Employment
In the event of a strike, students will not be marked late due to “SEPTA-related travel challenges,” Superintendent Watlington said Sunday.
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‘A strike is imminent’: SEPTA’s largest workers union poised to hit picket lines
Union leaders say they are seeking modest raises, pension increases, changes to working conditions and health care improvements.
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The project will see a monument in each of the state’s three regions tell stories of migrants' roles in the Garden State labor force.
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Listen 1:00School District of Philadelphia reaches tentative agreement with principals union
For the last three months, principals and other school administrators were working without a new contract.
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Listen 0:32Haverford teachers union appoints new president amid negotiations with school district
Karen Potratz, a school psychologist at Chestnutwold Elementary School, will serve as interim president of the Haverford Township Education Association.
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Listen 0:43Philadelphia Art Museum’s new director and CEO will be Daniel H. Weiss
Weiss has ties to the Philly region and had been the head of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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Listen 0:55Philadelphia Housing Authority will shrink staff in 2026 to cut operating expenses
The decision is meant to reduce operating costs as the agency works to remake its entire portfolio of affordable units.
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Listen 1:05What to know about expanded work requirements about to kick in for SNAP
SNAP food benefits are flowing again after a pause during the federal government shutdown. But the clock is about to start on a policy that imposes work requirements.
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Mayor Parker says the old contracting and procurement policies violate court rulings. The city rewrote them into small business preferences instead of aspirational guidelines.
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Parent company Tower Health will lay off 131 people at Pottstown Hospital by January and close the facility’s ICU, cancer center and endoscopy suite.
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Listen 1:11SEPTA union members vote to authorize strike
Union leaders say the authorization is meant to increase pressure at the bargaining table, not to begin a strike immediately.
3 weeks ago
Starbucks workers kick off strike in Philadelphia, other U.S. cities on company’s busy Red Cup Day
Starbucks Workers United says the walkout will impact stores in 45 cities, including New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Dallas.
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The legislation would require employers to provide reasonable accommodations for disruptive symptoms of menstruation and menopause.
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Recently fired CEO of Philadelphia Art Museum sues over her ousting
Days after being terminated “for cause,” Sasha Suda described the museum board as “corrupt” and “dysfunctional.”
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This situation may feel familiar: The union and SEPTA agreed to a new contract at this same time last year.
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