Employment

“Cafeteria workers are just as important as the teachers,” said Local 54 member Ronnette Lark.

Another 5,600 additional workers joined the strike on top of the 13,000 of the 146,000 members that began the strike one week ago.

In its first year, the new corps could put 20,000 young people to work in areas such as forestry and clean energy. “We did it,” a Philly activist said.

The University Senate — which represents faculty, students and alumni — drafted a resolution saying they have lost confidence in his leadership.

The city’s “brain drain” dilemma is now firmly in the past, per a new report from Campus Philly, which also shows strength STEM.

The UAW's strategy of limited, targeted strikes at all three American auto companies has gained widespread support among its rank and file.

Workers of all stripes have chafed at the stratospheric pay of their CEO bosses for years, even decades.

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has been in that office less than six months, and already he has launched a series of targeted strikes.

There are several ways the unprecedented United Auto Workers strike could hit the economy, but it will depend on how long the strike lasts and how many plants are affected.

For the first time ever, the UAW launched a strike against all Big 3 automakers at once, starting with three locations in the Midwest.

The Philadelphia Joint Board of Workers United lost some members after Good Karma Cafe baristas voted to decertify the union.

The union is prepared to strike. Auto companies say they're still waiting for counteroffers. And so far, there's no deal in sight.

Even with COVID once again on the rise, the push for more in-person work has taken on a more urgent tone.

A potential strike by 146,000 UAW members comes against the backdrop of increasingly emboldened U.S. unions of all kinds.

This Labor Day, one thing's for sure: Organized labor is on the move.