Employment

The governor’s budget includes a 9% increase in the state share, which funds about 70% of a teacher’s salary. Supporters want school boards to follow suit.

Monica Miraglilo worked her way into the construction industry after a career in modeling. Now she wants to empower other women to join her.

Tomás Hanna, of the state Department of Education, said the goal of the program is to expose young people, particularly people of color, to careers in education.

Workers earning minimum wage in 23 states and the District of Columbia got a raise over the New Year's holiday, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

The Garden State joins Delaware and New York in getting closer to $ 15-an-hour minimum wage.

Local 98’s former president Brian Burrows and business manager John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty are set to stand trial next month for the same embezzling plot.

More than 1,000 baristas at 100 stores are planning to walk out, according to Starbucks Workers United, the labor group organizing the effort.

95% of Philly POPS union members vote to authorize strike, if needed, as collective bargaining discussions with POPS executives stall.

What does the future hold for Philadelphia's downtown area? It could mean an expansion of Center City’s residential footprint.

Unions and labor organizations representing thousands of New Jersey public sector workers are requesting financial aid to help deal with rising premium costs.

Advocacy groups say greater clarity about the terms “sex,” “religious creed” and “race” would be a significant step forward.

In the closing days of his final term in office, Gov. Tom Wolf is backing a regulatory change that would formalize nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people.

The legislation would provide privacy rights to domestic workers, and require employers and domestic employees to enter into a written contract.

The Senate has approved a measure meant to avert a railroad strike in eight days — without the paid sick days rail workers have been asking for.

D.C. Metro police offer better pay and an incentive for potential new cops to move from Philly to Washington, D.C.