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Employment

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Courts & Law

New Jersey shutters 27 Boston Market restaurants over unpaid wages, related worker issues

There were citations for unpaid or late payment of wages, hindering the investigation, failure to pay minimum wage, records violations, and failure to pay earned sick leave.

3 years ago

Starbucks store
Courts & Law
6abc

Starbucks ordered to pay extra $2.7M to Pa. employee who said she was fired for being white

The ruling comes after a Camden jury ordered the coffee giant to pay Shannon Phillips $25.6 million in settlement money.

3 years ago

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Community

Advertising pays off: Philly police recruitment shows big increase

The advertising campaign to bring in more police recruits is designed to fill a big hole in the number of officers in the department.

3 years ago

Temple University campus
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Temple to begin contract negotiations with faculty union TAUP

TAUP represents a total of 2,350 full and part-time faculty members, librarians, and academic professionals at 13 out of 17 Temple schools and colleges.

3 years ago

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Education

Philly gene therapy companies tap into city’s workforce training program for lab techs

The city's Commerce Department enables CCP students to earn $15 an hour during a cell and gene therapy industry lab technician certificate program.

3 years ago

Listen 4:07
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The Pulse
Science

Why trade jobs like plumbing are safe from A.I. — for now

At the dawn of what some are calling a fourth industrial revolution powered by artificial intelligence, what are the limitations when it comes to fixing a pipe?

3 years ago

Listen 9:53
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Studio 2

‘Congratulations, The Best Is Over!’ with R. Eric Thomas, Good Economic News?

The economy is on the upswing. We'll break down the latest on inflation, interest rates and more. Then, the hilarious new essay collection from writer R. Eric Thomas.

Air Date: August 8, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:02
Kamala Harris speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Harris says new rule means ‘thousands of dollars’ for workers on federal construction projects

Harris' office says 1 million construction workers with jobs on $200 billion worth of federally supported projects will benefit.

3 years ago

Rhonda Hicks
Community

Burnout, low pay and politics are driving away Pa. teachers. Turnover is soaring for educators of color

In Philadelphia, a city with one of the highest concentrations of Black residents in the U.S., the proportion of Black teachers has been sliding.

3 years ago

Abram Lucabaugh
Education

Central Bucks School Board hikes superintendent’s salary by nearly 40%

Lucabaugh is now one of the highest-paid superintendents in Pennsylvania. The three Democratic board members say they were unaware of the contract until it was on the agenda.

3 years ago

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Community

UPS reaches contract with 340,000 unionized workers, averting potentially calamitous strike

The Teamsters called the tentative agreement “historic” and “overwhelmingly lucrative.” It includes, among other benefits, higher wages and air conditioning in the trucks.

3 years ago

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Health

Jefferson Health to lay off hundreds of workers this week

The second largest employer in the Philadelphia region expects to trim $300 million in expenses this year.

3 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Community

USDA plans new resource center for Philly’s urban farmers to diversify growth

Philadelphia will get a service center with USDA employees on hand to help urban farmers as part of the Biden-Harris administration economic development plan.

3 years ago

Richard Hooker Secretary Treasurer of Teamsters Local 623 which represents 5,000 workers across Philadelphia chants with the crowd.
Money

Philly union workers rally just days before UPS contract expires

The union contract between 5,000 Philadelphia Teamsters and UPS will expire on July 31. If no deal is reached, members have authorized a strike.

3 years ago

President Biden at the press conference at the shipyard.
Science

Biden touts offshore wind at Philly Shipyard, opens door for turbines in Gulf of Mexico

President Biden visited Philly to stump for new clean energy jobs in the region. He says a new vessel built at the Philly Shipyard will employ about 1,000 people.

3 years ago

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