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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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Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center (Google Maps)
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

Kevin Diamond speaks outside Jefferson Hospital as part of a rally
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

School buses
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

Delaware Gov. John Carney, wearing a face mask, speaks at a podium
Politics & Policy

Delaware governor orders state employees, health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccine or regular tests

Carney’s vaccine mandate for state workers comes amid a steady surge in recent weeks of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

5 years ago

This June 1, 2018, file photo shows a housing unit in the west section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix in Collegeville, Pa. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)
Politics & Policy

Guards union warns Wolf of legal action over vaccine mandate

The union, representing about 10,000 guards in Pennsylvania's prisons, told Gov. Tom Wolf Thursday it plans legal action to stop his effort to force them to get vaccinated.

5 years ago

The hospital's new policy drew vocal protesters. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Protesting ChristianaCare mandate: ‘We’re getting treated like dirt’

Delaware’s largest hospital system says about 70% of its 14,000 employees and contractors are inoculated — but that’s not enough.

5 years ago

FMC employees sit at individual tables
Health

Going back to the office can be a pain in the neck. Tweaking your workstation can help

Working from home meant adjusting for aches and stiffness. Now, the body has to reacclimate. Here are tips for a comfortable transition.

5 years ago

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A closeup of Richard Trumka, with an American flag behind him
Community

AFL-CIO president, Pa. native Richard Trumka has died, Democrats say

The son and grandson of coal miners, Trumka grew up in the small southeast Pennsylvania town of Nemacolin, where he worked as a coal miner while attending PSU.

5 years ago

A group of people gather behind Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride as she speaks at a podium.
Politics & Policy

Paid family leave advocates rally in Wilmington: ‘We can’t afford the cost of inaction’

Initiatives at the federal and state level would provide paid leave for new parents and people with or caring for a child, spouse, or parent with a serious illness.

5 years ago

Listen 1:40
A closeup of a health worker wearing a face mask, scrubs, and gloves
Health
NJ Spotlight

N.J. employers fined for COVID safety lapses amid rise in workplace deaths

Dying of COVID-19 from an infection on the job remains a threat as more workplace deaths were reported last year than in recent years.

5 years ago

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