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The exterior of Jennersville Hospital in West Grove
Health

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.

4 years ago

A team of medical professionals rehearse different scenarios in the new patient rooms at the new Pavilion building at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Health

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

Food service worker Sheree Allen is seen in the Raise Up offices, a branch of the Fight for $15 union, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Durham, N.C.  (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Community

Young workers give unions new hope

After decades of decline, U.S. unions have a new reason for hope: younger workers.

4 years ago

Kids swim at the James Finnegan Playground pool
Community

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

File photo: UCLA running back Zach Charbonnet (24) runs the ball in for a touch down as Southern California defensive lineman Jacob Lichtenstein (97) tries to stop him during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Los Angeles. An advocacy group for college athletes has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations board in the next step in a push to give employee status to college athletes and afford them the right to competitive pay, collective bargaining and other benefits and protections. The National College Players Association on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 filed the unfair labor practice charges against the NCAA, Pac-12 Conference, UCLA and the University of Southern California
Courts & Law

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, business manager of Laborers District Council, joins other union leaders in criticizing the handling of asbestos during construction at the Public Ledger Building. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

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.

4 years ago

The setting sun is shrouded in smoke from a fire that burned and stretched across Ellis, Russell, Osborne and Rooks counties Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, near Natoma, Kansas.
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
NPR
Community

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.

4 years ago

A Starbucks sign
Money

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

The Wistar Institute will use the grant funds for its apprenticeship programs. (6abc)
Science

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.

4 years ago

File photo: The New Jersey State House is seen in Trenton, N.J.
Politics & Policy

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

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NPR
Money

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

(Photo by Laurel and Michael Evans on Unsplash)
Money

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

Damien Jorden stands on a Philly street
Community
Billy Penn

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

(Oak Leaf Media/ Courtesy University City District)
PlanPhilly
Money

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

A closed sign is taped to the door of the Main Street Pub
NPR
Health

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.

4 years ago

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