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Employment

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Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. lawmakers are set to get huge raises next year. They can return them, but almost nobody does

Inflation is pushing the Pa. legislature’s annual cost-of-living adjustments even higher, with base salaries expected to exceed $100,000 in 2023.

3 years ago

The inside of the classroom of a Delaware school
Education

Delaware battling teacher shortages as students prepare to return to classroom this fall

HB315 will open up $2 million in grant funding to help staff low-income districts considered to have a “high need” for substitutes.

3 years ago

FILE - Brooklyn Nets' Ben Simmons watches practice before an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Philadelphia. Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers have settled the grievance he filed to recoup a portion of last season's salary, a person with knowledge of the details said Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Community

Simmons, 76ers settle his grievance over salary

Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers have settled the grievance he filed to recoup a portion of last season's salary, a person with knowledge of the details said Monday.

3 years ago

Fairfax County Public School buses are lined up at a maintenance facility
Education

Philly public schools push to hire more support staff before first day of school

While Philadelphia schools are mostly staffed with teachers and counselors, they are working to fill hundreds of support roles.

3 years ago

The New Jersey State House in Trenton, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021
Health

Health care premiums could jump more than 20% for thousands of public employees in New Jersey

Health care premiums could jump more than 20% for thousands of public employees.

3 years ago

Prevention Point on the left, and a homeless shelter on the right, at the intersection of Kensington Ave. and Monmouth Street. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

New GoFundMe supports ex-Prevention Point workers who called out dangerous conditions and harassment

“It became extremely apparent that the survivors were really suffering,” said one of the fundraiser’s organizers.

3 years ago

The exterior of Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill
Health

Health care workers at 2 Crozer Health hospitals secure a new contract

More than 80 technical specialists at Delaware County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) and Taylor Hospital have come to an agreement with Crozer’s parent company.

3 years ago

A woman sits in an armchair with a laptop in front of her.
NPR
Health

Millions of Americans have long COVID. Many of them are no longer working

An estimated 4 million workers in the U.S. are struggling to work due to debilitating symptoms from long COVID.

3 years ago

This Oct. 1, 2020 photo shows the exterior of the Golden Nugget casino in Atlantic City N.J. The Golden Nugget was expected to negotiate on Thursday, July 28, 2022 with the main casino workers union on a new contract. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Community

Another strike averted as remaining 2 Atlantic City casinos ink new labor deals

One week after a strike was authorized, Unite Here Local 54 announced a tentative agreement with the last two casinos without a labor deal.

3 years ago

A man stares down at his cellphone as the stock exchange building in New York is visible in the background.
Money

Stocks decline as GDP report raises fears of recession

Stocks are falling early Thursday as investors react to news that the U.S. economy shrank for a second consecutive quarter.

3 years ago

Packaged chicken is on display at a grocery store.
Courts & Law

Feds sue poultry producers, alleging unfair worker practices

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against some of the largest poultry producers in the United States.

3 years ago

A USPS logo adorns the back doors of United States Postal Service delivery vehicles
Community

Postal Service launches hiring blitz for assistant letter carriers in Philly

The Postal Service is looking for nearly 200 assistant mail carriers, the starting point for a career at the agency. Pay starts at almost $19 an hour.

3 years ago

A statue of someone holding up something is visible in front of a tall building.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s unemployment trust fund is broke. The Wolf admin says a long-term fix will save taxpayers millions

The state’s new budget pays off $42 million in debt, but backers say a bigger policy change is needed to prepare the system for future downturns.

3 years ago

A Starbucks sign
Community
6abc

Employees at a Center City Philly Starbucks go on strike

The employees allege an unfair work environment, intimidation, refusal to allow union reps to be present, reduced work hours, and retaliation since they voted to form a union.

3 years ago

Strike authorization votes being counted at Unite Here Local 54 in Atlantic City. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Money

Workers at Golden Nugget and Resorts vote to authorize a strike

About 1,000 workers at the Golden Nugget and Resorts casinos have authorized a strike. One will happen if a new labor deal is not reached.

3 years ago

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