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Employment

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

An experienced carpenter helps two CARP apprentices build a little free library.(Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
Community

In MLK’s honor, 15 little libraries will pop up in the spring, thanks to carpentry apprentices

Paired up, with one expert helping them along, the novices built the little blue book houses starting from a sketch. It’s the program’s sixth year.

4 years ago

Frontline grocery store employees and their supporters demanding more protective measures against spreading the coronavirus and hazard pay for those working through the crisis. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philly says stay home if you feel sick. But for many that comes at a cost

Despite public health guidance, for many workers amid the omicron surge, the idea of missing so many days of work has become wishful thinking.

4 years ago

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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry in Harrisburg is shown in this file photo.
(Jelani Splawn, Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
WESA

A new report to legislators says concerns remain about Pennsylvania’s unemployment system

Months after a multi-million-dollar computer upgrade to Pennsylvania’s unemployment system, some parts of the new system are running smoothly, but others need work.

4 years ago

FILE - A hiring sign is shown at a booth for Jameson's Irish Pub during a job fair on Sept. 22, 2021, in the West Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Hiring in California slowed significantly in November 2021 even as the state's unemployment rate dipped below 7% for the first time since March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, according to data made public Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Community

A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November

The Labor Department also reported that employers posted 10.6 million job openings in November, down from 11.1 million in October but still high by historical standards.

4 years ago

A winter storm delivers heavy snow to the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Health

Congress’ doctor wants ‘maximal telework’ amid virus surge

The seven-day average rate of infection at the Capitol's testing center has grown from less than 1% to more than 13%.

4 years ago

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