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FILE - Marriott human resources recruiter Mariela Cuevas, left, talks to Lisbet Oliveros, during a job fair at Hard Rock Stadium, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla.  Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, while businesses and other employers continued to post a near-record number of available jobs.  (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)
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For 2nd straight month, Americans quit jobs at a record pace

Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, in many cases for more money elsewhere.

3 years ago

United States Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm toured the ECA (Energy Coordinating Agency), an energy efficiency job training facility in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, with Jackie Robinson, ECA’s lead trainer
Politics & Policy

Energy Secretary Granholm, visiting Philly, touts infrastructure bill and expected job creation

In Kensington, Granholm said some of the new $3.5B in funds for weatherization will likely go to the Energy Coordinating Agency.

3 years ago

Transit riders board a SEPTA bus at the 69th Street bus depot in Upper Darby. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia-area transit agency workers ratify 2-year pact

The Transport Workers Union Local 234 said Saturday that workers voted 1,450 to 631 Friday to ratify the contract with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.

4 years ago

Coded by Kids founder Sylvester Mobley
Community

Coded by Kids works to close the race gap in the tech world

Germantown native Sylvester Mobley is founder of the organization, and the mastermind behind the effort.

4 years ago

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Health

U.S. mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said companies that fail to comply could face penalties of nearly $14,000 per violation.

4 years ago

People seated at the bar inside a restaurant.
Community
Billy Penn

No, restaurant workers don’t want to work (for long hours with low pay)

A longtime Philly cook describes the industry’s employment conundrum.

4 years ago

Restaurant hotel workers and Unite Here representatives chanted, “If we don’t get it, shut it down,” at a vote of union members to authorize a strike outside the Wyndham Hotel in Philadelphia on Oct. 28, 2021
Money

Labor ‘militancy’ is on the rise in Philly. Workers and experts explain #Striketober

“This is a spike in labor activity and labor militancy. Workers are asserting their power in ways that haven't been done in over a generation.”

4 years ago

Workers hold up yellow signs at a protest outside PHL Airport
Money

Piedmont Airlines flight attendants at PHL unanimously vote to authorize a strike

Piedmont, a subsidiary of American Airlines, is a regional carrier with hubs in Philadelphia and Charlotte that flies to more than 55 cities around the United States.

4 years ago

(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Radio Times

The “Great Resignation:” why Americans are quitting at record levels

Americans are quitting their jobs at record levels. In August, 2.9% of workers resigned to take new jobs or to stop working altogether. What's behind the "Great Resignation?"

Air Date: October 20, 2021 10:00 am

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Female scientist working in a lab.
Science

Delaware women working in STEM fields encourage others to join their ranks

Some of the top women in Delaware’s growing life sciences industry offered advice for students and others looking to work in STEM fields in an online symposium.

4 years ago

Shoppers walk on South Street
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Pew dashboard for Philly economy finds jobs down 8% since before pandemic

The tool provides a regularly updated look at the local economy, with results that can be filtered by ZIP code, industries, and other factors.

4 years ago

A sign in the parking lot of Mariano's grocery store advertises the availability of jobs Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Chicago.  One reason America’s employers are having trouble filling jobs was starkly illustrated in a report Tuesday, Oct. 12: Americans are quitting in droves.  (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Money

Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in August

One reason America's employers are having trouble filling jobs was starkly illustrated in a report Tuesday: Americans are quitting in droves.

4 years ago

PECO truck in the foreground, PECO worker in the background
Community

PECO offers a chance at employment to some residents in underserved Philly neighborhoods

Twenty-three Philly residents are participating in the program, which PECO bills as a way to provide communities it serves with a path to family-sustaining jobs.

4 years ago

The steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum
Keystone Crossroads
Money

PPP loans went to Philly museums that still laid off staff, report says

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Zoo, and Franklin Institute, were among the most heavily subsidized local cultural institutions in the country.

4 years ago

Dorothy Bolden working at her desk at the NDWUA offices in Atlanta
Community

Philly honors Black leader of domestic workers union with new holiday

The holiday is the latest in a string of moves by City Council to boost profiles and protections for Philly’s 16,000 domestic workers.

4 years ago

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