Employment
Kellogg to hire permanent replacements for striking workers who rejected proposed contract
Temporary employees have been working at the company's cereal plants across Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Tennessee after the strike began in October.
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Tipped workers and the fight for a livable wage
Tipped workers make a subminimum wage and during the pandemic tips have declined while harassment has increased. This hour, improving work and wages for tipped workers.
Air Date: December 10, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Be. Do. Love: A new initiative seeks career stories inspired by love
Be. Do. Love: Career Stories Inspired by Love is a new initiative that invites professionals to share what is at the heart of the work that they do.
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Listen 5:59At a key Pa. port complex, long-term problems and short-term staffing issues are colliding
The Port is on track to process 740,000 containers by year's end — up 15 percent from last year.
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Amazon warehouse workers get to re-do their union vote in Alabama
A U.S. labor-board official is ordering a re-vote after an agency review found Amazon improperly pressured warehouse staff to vote against joining a union.
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Wawa ranks as Pennsylvania’s largest privately-owned company
$11 billion in sales puts it at No. 29 in the nation.
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Philly police dispatchers indicted for collecting pandemic unemployment, prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors say the employees fraudulently collected Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, while also collecting their city paychecks.
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Union leader John Dougherty resigns as leader of IBEW Local 98 one day after conviction
Dougherty tendered his resignation before the Local 98 Executive Board on Monday evening, the union said in a statement released Tuesday afternoon.
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For 2nd straight month, Americans quit jobs at a record pace
Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, in many cases for more money elsewhere.
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Energy Secretary Granholm, visiting Philly, touts infrastructure bill and expected job creation
In Kensington, Granholm said some of the new $3.5B in funds for weatherization will likely go to the Energy Coordinating Agency.
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Philadelphia-area transit agency workers ratify 2-year pact
The Transport Workers Union Local 234 said Saturday that workers voted 1,450 to 631 Friday to ratify the contract with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
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Coded by Kids works to close the race gap in the tech world
Germantown native Sylvester Mobley is founder of the organization, and the mastermind behind the effort.
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Listen 7:00U.S. mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said companies that fail to comply could face penalties of nearly $14,000 per violation.
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No, restaurant workers don’t want to work (for long hours with low pay)
A longtime Philly cook describes the industry’s employment conundrum.
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3 reasons labor strikes are surging right now – and why they could continue to grow
Thousands of workers across the U.S. are currently on strike, demanding better wages, better working conditions and more benefits.
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