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Philly’s school bus drivers and maintenance workers want higher payThe union that represents 2,000 workers in the school district is starting to negotiate a new contract. The existing agreement expires Aug. 31.Kristen A. Graham
Philly’s school bus drivers and maintenance workers want higher payThe union that represents 2,000 workers in the school district is starting to negotiate a new contract. The existing agreement expires Aug. 31.Kristen A. Graham
Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia voted to join a union in 2025. They just cleared their latest hurdle.Ariana Perez-Castells
Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia voted to join a union in 2025. They just cleared their latest hurdle.Ariana Perez-Castells
University City holds 11% of Philly jobs. Can it continue to thrive as higher ed faces a national crisis?Jake Blumgart
University City holds 11% of Philly jobs. Can it continue to thrive as higher ed faces a national crisis?Jake Blumgart
Autistic students who make it through college face a bigger challenge: Getting jobsColleges now offer career readiness classes and one-on-one coaching for students with autism. Kelly Field, The Hechinger Report
Autistic students who make it through college face a bigger challenge: Getting jobsColleges now offer career readiness classes and one-on-one coaching for students with autism. Kelly Field, The Hechinger Report
Pregnant workers were denied reasonable accommodations at their jobs, say New Jersey prosecutorsEmployers in the state are required to provide reasonable accommodations to workers so long as they do not inflict an “undue hardship” on the business. Ariana Perez-Castells
Pregnant workers were denied reasonable accommodations at their jobs, say New Jersey prosecutorsEmployers in the state are required to provide reasonable accommodations to workers so long as they do not inflict an “undue hardship” on the business. Ariana Perez-Castells
May Day rally and march will close streets in Center City on FridayKnown officially as “May Day Rally: Workers Over Billionaires,” the rally is scheduled to take place on the north apron of City Hall from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.Nick Vadala
May Day rally and march will close streets in Center City on FridayKnown officially as “May Day Rally: Workers Over Billionaires,” the rally is scheduled to take place on the north apron of City Hall from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.Nick Vadala
A trademark battle is brewing at Starbucks. We spill the beans on what to know.Workers United asked a Philadelphia federal judge to declare the union is allowed to use the Starbucks name and logo in their materials.Abraham Gutman and Ariana Perez-Castells
A trademark battle is brewing at Starbucks. We spill the beans on what to know.Workers United asked a Philadelphia federal judge to declare the union is allowed to use the Starbucks name and logo in their materials.Abraham Gutman and Ariana Perez-Castells
Teachers at this Philadelphia charter just voted to unionizeUnion recognition was hard fought — the school's administration declined to voluntarily recognize the Esperanza High School Collective.Kristen A. Graham
Teachers at this Philadelphia charter just voted to unionizeUnion recognition was hard fought — the school's administration declined to voluntarily recognize the Esperanza High School Collective.Kristen A. Graham
Pa. employers can’t reject job applicants who disclose their criminal history, court rulesA Philly truck driver shared his 15-year-old armed robbery conviction in a job interview. Central Trucking rejected him on the spot. That's not allowed, according to Judge Stephanos Bibas' opinion.Abraham Gutman
Pa. employers can’t reject job applicants who disclose their criminal history, court rulesA Philly truck driver shared his 15-year-old armed robbery conviction in a job interview. Central Trucking rejected him on the spot. That's not allowed, according to Judge Stephanos Bibas' opinion.Abraham Gutman
Penn graduate student workers could strike next monthThousands of unionized teaching and research assistants plan to walk off the job if a contract deal is not reached by the deadline.Ariana Perez-Castells
Penn graduate student workers could strike next monthThousands of unionized teaching and research assistants plan to walk off the job if a contract deal is not reached by the deadline.Ariana Perez-Castells
This $8M federal college grant will train Hanwha shipyard workers The program will quadruple its apprenticeship training programs from around 120 workers a year to around 500. Apprentices could earn around $30 a hour.Joseph N. DiStefano
This $8M federal college grant will train Hanwha shipyard workers The program will quadruple its apprenticeship training programs from around 120 workers a year to around 500. Apprentices could earn around $30 a hour.Joseph N. DiStefano
PHA and Navy Yard security guards sue contractor over unpaid hours and overtimeSovereign Security faces a class-action lawsuit seeking back wages and damages.Joseph N. DiStefano
PHA and Navy Yard security guards sue contractor over unpaid hours and overtimeSovereign Security faces a class-action lawsuit seeking back wages and damages.Joseph N. DiStefano
Philadelphia Whole Foods workers filed for a union a year ago. Here’s what’s holding up their contract.Philadelphia was a center of grocery unionizing in the 1970s. Today, Whole Foods workers in the city are the first in the chain to organize but struggling to get the company to negotiate a contract.Ariana Perez-Castells
Philadelphia Whole Foods workers filed for a union a year ago. Here’s what’s holding up their contract.Philadelphia was a center of grocery unionizing in the 1970s. Today, Whole Foods workers in the city are the first in the chain to organize but struggling to get the company to negotiate a contract.Ariana Perez-Castells
Hotel workers in Philadelphia get wage increases and more after four-day strikeWorkers represented by Unite Here Local 274 at the Hampton Inn have secured higher wages and benefits and better working conditions in their new contract. Ariana Perez-Castells
Hotel workers in Philadelphia get wage increases and more after four-day strikeWorkers represented by Unite Here Local 274 at the Hampton Inn have secured higher wages and benefits and better working conditions in their new contract. Ariana Perez-Castells
10,000 Hispanic engineers are in Philly for a massive hiring fair It's a smaller Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers show this year. Members say their mission is needed across America.Joseph N. DiStefano
10,000 Hispanic engineers are in Philly for a massive hiring fair It's a smaller Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers show this year. Members say their mission is needed across America.Joseph N. DiStefano
A City Council bill on security guard training has sparked another City Hall showdown between labor and businessA representative for security guard companies suggested SEIU Local 32BJ is pushing the bill to gain leverage in contract talks. The union denied it was a bargaining tactic.Sean Collins Walsh
A City Council bill on security guard training has sparked another City Hall showdown between labor and businessA representative for security guard companies suggested SEIU Local 32BJ is pushing the bill to gain leverage in contract talks. The union denied it was a bargaining tactic.Sean Collins Walsh
Resident assistants at Temple vote to unionizeResident assistants and peer mentors asked the university's leadership to recognize their union last year. Now, they've voted to join OPEIU Local 153. Ariana Perez-Castells
Resident assistants at Temple vote to unionizeResident assistants and peer mentors asked the university's leadership to recognize their union last year. Now, they've voted to join OPEIU Local 153. Ariana Perez-Castells
Near the shuttered Liberty Bell, Philadelphia union leaders and lawmakers rally against the government shutdownThe American Federation of Government Employees and the AFL-CIO held a rally railing against the ongoing federal government shutdown in Philadelphia as the White House floats layoffs. Ariana Perez-Castells and Fallon Roth
Near the shuttered Liberty Bell, Philadelphia union leaders and lawmakers rally against the government shutdownThe American Federation of Government Employees and the AFL-CIO held a rally railing against the ongoing federal government shutdown in Philadelphia as the White House floats layoffs. Ariana Perez-Castells and Fallon Roth
