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Community

Philadelphia Museum of Art workers strike, again

The union says management has stalled in negotiations for a first contract.

4 years ago

Jamelia Norton is seen at a hospital union rally
Health

‘We’re struggling to save lives’: Temple University Hospital employees stage picket over working conditions, low wages

Two union groups affiliated with Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals are in negotiations with hospital leadership for new three-year contracts.

4 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks in front of an American flag.
Politics & Policy

Gov. Phil Murphy vetoes bill eliminating ‘unnecessary’ teaching certification

The prerequisite, called edTPA, is unpopular among many teaching candidates, with some calling it cumbersome and redundant.

4 years ago

Students pass through a stairwell at Overbrook High School. The school is one of three that will participate in the district’s 21st Century Schools Model initiative where students will pursue workforce training in specific fields related to local needs and interests. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philadelphia unveils ‘21st Century’ workforce initiative at three high schools

The 21st Century Schools Model will focus on the entertainment, development, and transportation industries.

4 years ago

In this March 22, 2014, file photo, a CSX freight train rolls past a grade crossing in Mount Airy, Md. CSX Corp. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, reported better-than-expected net income in the third quarter even as coal volumes continued double-digit declines. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Community
WESA

Averted railway strike underscores fragile state of supply chains in Pennsylvania

If a deal hadn't been reached, Pennsylvania’s energy, manufacturing, and agriculture sectors would have been especially hard hit.

4 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment
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Nearly 200 employees walk off job at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Members of the union said they plan on returning to work over the weekend with the goal to resume negotiations next week.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia Museum of Arts is opening a new department for African and African Diasporic art.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Arts & Entertainment

Union workers at Philadelphia Museum of Art plan one-day strike

After 22 months of negotiations with art museum management, PMA union workers are taking action with a one-day strike.

4 years ago

File photo A Norfolk Southern freight train makes its way through Homestead, Pa., on April 27, 2022.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Community

One union rejects deal days ahead of rail strike deadline

A strike would intensify snarls in the nation’s supply chain that have contributed to rising prices.

4 years ago

File photo: State workers display their signs during a rally outside New Jersey Statehouse on Sept. 13, 2022. (Tennyson Donyéa/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey commission, unions agree to ‘more affordable’ health benefits premium hike

The statehouse demonstration came one day before a N.J. commission is expected to vote on a proposal to increase health benefit premiums for thousands of state workers.

4 years ago

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Community

Can you get fired for smoking weed in New Jersey?

Companies in New Jersey are allowed to screen employees for marijuana, but they aren’t allowed to fire people just because they fail a simple drug test.

4 years ago

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Education

Shorter days, asking parents for help: What the ‘teacher shortage’ looks like in 4 Pennsylvania districts

With the number of certified educators in Pennsylvania at “crisis” levels, school districts are facing stiff competition from one another for teachers and support staff.

4 years ago

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Money

As small businesses raise prices, some customers push back

Inflation isn’t only costing small businesses money. It’s costing them customers as well.

4 years ago

Colonial School district school bus
Education

Teacher shortage forces hundreds of Delaware students to get virtual lessons

The Colonial School District in northern Delaware is more than 20 teachers short of what it needs, so students will be taught via Zoom video.

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Philadelphia poll workers are about to get a raise

City officials hope the pay bump, which is set to be approved next week, will help bring new people into the Election Day fold.

4 years ago

Cindy Parlow Cone, left, president of the U.S. Soccer Federation, looks on as United States' Becky Sauerbrunn signs a new collective bargaining agreement as part of an event in which with the federation, U.S. Women's National Team Players Association and the U.S. National Soccer Team Players Association signed new collective bargaining agreements following the women's match against Nigeria at Audi Field, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Washington. The U.S. won 2-1. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Politics & Policy

U.S. Soccer, players formally sign equal pay agreements

A ceremony was held following the women’s friendly match against Nigeria at Audi Field in Washington D.C., with U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh among those on hand.

4 years ago

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