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Esports industry enters next level in South Jersey
Stockton University and Camden County College hope to match the passion students have for competitive video games with career opportunities.
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Listen 4:31Please Touch Museum workers form a rare union for a children’s museum
The 40-person unit with the AFSCME is one of the few children’s museum unions in the country.
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Listen 1:15NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs
NPR moved this week to cut 10 percent of its staff and stop production of a handful of podcasts, including Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation.
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Out of more than 900 union members, 84% support the vote of no confidence against three university leaders, including President Jason Wingard.
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Pay transparency is spreading. Here’s what you need to know
The number of U.S. job postings advertising salary information more than doubled between February 2020 and February 2023, from 18.4% to 43.7%.
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Temple University faculty deciding on whether to hold no-confidence vote on president, executives
The union held a meeting to discuss concerns about how President Jason Wingard has led the school since taking over in 2021.
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Why We Sometimes Feel Like Imposters
Do you ever feel like a fraud at work or in your daily life? That people overestimate your talent or intelligence? We're digging into the imposter phenomenon this hour.
Air Date: March 17, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:51Crozer Health lays off 215 people as part of ‘operational restructuring plan’
The four-hospital system in Delaware County is in worsening financial shape and has been struggling to pay its bills and contractors.
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Facebook parent Meta slashes 10,000 jobs in its ‘Year of Efficiency’
The latest wave of layoffs comes months after the company announced its largest reduction in staff since 2004, following a hiring spree fueled by rapid growth during COVID.
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It’s Equal Pay Day. The gender pay gap has hardly budged in 20 years. What gives?
Tuesday is Equal Pay Day: March 14th represents how far into the year women have had to work to catch up to what their male colleagues earned the previous year.
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Temple graduate students ratify new pact, end 6-week strike
The Temple University Graduate Students Association says Monday evening that the vote was 344 to 8 in favor of ratification.
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Rutgers faculty authorizes a strike as negotiations continue
The union representing full- and part-time faculty hopes to avert a strike as they negotiate a contract that is economically equitable.
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New report says child care in Pennsylvania is in crisis; Workers’ low pay results in high turnover
Children First PA survey shows early childhood educators earning $12.43 per hour.
3 weeks ago
After six-week strike, Temple reaches tentative deal with grad student union
The deal comes after a six-week strike and includes movement on many of the key issues that led the union to walk off the job.
3 weeks ago
Penn Medicine residents are demanding better working conditions amid growing unionization efforts
Residents at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Hospital have joined a growing number of physician unionization efforts.
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