Labor

nj family leave

N.J. Senate approves expanding paid family leave benefits to workers at smaller companies

Lawsuit claims PPA failed to pay security officers for work during required breaks

PPA Lawsuit Wages

Hampton Inn staffers ratify new union contract; employees at 7 Center City hotels are working on expired deals

Hampton Inn workers

New Jersey sues Amazon for classifying its Flex delivery drivers as contractors

Amazon Flex NJ

Temple Health, unions agree to contract with pay raises, improved security

temple womens hospital

Temple Health nurses, technicians to strike Oct. 6 unless contract negotiations gain traction

temple health strike

New Philly police contract includes pay increases and a path for civilians to hold some department jobs

Police contract Parker

Philadelphia teachers could strike as school year approaches if contract talks stall

philly teachers contract

Postdoctoral scholars and research assistants at Penn vote to unionize

penn postdoc union

District Council 47's new contract includes salary increases, new health care benefits

District Council 47 Contract

World Cafe Live workers vote to unionize, citing unfair labor practices by management

world cafe live union.jpg

Mayor Parker, city workers union reach tentative deal, ending strike

Mayor Parker Strike

As negotiations resume on Day 8 of city workers strike, union plans picket line around City Hall on Wednesday

Trash strike day 8

City moves trash collection sites as images of garbage pileups go viral

Trash Spruce Street

Philly's history of city worker strikes included Molotov cocktails, suburban weddings and 45,000 tons of garbage

DC 33 strike 1978

Thousands of Philly workers are on strike, disrupting trash collection and other city services

DC 33 strike

Potential city workers strike could disrupt services ahead of Philly's Fourth of July festivities

DC 33 strike philadelphia

Philly musicians rebuke World Cafe Live for firing workers after walkout last week

World Cafe Live Walkout

Pennsylvania House passes bill for tiered minimum wage increases

minimum wage pa house

NJ Transit CEO and train engineers clash over wages as May 15 strike deadline looms

NJ transit strike

NJ Transit engineers reject deal, setting stage for possible strike in May

NJ Transit strike

Community College of Philadelphia reaches new contracts with faculty and staff, avoiding strike

CCP new contract

Community College of Philadelphia professors, staffers authorize a strike

CCP unions strike

Domestic workers would get more protections against retaliation from their employers under new bill

City Council domestic workers

Jefferson resident physicians vote to unionize, joining national trend

Jefferson residents union vote

Manufacturing already has made a comeback in most states, but Pennsylvania lags behind

manufacturing PA NJ

Medical residents at four Philly hospitals join growing trend in effort to unionize

Philly Residents Union

Philly schools are bracing for a SEPTA strike that could begin Friday

SEPTA strike schools

Penn Medicine residents and fellows become first in Pennsylvania to secure tentative union contract

penn medicine union contract

Bucks County workers go on 1-day strike, demanding health care protections

Bucks County strike

Berks County nonprofit founder used men in addiction program for free labor, state prosecutors say

Free labor scheme

Temple faculty union reaches tentative contract agreement with university

Temple Faculty Union

Thousands of city workers get pay raise with contract extension, but the union isn't thrilled about the deal

City union workers Mayor Parker

Battle over proposed 76ers arena heats up as Chinatown activists and project developers try to sway City Council

Anti-arena medical students

Owners of Philly moving company threatened workers and stole wages, district attorney says

Moving company scam

In Philly 80 years ago, a racist subway strike paralyzed the city in the middle of World War II

Philly transit strike

Philadelphia airport workers rally for higher wages in new contract

Airport workers rally

Patient actors at Thomas Jefferson University who unionized this year hold rally for new contract

Jefferson standardized patients union rally

City employees expected in the office Monday after judge denies injunction on mayor's policy

Return to office hearing

With Philly's return-to-office deadline looming, city employees await ruling on union lawsuit

Philly office hearing

Mayor Cherelle Parker stands firm on return-to-office policy as union's lawsuit to block it heads to court

Cherelle Parker return to work update

President Biden cancels Sunday's speech at teachers union convention in Philly due to strike

46 people arrested during Aramark workers protest that blocked Market Street

Aramark protest arrests

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