Workers

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Why the agreement struck between DC 33 and the city isn't a done deal yet

Trash strike impact

Poorly-run meetings leave workers with 'hangovers' that sap their productivity, study shows

Meeting hangovers

Philly's largest city workers union agrees to 1-year contract, averting strike

City workers strike averted

Workers at Starbucks store in Center City vote to unionize

Starbucks union Philly

University of Pennsylvania grad students workers vote to unionize

Penn grad union election

ReAnimator Coffee averts strike with tentative agreement; union details new contract

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ReAnimator Coffee's union votes to authorize strike

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Atlantic City Electric workers reach tentative labor agreement amid month-long strike

Atlantic City Electric workers go on strike after contract negotiations fall short of a deal

Family reunited with $2,000 in cash lost at Tony's Baltimore Grill in Atlantic City

Tony's Baltimore Grill Atlantic City

Philadelphia airport hospitality staff workers vote to authorize strike

PHL airport workers strike

SEPTA workers vote to authorize a strike if contract negotiations break down

SEPTA Strike Vote

Philadelphia city employees now can get free SEPTA passes

SEPTA Passes Philly

Pennsylvania House passes bill to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2026

Remote work is an underestimated benefit for family caregivers

Caregiving Remote Work

Penn Medicine residents and fellows vote to unionize, becoming the state's first hospital house staff union

Penn Medicine Union

Philly's ballot question guide: Should the city save more for a rainy day?

Ballot Questions Primary

Rutgers, faculty unions reach tentative agreement 2 weeks after strike ended

Rutgers Union Contracts

Philly home improvement contractor allegedly scammed consumers by not completing work, AG says

Attorney General Contractor

Eastern State Penitentiary workers vote to unionize over safety concerns, pay

Eastern State Penitentiary Union

Penn Medicine residents move to unionize, joining a nationwide trend

Penn Medicine Union

Labor complaint filed against Starbucks for alleged union-busting at two Philly locations

ReAnimator Coffee workers unionize with support from management amid ongoing organization effort

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Philadelphia Museum of Art workers hold 1-day strike for better wages, benefits

Art Museum Workers Strike

Philly art museum workers vote to authorize strike amid ongoing contract negotiations

Art Museum Strike Authorization

Pennsylvania's raised income threshold for tipped workers aims to protect wages

Tipped Workers

Starbucks workers strike at Center City store after successful union drive

Philadelphia Museum of Art workers unionized 2 years ago, but they're still fighting for a contract

Art Museum Union

New Jersey teenagers can now work longer hours during summer months

New Jersey Minors Job

Four Starbucks stores in Philly vote to unionize as part of nationwide movement

Starbucks Unionization

Philly businesses would let workers use pre-tax income to ride SEPTA under new bill

SEPTA Commuter Benefit

Philadelphia to provide emergency paid sick leave to workers with COVID-19 as city mandates are lifted

Sick Leave

Philadelphia's employee COVID-19 vaccine requirement delayed indefinitely

Philadelphia COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Philadelphia expands COVID-19 vaccine requirement to all city employees

Philadelphia COVID-19 vaccine mandate

SEPTA workers vote to authorize strike if new agreement can't be reached

SEPTA union strike vote

Wolf says Pennsylvania can address labor shortage with safer, better paying jobs

Gov. Wolf Worker Protection

Philly-based flight attendants for Piedmont Airlines flight authorize strike

Piedmont Strike vote

Philly pushes back COVID-19 vaccination deadline for colleges, health care systems

Philly COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Danny DeVito temporarily lost Twitter verification after tweeting out support for Nabisco strike

Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky helicopter plant in Coatesville to shut down next March

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Plant Coatesville

Philly to implement COVID-19 vaccine mandate for colleges, health care systems

Philly colleges COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Penn mandates all faculty, staff must be fully vaccinated by August

Penn employees COVID-19 vaccine

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