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Employment

Demonstrators at a rally last year about the state's unemployment backlog. (Ashton Jones / 90.5 WESA)
Community

Part of Pa.’s persistent Unemployment Compensation backlog? Not enough workers

Tens of thousands of unemployment claims remain unresolved, according to state data.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Fire Department officers and firefighters (Billy Penn)
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Billy Penn

Dismissed as ‘quota hires’ but now called ‘boss’: Philly’s Black women firefighters tell their stories

To earn department respect as a woman, they work twice as hard.

3 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
Billy Penn

5 great summer job opportunities for teens in Philadelphia

Gain hands-on knowledge, boost resumes, learn how to network, and have fun.

3 years ago

Final Four flag fly over the headquarter of the NCAA in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 12, 2020.
Courts & Law

Top colleges accused of violating Black athletes’ rights

NCAA Division I schools are accused of violating the civil rights of Black basketball and major college football players by prohibiting compensation.

3 years ago

George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Just weeks away: Hiring staff remains a critical need as Delco prepares to take over county prison

With Delco just weeks away from taking back control of the George W. Hill Correctional Facility, hiring staff remains the most critical task for the county.

3 years ago

Mitch Engleka, 28, manufacturing engineer (right) and Nick Ball, a manufacturing technician (left), inspect a mold that creates latches to secure the spare tire on a Dodge Durango at Southco in Concordville, Pa.(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Business is booming for Delaware Valley manufacturers. Why aren’t people applying for the thousands of open jobs?

As demand for business returns to pre-pandemic levels, Delaware Valley manufacturers struggle to hire, while stigmas about the industry persist.

3 years ago

Listen 6:15
Pam Blauman-Schmitz, who was a union rep at Starbucks in the mid-1980's, poses for a photo in front of a Starbucks coffee shop Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Seattle.
Community

Labor foe Schultz returns as Starbucks union effort grows

Six U.S. Starbucks stores have voted to unionize since December, and at least 140 more have filed for union elections.

3 years ago

Natalie Abulhawa
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Ex-athletic trainer claims bias behind her firing from Main Line girls school

A Muslim athletic trainer claims she was fired by a private girls school in Bryn Mawr over years-old social media posts criticizing Israel.

4 years ago

On Tuesday, members of of the U.S. National Women's Soccer team, pictured at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, marked Equity Pay Day in a panel discussion with Vice President Kamala Harris. (Fernando Vergara/AP)
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Community

On Equal Pay Day, women are trying to make a dollar out of 83 cents

Equal Pay Day in the U.S. lands on a different day every year, and this year it turns out on average, women "only" had to work 74 extra days into 2022 to catch up to men.

4 years ago

Justin Miles sit outside at Forin Cafe in Fishtown, Philadelphia
Money

Wanted: More money, more meaning, less burnout. What’s fueling the Great Resignation

November saw a record-breaking 4.5 million people leave their jobs, including 143,000 Pennsylvanians.

4 years ago

Listen 5:15
A group of people gather behind Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride as she speaks at a podium.
Politics & Policy

Paid family and medical leave poised to become law in Delaware

The original paid family and medical leave bill has been revised to push back the start of benefits until 2026. Workers could get up to $900 weekly.

4 years ago

Listen 3:07
Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper (3) and Andrew Knapp (5) celebrate after Harper scored the game-winning run on a two-run triple by J.T. Realmuto during the 10th inning of an interleague baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in Philadelphia
Community

MLB lockout nears end, players accept terms in time for 162

Players have voted to accept Major League Baseball's latest offer for a new labor deal, paving the way to end a 99-day lockout and salvage a 162-game regular season.

4 years ago

Locked gates are shown at Truist Park home of the Atlanta Braves baseball team Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Atlanta. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has canceled the first two series for each of the 30 teams, cutting each club's schedule from 162 games to likely 156 at most
NPR
Community

MLB pushes opening day back to at least April 14 as lockout persists

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that another two series of games are being canceled, as players will not be paid for the games they don't play.

4 years ago

Inside one of Pennsylvania's state-run Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Plan to end Pennsylvania’s state-run liquor store monopoly gets some opposition in Philadelphia

An effort to eliminate Pennsylvania’s state-run liquor monopoly through a constitutional amendment is already running into opposition.

4 years ago

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Community
NJ Spotlight

Living with COVID: Jobs have been recovered in N.J., but certainly not all

While business closures have ended, the unemployment problem has not. The latest data shows N.J. with an adjusted unemployment rate of 5.1%, the 11th highest in the U.S.

4 years ago

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