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Employment

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Politics & Policy

Federal funds offer $50 million expansion of Delaware workforce training programs

Money from the American Rescue Plan will help students and adults in Delaware learn new skills to improve their employment opportunities.

4 years ago

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Community

How is the ‘Great Resignation’ affecting your day-to-day life?

Help us better understand the ways the pandemic has hampered the services that you count on and let us know.

4 years ago

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Courts & Law

AstraZeneca agrees to pay for race, gender-based pay discrimination

More than 300 Hispanic and female employees at AstraZeneca were underpaid compared to their white or male counterparts, according to the U.S. Dept. of Labor.

4 years ago

Ph.D. students at the University of Delaware work in a lab at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute in Newark. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

New push for continued growth in bioscience employers, jobs in Delaware

DuPont no longer holds the sway it once did over Delaware’s economy, but its legacy of thousands of scientists has the state’s bioscience sector prepped for growth.

4 years ago

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Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to diminished services caused by labor shortages

P.O.C. of Revive Radio hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents are coping with diminished government services caused by widespread labor shortages.

4 years ago

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Health

Despite protests, ChristianaCare says nearly 98% of workers complied with vax mandate or got exemption

A vocal minority of workers and others had complained that the edict was oppressive and harmful. Yet in the end, few decided to sacrifice their jobs.

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Unemployment refunds going out to those Pa. overcharged five years after issue discovered

In all, the agency estimates it owes $19.4 million to tens of thousands of people who were erroneously charged an inflated interest rate between 2006 and 2016.

4 years ago

Mary Adamson, an ICU nurse, and president of the Temple University Nurses Association, led a rally for more nurse staffing and in support of the Patient Safety Act on September 23, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

‘People called us heroes’: Pa. nurses sound the alarm on unsafe working conditions

Nurses say the pandemic has fueled a vicious cycle: short-staffing leads to unsafe conditions, which leads to many people leaving the profession.

4 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Community

Public jobs recovering slower than private sector, straining basic gov’t operations

Effects range from service cuts to an added strain on existing workers, with some municipal operations struggling to function in their basic duties.

4 years ago

A person holds a phone whose screen shows the LinkedIn app.
Health

Looking to work remotely from Wilmington? A LinkedIn study shows you’re not alone

An analysis by the business-oriented web platform shows Wilmington among the top small cities where people are applying for remote work.

4 years ago

Kaylin Satterfield, a Christiana Care health aide, gets the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday from nurse manager Elizabeth Intermoia at Wilmington Hospital. (Courtesy of ChristianaCare)
Health

Deadline looms for Delaware vax mandates from ChristianaCare, Gov. Carney

ChristianaCare has set a Tuesday deadline for its staff to get at least one vaccination shot for COVID-19. The penalty for not getting inoculated: termination.

4 years ago

Listen 1:52
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Community

One stop in Norristown brings a chance to connect to food, job contacts, and other aid

A Saturday event in Norristown attracted some people still dealing with Ida’s impact on the area. Another event is set for Sept. 25 in Pottstown.

4 years ago

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Education

Philly schools consider bringing in National Guard to help with bus driver shortage

Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. says he’s reached out to Gov. Tom Wolf to ask for assistance with the district’s transportation crisis.

4 years ago

A kitchen worker wears a surgical mask and gloves as he prepares food
Keystone Crossroads
Community

The pandemic labor market through the eyes of Philly’s immigrant restaurant workers

The lack of safety net in the undocumented immigrant community pushed many towards other jobs. But vacancies in restaurants also gave them newfound leverage.

4 years ago

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File photo: Philadelphia School District students at Samuel Powel Elementary School and Science Leadership Academy Middle School returned to in-person learning on August 31, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools outline vaccine mandate for staff

The district laid out consequences for staff who don’t get vaccinated by the end of the month, taking away a special time-off program for COVID quaratines.

4 years ago

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