” Case For decades, the City of Philadelphia, with full knowledge it was doing so, has evaded complying with its Home Rule... Read More SW Attorney Participates in Wills Case Before Supreme Court One of our newest attorneys, Nick Botta, was recently involved in litigation reaching the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Nick represented clients... Read More Supreme Court Beats Back Philadelphia Attempt to Change Pennsylvania Labor Law and Unilaterally Impose Its “Final Offer” Spear Wilderman attorneys recently led the successful fight against Mayor Michael Nutter's attempt to derail the collective bargaining rights of... Read More Firm Wins Reinstatement, Back Pay for 4 Mushroom Workers Spear Wilderman recently successfully represented four workers employed by Kaolin Mushroom Farms, Inc, who had been fired for alleged insubordination... Read More