Employment

Small business owners cite a lack of support for the city’s next generation of workers, with concerns over the public education system and scarce apprenticeship opportunities.

The deals mean all three of the Detroit automakers have now clinched an agreement over the past week to bring a historic six-week strike to a close.

TWU Local 234 is the largest bargaining union in SEPTA and represents 5,000 employees.

Negotiations continue Friday in hopes of a deal that would end the threat of a SEPTA strike that could happen on Wednesday.

“We're hopeful we're not going to get to that point, but there are procedures in place,” said a SEPTA spokesperson.

The UAW reached a tentative labor agreement with Ford, although it still needs to be signed off by UAW's Ford leadership and then ratified by its full member.

The deal with Local 77 of the American Federation of Musicians covers Sept. 11 this year through Sept. 13, 2026.

City Council members say the decision is legally theirs to make. But a bill to lift the rule is on hold after vocal foes descended on chambers Thursday.

A recent state analysis of 20 state tax credit programs found seven accomplished their legislative intent.

Officials and business executives broke ground on the industrial and logistics campus at the former refinery site this week.

Do you still shop in-store? Or, are you constantly getting packages? We'll talk about the future of brick and mortar. Plus, plans for improvement at PHL International Airport.

The unions had said bargaining sessions had been scheduled for this week.

The deal delivers salary increases to writers, along with boosts to their health and pension funds, and the establishment of guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence.

Goldin has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics for her research on women in the labor market. She studies the causes of the persistent pay gap between men and women.

The demise of the popular South Philadelphia shop was a blow to Local 80, but organizers are bullish on its future.