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A SEPTA police officer stands on the platform of the Somerset stop
Courts & Law

SEPTA boosts police pay to $62,000 in an effort to improve safety and officer retention

The move is one of many designed to improve safety on the SEPTA system which will see spending on safety efforts increase by 50%.

3 years ago

Radio Times

Return to the office?

Some employers are demanding remote workers return to the office but a majority want to stay at home. Lessons from remote and in-person work this hour.

Air Date: June 15, 2022 10:00 am

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President Joe Biden addresses the AFL-CIO convention
Politics & Policy

In Philly speech to AFL-CIO, Biden decries D.C. gridlock and urges Pa. to elect Fetterman

Biden told the labor leaders there is “no bigger, stronger voice for working people” than Fetterman, whose election could give Dems control of the Senate.

4 years ago

The National Labor Relations Board is holding a hearing to consider Amazon's objections to the union election at a warehouse on Staten Island. Amazon is seeking a new election. (Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Amazon seeks to overturn historic Staten Island union victory at labor hearing

A hearing is underway to consider whether the Amazon Labor Union's historic union victory on Staten Island should stand — or whether a re-do election is warranted.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks at a podium.
Politics & Policy
6abc

President Biden to visit Philadelphia on Tuesday, speaking at AFL-CIO convention

The convention brings 57 unions together to debate, vote on resolutions and chart the course for the labor movement's future.

4 years ago

Joyful kids were welcomed into the pool for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic closed city amenities at the James Finnegan Playground in Southwest Philadelphia on June 30, 2021
Community

Philly expands summer activities to help young people stay busy in creative ways

From camp experiences to extended hours at PAL locations, city officials are looking to provide a creative outlet for Philly young people this summer.

4 years ago

A closeup of City Hall
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Legislative effort to rehire retired Philly police officers is on ice

Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration could take action on its own, but it’s unclear if or when that might happen.

4 years ago

Maureen May holds a protest sign and speaker at a protest outside Suburban Community Hospital
Community

Suburban Community Hospital nurses protest against Prime Healthcare denying health care bills

Nurses at Suburban Community Hospital say they are concerned about staffing shortages, pay inequalities, and unpaid health care benefits.

4 years ago

Pedestrians walk on Waterloo Bridge to cross over the River Thames
NPR
Politics & Policy

A big 32-hour workweek test is underway. Supporters think it could help productivity

A pilot in the U.K. is testing a theory about work. Can people in various industries remain as productive if they just work 32 hours a week with the same pay as 40 hours?

4 years ago

Jonathan Pruiett, a geospatial analyst with Cognizant, is part of a team that updates Google maps. They pushed back against a policy that would have required them to be in the office full-time and won a 90-day reprieve.
NPR
Lifestyle

The idea of working in the office, all day, every day? No thanks, say workers

Working from home isn't possible in many jobs, but in companies where it is, the return to office has become a point of tension between workers and their bosses.

4 years ago

Amazon workers participate in a walkout at the company's Bellmawr, N.J., facility.
Money

Why Amazon’s wish to reduce its footprint in N.J. will be challenging

A slowdown in online shopping prompts Amazon to rethink the space it has, including a facility it’s closing in South Jersey.

4 years ago

Supporters of Amazon workers gather outside a warehouse in Bellmawr
Community

Bellmawr Amazon workers walk off the job in protest of facility transfers

Workers say they were told most of them would be transferred to Amazon’s West Deptford facility, but many are being sent to facilities much further away.

4 years ago

Breana Cooper, 25, has been a lifeguard for 7 years and was just rectified at Samuel Recreation Center in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly needs 60 more lifeguards to open most pools this summer

They’ve raised pay, knocked on doors, and even started a TikTok account to recruit more lifeguards, but Philly pools are still running short on staff.

4 years ago

FILE  - Former members and members of the U.S. Women's National soccer team, from left,  Briana Scurry, Margaret 'Midge' Purce, Kelley O'Hara, Julie Foudy, and Cindy Parlow Cone, President of U.S. Soccer, pose for a photo with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., before an event to celebrate Equal Pay Day and Women's History Month in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Washington. The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men's and women's teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Community

U.S. Soccer equalizes pay in milestone with women, men

Led by Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, American women long have pressed for gender equity.

4 years ago

Philadelphia University of the Arts
Education

Philly’s University of the Arts workers form second union in two years

Professional and non-professional staff voted to form a bargaining unit. Two years ago the UArts teaching faculty unionized its own unit.

4 years ago

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