Employment

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.

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.

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

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.

Soaring gas prices are making life difficult for gig workers who depend on using their cars to make ends meet.

The sides remain far apart on luxury tax, minimum salaries and the proposed bonus pool for pre-arbitration eligible players.

The retail giant currently pays a $15-per-hour starting wage, but said it would raise it to as much as $24.

Players have repeatedly cautioned that significant differences remained in key economic areas, and MLB’s proposal did not close that gap in their eyes.

The teamsters union says the pay reduction was illegal.

The Casino Association of New Jersey commissioned the report, which determined that smokers, who account for 21% of Atlantic City gamblers, are worth more to casinos.

A Philadelphia law gives them priority when hotels are ready to rehire, but workers laid off due to COVID are taking their time and reviewing their options.

Amazon workers in New York will vote on unionization next month, as the company now faces two potentially groundbreaking union elections at once.

With $161 million to disburse, the county will host three town halls next week, in person and virtually, to offer more details on the process.

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The governor hopes to start a new scholarship program for college students. Pa. still ranks at the bottom among states in the level of aid it offers for higher education.