Employment

Unionized nurses, technicians and others at Temple University Hospital are calling for better security and safety measures to protect staff and patients.

More than 300 Starbucks stores have held union elections in less than a year, a remarkable feat. But now workers blame union busting by Starbucks for a slowdown.

The Congressional Workers Union announced on Monday via Twitter that the office of Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., won its union election — the first one to do so on the Hill.

More than 100 educators, advocates, and policymakers assembled Thursday in Harrisburg to discuss the scope of Pennsylvania’s teacher shortage and possible solutions.

The union says management has stalled in negotiations for a first contract.

Two union groups affiliated with Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals are in negotiations with hospital leadership for new three-year contracts.

The prerequisite, called edTPA, is unpopular among many teaching candidates, with some calling it cumbersome and redundant.

The 21st Century Schools Model will focus on the entertainment, development, and transportation industries.

If a deal hadn't been reached, Pennsylvania’s energy, manufacturing, and agriculture sectors would have been especially hard hit.

Members of the union said they plan on returning to work over the weekend with the goal to resume negotiations next week.

After 22 months of negotiations with art museum management, PMA union workers are taking action with a one-day strike.

A strike would intensify snarls in the nation’s supply chain that have contributed to rising prices.

The statehouse demonstration came one day before a N.J. commission is expected to vote on a proposal to increase health benefit premiums for thousands of state workers.

Companies in New Jersey are allowed to screen employees for marijuana, but they aren’t allowed to fire people just because they fail a simple drug test.

With the number of certified educators in Pennsylvania at “crisis” levels, school districts are facing stiff competition from one another for teachers and support staff.