Employment

This situation may feel familiar: The union and SEPTA agreed to a new contract at this same time last year.

As the federal government’s shutdown continues into a fourth week, TSA workers in Philly are feeling the effects.

The close ally of Mayor Parker says teachers aren’t “a big fan of mine.” Their union says no meeting is scheduled.

According to the Trump administration, funding will run out for the food assistance program that is relied upon by 42 million Americans to supplement their grocery bills.

The FAA reported issues at Newark's international airport, as well as in Los Angeles, Texas and Florida. Air traffic controllers are working without pay during the shutdown.

Jefferson Health says it is reducing its workforce by 1%, affecting between 600 and 700 of its 65,000 employees.

Some employees have been instructed to continue reporting for duty, though they are not being paid for time worked after the shutdown began Oct. 1.

Staff in Delaware County’s second-largest school district have been working without a contract since Sept. 1. The two sides are finally getting closer to a deal.

Union contracts have expired at eight Center City hotels, with picket lines forming over the weekend outside the Sheraton and the Hampton Inn.

Union leaders in Philly say the Trump administration has not provided guidance for a shutdown, as employees worry that their jobs could be permanently cut.

El gobernador Matt Meyer dijo que apoyaba abordar el robo de salarios, pero que le preocupaba responsabilizar al contratista en vez de los malhechores.

More than 200,000 women have quit this year alone. That’s the steepest decline in four decades and washes away many of the job gains from the pandemic.

Due to Pennsylvania’s budget impasse, the state “is not able to issue payments" for state or federal revenue sources, said the School District of Philadelphia’s CFO.

Speakers, and attendees, at the annual event warned that workers are in a vulnerable moment and need to speak out.

People who receive food stamps have to work 20 hours a week, or prove they have a medical or caretaker exemption.