Employment
Chesco judge orders Tower Health to resume sale of Jennersville, Brandywine hospitals
Citing harm to the Chesco community, a judge ruled in favor of the company that had been set to buy the two hospitals until Tower Health abruptly canceled the deal.
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Penn receives $125M gift to start community nursing program, tuition-free
The University of Pennsylvania's new tuition-free program is designed to address a major shortage of nurse practitioners nationwide.
4 years ago
Young workers give unions new hope
After decades of decline, U.S. unions have a new reason for hope: younger workers.
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Philly kicks off lifeguard recruitment effort after challenging 2021
The recruitment effort follows a difficult 2021 summer season, which saw fewer than 70% of the city’s roughly 70 outdoor pools open due to a lifeguard shortage.
4 years ago
College athlete group files complaint, seeks employee status
An advocacy group for college athletes has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. The goal is to give employee status to college athletes.
4 years ago
Ryan Boyer has plans to diversify Philly’s unions and rehabilitate the labor movement’s image
The first Black leader of the powerful Business Trades Council is known for steady coalition building.
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Calls to volunteer fire departments are at a high but they have few first responders
Some volunteer departments were already stretched dangerously thin, and then along came the pandemic.
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Two Starbucks locations in Philadelphia file petitions to unionize
The Philly workers join a wave of others attempting to unionize the national coffee chain’s shops as the pandemic economy has bolstered organizing efforts.
4 years ago
Philadelphia biomedical research firm granted $250K for workforce training
Officials said the funds will help address the critical need to boost a skilled labor force in Philadelphia as the life sciences industry grows.
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New N.J. law aims to help people with disabilities find and keep state jobs
The new program is focused on expanding employment opportunities at New Jersey’s state agencies.
4 years ago
The Great Resignation? More like The Great Renegotiation
Americans are not en masse rejecting consumerism, moving off the grid, and living off the land. Most still need money.
4 years ago
U.S. warns that chip shortage could shut down factories
The U.S. supply of computer chips has fallen to alarmingly low levels, raising the prospect of factory shutdowns, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
4 years ago
What Philly’s ban on pre-hire marijuana testing means if you’re looking for a job
There’s a new platform that lists marijuana-friendly positions.
4 years ago
Wanted: After pandemic hiring crunch, SEPTA hiring hundreds of people to fill open jobs
The transit agency is on a hiring binge that it hopes will restore its workforce after two years of pandemic-related attrition and hiring freezes.
4 years ago
Workers are calling out sick in droves, leaving employers scrambling
Employers from Macy's to United Airlines are having to adjust after skyrocketing omicron COVID cases have led large numbers of workers to call out sick.
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