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Employment

This July 7, 2017, photo shows QVC facility in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

QVC, one of Chester County’s largest employers, lays off hundreds of people

The West Chester-based television network is cutting 400 jobs. The company is one of the largest employers in the county and hopes its multi-year plan can keep it afloat.

3 years ago

Julie Su, of Calif., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for her to be Deputy Secretary of Labor, on Capitol Hill, March 16, 2021, in Washington
Politics & Policy

Biden to nominate Julie Su as next US labor secretary

Su, a civil rights attorney and former head of California’s labor department, was central to negotiations between labor and freight rail companies late last year.

3 years ago

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Politics & Policy

A USDA commission issues recommendations on racial equity for farmers

Recommendations include making it easier for farmers to qualify for conservation programs to making the language in Farm Service Agency loans more accessible.

3 years ago

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

Delaware reports a record number of vacancies for state health, social service positions

More than 20 percent of jobs in the largest department in Delaware government are unfilled. State leaders hope better pay and funds for job training will help.

3 years ago

NPR will cut 10% of its workforce, CEO John Lansing said Wednesday. Lansing blamed a slowdown in advertising dollars. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

NPR says it’s cutting jobs by 10% as ad revenue drops

CEO John Lansing cited the erosion of advertising dollars, particularly for NPR podcasts, and the tough financial outlook for the media industry more generally.

3 years ago

A view from the sidewalk of a red-brick building with a sign that reads Spanish American Civic Association.
Community
WITF

A group of bilingual trade schools in central Pa. gets $5 million

The Spanish-American Civic Association hopes to secure more funding in the future by demonstrating its success alleviating poverty.

3 years ago

People walk by signs emblazoned with Temple's logo.
Community
6abc

TUGSA votes down tentative agreement with Temple University; strike continues

TUGSA has been negotiating with the administration for higher wages, better benefits and improved working conditions.

3 years ago

A woman types on a laptop while on a train in New Jersey
Community

4-day workweek trial: Shorter hours, happier employees

A trial of a four-day workweek in Britain, billed as the world’s largest, has found that most employees are less stressed, burned out and have better work-life balance.

3 years ago

Project Career Launch participants Kayla Galanaugh (left) and Alani Connelly (right) are currently interning at the Penn Museum and taking life skills courses at the Drexel campus
Education
Billy Penn

Philly schools are helping special needs students find work after graduation, one internship at a time

Awareness of the district’s off-site internship programs could be better, parents and teachers said — but word is starting to spread.

3 years ago

Temple University graduate students rally for better wages.
Community
Billy Penn

Temple grad student union and university administration reach tentative agreement to boost worker pay

The strike isn’t over until the new agreement gets ratified by union membership, the Temple University Graduate Student Union said.

3 years ago

Striking grad student teachers walk on Temple's campus.
Community
6abc

Temple, TUGSA have reached a tentative deal, university says

TUGSA had been negotiating with the administration for higher wages, better benefits and improved working conditions.

3 years ago

Striking grad student teachers walk on Temple's campus.
Education
Billy Penn

Q&A with striking Temple grad student workers: What’s at stake, and the university’s ‘unprecedented’ response

“We don’t know how many more politicians and leaders have to tell Temple that they’ve made a mistake here,” a TUGSA leader said.

3 years ago

Temple University graduate students rally for better wages.
Education

Striking Temple grad students rally with state lawmakers as talks resume

The students are seeking better wages, claiming they can’t afford to eat on their current pay.

3 years ago

Temple University campus
Education
Billy Penn

Temple cancels free tuition and health care for striking grad students: What to know about the TUGSA strike

The university’s response has garnered widespread condemnation.

3 years ago

Rasheed Abdus smiles, posing for a photo.
Community

Philly employment programs kick off this spring to help end cycle of violence

Philly job readiness, education, and legal help programs aim to give opportunities to people with criminal records, in hopes of ending the cycle of gun violence.

3 years ago

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