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Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, and the biases that shape our choices.

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A closeup of a protest sign that says ''Howard Schultz Starbucks Union-Buster-In-Chief''
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Money

Starbucks says employees getting new benefits, but not at stores that are unionizing

On an investor call, Schultz said Starbucks was investing $1 billion to raise wages, enhance benefits and modernize stores. But unionized stores won't get some of that.

2 months ago

File photo: Christian Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, speaks at a rally outside an Amazon facility on Staten Island in New York, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S. union are headed for a rematch Monday, May 2, 2022, when a federal labor board will tally votes cast by warehouse workers in yet another election on Staten Island.
Community

Amazon workers in NYC reject union in a reversal of fortune

Amazon warehouse workers overwhelmingly rejected a union bid on Monday, dealing a blow to organizers who last month pulled off the first successful U.S. Amazon unionization.

2 months ago

Starbucks union supporters march with signs.
NPR
Community

Starbucks workers drive nationwide surge in union organizing

Starbucks workers have driven a surge in union election petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board.

2 months ago

People celebrate, raising their fists in the air.
Community

Amazon, union face off in a rematch election in New York

Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S. union drive are headed for a rematch Monday.

2 months ago

The back of a Philadelphia police van is seen on a street
Politics & Policy

Handful of unvaxxed Philly police officers without exemption to be placed on leave, possibly fired

An arbitration panel in February decided that officers had to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get a religious or medical exemption.

2 months ago

A Starbucks coffee shop is seen in the background as people protest against the company, holding signs in support of unionizing staffers
NPR
Money

NLRB sues Starbucks for retaliating against 3 workers involved in unionizing

Federal officials asked the court to have the employees reinstated. At least 28 Starbucks stores across the country have voted to form a union.

2 months ago

Municipal sanitation workers collect trash in Philadelphia
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Politics & Policy

Could Pa. finally extend OSHA protections to public school teachers and trash collectors?

For years, Pa. lawmakers have tried and failed to extend the safety protections to state and city workers. A state-backed study could chart a path.

2 months ago

Mark Marston slides a MERV 13 air filtration filter back into the HVAC system outside of a gym
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Community

Better ventilation would create a healthier workplace — but companies have to invest

The research is clear that air exchange and filtration curb COVID's spread, but upgrading systems is expensive, and there is little federal authority over indoor air quality.

2 months ago

Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride (at podium) and Dawn Huckelbridge of Paid Leave for All (in maroon dress) were staunch advocates of the measure. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

‘Great victory for the people’: Delaware becomes 11th state to pass paid family and medical leave

Starting in 2026, new parents can get 12 weeks of paid leave. Workers can also get six weeks to deal with a serious health issue or to care for a relative.

2 months ago

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Money

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate drops to 4.9%

Pennsylvania's unemployment rate dropped by two-tenths of a point in March to 4.9%, another indication the state's jobs picture continues to strengthen.

2 months ago

Pureland Industrial Complex covers 3,000 acres of former farmland in Logan Township, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

There are plenty of jobs in Logan Township, the problem is getting to them

With companies based in Gloucester County looking for workers, township officials are trying to improve transportation to connect people to work.

2 months ago

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Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak at the Metal Worker’s Local Union No. 19 in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Vice President Kamala Harris offers union support in Philadelphia visit

Hundreds of union workers came out to hear the Vice President talk about worker protections and the value of organized labor during a Philadelphia visit.

2 months ago

FILE - This Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015 file photo shows an Etsy mobile credit card reader, in New York. The online crafts retailer on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 said it expects to raise as much as $267 million from an initial public offering values the company at up to $1.78 billion. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Community

Etsy sellers protest fees by halting their sales for a week

Some vendors on Etsy say they are halting sales of their items on the site for a week to protest a hike in the fees the crafts e-commerce marketplace charges them.

2 months ago

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Education

N.J. Department of Education partners with Rowan to recruit more men of color as teachers

Studies suggest Black students perform better in school when they have at least one Black teacher.

3 months ago

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Billy Penn

Cómo tres latinas en Filadelfia están tratando de mantener un equilibrio saludable entre el trabajo y la vida personal

El impulso cultural de trabajar duro, ayudar a su familia y salir adelante a veces entra en conflicto con el cuidado de sí mismo.

3 months ago

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