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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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A closeup of a lifeguard stand at Samuel Recreation Center
Education
6abc

Temple University students can earn class credits by working as Philadelphia lifeguard

There are six city pools, one within a mile radius of the North Philadelphia-based campus.

3 years ago

The Delaware General Assembly in session at the Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware
Politics & Policy

Delaware committee approves state pay raises, adds funds for marijuana industry

The committee added more than $2.2 million and 34 new positions to Carney’s recommended budget to begin implementing a state-licensed and regulated marijuana industry.

3 years ago

Energy Coordinating Agency officials and partners
Science

New green job training prepares future Philly workers for climate transition

Trainees will learn to install heat pumps, which could cut climate pollution, lower energy bills, and keep families cool during increasingly hot summers, proponents say.

3 years ago

Protesters march on a sidewalk.
Health

‘We’re in real danger of becoming a real health care desert’: Nurses, lawmakers picket outside of Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Nurses and other medical professionals held an informational picket at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, criticizing hospital ownership.

3 years ago

A technician is working on a machine in a factory
Money

Philly Fed: Manufacturing slump lingers across the region

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s monthly survey of manufacturers found that activity in the region continued to decline for the ninth time in a row.

3 years ago

An ambulance driving on a major road in Philly.
Community

Center City seeing more foot traffic, but business district still working to draw back employees to the office

A recent survey of Philly businesses showed workers seem to be taking a stand against returning to the office full time.

3 years ago

Nurses hold picket signs.
Health

‘We’re burned out’: Philly nurses raise concerns over hospital jobs and workplace safety

About 900 unionized registered nurses at Einstein Medical Center in North Philadelphia are in contract negotiations with parent company, Jefferson Health.

3 years ago

Councilmember Kendra Brooks speaks in support of raising the minimum wage. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia protest calls for minimum wage hike and local control on future wage increases

The goal is not only to have a $15 minimum wage, but to wrestle control for future wage increases out of state control and into local hands.

3 years ago

More than 400 members of Teamsters Local 830 picketed for a 10th day outside of the Liberty Coca-Cola facility in Juniata Park
Community
6abc

Teamsters Local 830 union ends 4-week strike against Liberty Coca-Cola

Liberty Coca-Cola says the new contract with union workers provides the greater benefits and wages workers were asking for.

3 years ago

Union members showing support during a news conference at Rutgers University-New Brunswick on Mon., May 8, 2023
Education

‘We have to continue to teach this university a lesson’: 3 Rutgers faculty unions vote to ratify contract, but say ‘unfinished business’ remains

The agreement, which covers 9,000 union members, was overwhelmingly approved Monday. Contract negotiations continue for thousands of other Rutgers staff.

3 years ago

William Donald Clifton stands by a tractor trailer on his farm.
Health

Farming can be a mentally taxing job. Farmers in Delaware have some new help to manage their stress

The Delaware Farm Bureau is offering mental health support for farmers, who face challenges in the fields and making ends meet.

3 years ago

A McDonald's sign at a restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh
Community

Feds fine McDonald’s franchisees with workers as young as 10

The agency said the children sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m., but were not paid.

3 years ago

The Capital Building in Harrisburg, Pa
Politics & Policy

Democrats move pro-union amendment out of divided Pa. House

The bill would add constitutional language that state workers have “the fundamental right to organize and bargain collectively” and that no state law can interfere with it.

3 years ago

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

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