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File photo: Philadelphia School District students at Samuel Powel Elementary School and Science Leadership Academy Middle School returned to in-person learning on August 31, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools outline vaccine mandate for staff

The district laid out consequences for staff who don’t get vaccinated by the end of the month, taking away a special time-off program for COVID quaratines.

5 years ago

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Money

Jobless Americans have few options as benefits expire

It's estimated that roughly 8.9 million Americans will lose all or some of these benefits.

5 years ago

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Why we celebrate Labor Day and other facts about the holiday you might not know

Where did this three-day weekend come from anyway?

5 years ago

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Here are 3 pivotal moments in workers’ history to remember this Labor Day

From a deadly factory fire to a presidential showdown with strikers, these events became central to U.S. history, the modern labor movement and the rights afforded to workers.

5 years ago

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Money
Spotlight PA

Pa. to refund $19 million to 109,000 people it overcharged in unemployment error

An independent state agency that investigated the matter determined the mistake was the result of “human error” and lack of oversight.

5 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

Will remote work become more of a long-term option for workers with disabilities?

Employers typically resisted alternatives for workers with disabilities. But the pandemic turned the idea from special accommodation into everyday practice.

5 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA considers mandating vaccination as NYC and DC transit agencies issue requirements

SEPTA may be the next public agency in the Philadelphia region to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for its employees.

5 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA workers say the pandemic revealed labor issues that go beyond paychecks

The pandemic has reshaped workers’ conception of fairness at work. For SEPTA, upcoming union negotiations will reveal just how much has changed.

5 years ago

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Health

Don’t stop testing: Advice for business leaders hoping to bring workers back amid new COVID rise

Some of Delaware’s top business leaders heard from experts about returning employees to the office as the state’s COVID cases continue to climb.

5 years ago

The world's largest retailer is taking over the massive site where General Motors manufactured vehicles for more than six decades. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Money

Amazon hiring blitz for fulfillment center at former GM plant in Del. includes $3,000 bonuses

The 3.8 million-square-foot building on Boxwood Road has been vacant since 2009. An electric car maker planned to take it over, but the plan fizzled.

5 years ago

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In 2020, Pennsylvania regulators approved a now-abandoned rule that would have extended automatic overtime pay to salaried employees earning between roughly $36,000 and $45,000 a year, many of whom work as managers in the retail and food service industries. Today, only those who earn below the $36,000 federal threshold are guaranteed extra pay for extra hours. (Megan Harris / WESA)
Politics & Policy

Overtime pay for up to 190K workers died in Harrisburg this summer. Why aren’t more people upset?

The now-abandoned rule could have extended overtime protections for an estimated 190,000 workers.

5 years ago

Megan and Bob White with their three kids in their Chester County backyard. Work on the Mariner East 2 pipeline has turned half the property into a construction site, and the project has been plagued by sinkholes and schedule overruns. (Katie Meyer/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Jobs or the environment? Ahead of 2022, Pa. Dems thread needle on ‘false choice’

Debates about fracking and pipelines have created a conundrum for Democrats in the past few decades, as they court both environmentalists and organized labor.

5 years ago

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Courts & Law

‘A lot of us feel betrayed’: Former employees of Delco’s closed juvenile detention center ask county for help

Workers at the center, ordered shut amid abuse allegations, say they are falling on hard times. Their benefits and health insurance expire Sept. 3.

5 years ago

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Health

Jefferson Frankford nurses want to unionize, call attention to staffing issues

To announce their intention to organize as a local of PASNAP, nurses gathered in front of the hospital. They say their employer is union busting.

5 years ago

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Education

‘Perfect storm’ for bus driver shortage as school year approaches

A fast-growing school district in Middletown, Delaware reflects the nationwide lack of school bus drivers.

5 years ago

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