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Members of GET-UP rally on Penn's campus, asking the university to voluntarily recognize its union
Education
Billy Penn

Penn faces 2 student worker unionization efforts, amid a surge of labor organizing on campuses around the region

The university recently raised its doctoral stipend — right after GET-UP union cards began circulating.

3 years ago

Several office buildings in Philly.
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia is poised to cut business, city wage taxes — again

Philadelphia City Council leaders are proposing a small cut to business taxes, but a coalition of business chambers of commerce are pushing to slash taxes in the next decade.

3 years ago

Listen 1:21
Striking writers walk the picket line outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Dec. 13, 2007. Television and movie writers on Monday, May 1, 2023, declared that they will launch an industrywide strike for the first time since 2007, as Hollywood girded for a shutdown in a dispute over fair pay in the streaming era.  
(AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Hollywood writers begin strike, late-night shows to go dark

Television and movie writers soured by Hollywood’s low pay in the streaming era went on strike for the first time in 15 years on Tuesday.

3 years ago

A Nurse at work
NPR
Health

Nearly a third of nurses nationwide say they are likely to leave the profession

A new survey found that the ongoing shortage of nurses is likely to continue for years to come.

3 years ago

Boys Latin students admire photos on the wall of Immortal Vision Studio
Education
Billy Penn

A West Philly high school is giving the entire junior class work experience through a robust new internship program

The Boys’ Latin initiative follows the growing recognition that hands-on job training helps teens build a network and further future careers.

3 years ago

Members of the Writers Guild of America walk the picket line in 2007
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Writers Guild of America goes on strike

Members of the Writers Guild of America are asking for a larger piece of the streaming platforms' pie.

3 years ago

Migrant workers rally at the N.J. Statehouse for May Day, May 1, 2023. (Tennyson Donyéa/WHYY)
Community

New Jersey migrant workers demand unemployment benefits and health care during May Day rally

Undocumented immigrants aren’t eligible for unemployment or for most public health care programs, despite paying taxes.

3 years ago

A red banner and a building with a red
Education

3 unions at Rutgers University have reached tentative agreements

The agreements, which include raises and job protections, covers educators, researchers, and clinicians through June 2026.

3 years ago

An aerial view of the Pa. House of Representatives chambers
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

The Pa. legislature seems to have met a tax break it dislikes: one for teachers, nurses, and cops

Lawmakers have passed millions of dollars worth of corporate tax credits in recent years, but Republicans say they’re wary of Gv. Shapiro’s plan to offer a new one to workers.

3 years ago

The Walt Disney Co. logo appears on a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Community

ESPN announces layoffs as part of cost cutting by Disney

Disney CEO Bob Iger announced in February that the company would reduce 7,000 jobs either through not filling positions or layoffs.

3 years ago

Lyft IPO
NPR
Money

Lyft is the latest tech company to cut jobs

"Lyft will 'significantly reduce' its staff as part of a company-wide restructuring", said on friday by CEO David Risher.

3 years ago

people protesting at Camden City Hall
Community

Camden activists rally for better job opportunities in the state’s poorest major city

City data published in February reveals an overwhelming majority of employees at the city’s 30 biggest employers commute from other places.

3 years ago

Listen 2:00
Helen Gym
Community

Gym safety plan offers ‘guaranteed employment’ for adults under 30, source of funding unclear

In addition to offering guaranteed work, the mayoral candidate also plans to declare a state of emergency for the city’s gun violence.

3 years ago

Listen 1:18
Philadelphia union goes on strike against Liberty Coca-Cola for greater wages, fair benefits
Community
6abc

Philadelphia union goes on strike against Liberty Coca-Cola for greater wages, fair benefits

Liberty Coca-Cola also bottles and distributes Dr. Pepper, Dasani Water, Fanta Soda, and Sprite, among many other brands.

3 years ago

Faculty and staff hold picket signs on the Camden campus of Rutgers University.
Education
6abc

Rutgers University ends week-long strike

The agreement on new contracts promises to increase salaries by at least 14% by July 1, 2025.

3 years ago

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