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Starbucks workers picketing
Money
NPR

Starbucks baristas’ ‘strike before Christmas’ has reached hundreds of U.S. stores

The strike began Friday in Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago and has since expanded to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other cities.

4 days ago

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Money

How Philly gamblers helped raise $500K toward a fresh horse barn for kids in Fairmount Park

A $15 million indoor polo arena and renovated horse barn is coming to a corner of the Fairmount Park forest.

6 days ago

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A scene from the opera, with actors on stage
Arts & Entertainment

From side gigs to center stage: How OperaDelaware’s groundbreaking program gives singers stability and a creative home

OperaDelaware offers salaried positions, helping reshape artists’ careers and making opera more accessible to the community.

1 week ago

Listen 1:22
a light shines on an ark in a hand
Arts & Entertainment

The Newark ark and its mysterious creator are revived at Philly’s Theatre Exile

The enigmatic story of Kea Tawana and her visionary, defiant ark is the basis of a poetic theater piece at Theatre Exile.

1 week ago

Listen 2:00
Welcome to Upper Darby sign
Community

Upper Darby reaches agreement with municipal workers, staves off potential strike

The township said the agreement it reached with the union Tuesday evening includes wage increases and other compensatory benefits.

1 week ago

A view of the Upper Darby Township building
Community

Upper Darby municipal workers to hold strike authorization vote

If Transport Workers Local 234 votes to give their leaders the power to call for a strike, a possible walkout could happen as soon as New Year’s Day.

2 weeks ago

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Urban Planning

New Sixers arena could improve diversity in Philly construction, union says

The arena proposal is expected to receive full City Council approval this week.

2 weeks ago

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Health

Chestnut Hill Hospital workers say persisting staffing shortages put patient care at risk

Hospital nurses and technicians held a rally to demand better working conditions and staffing levels.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:14
DEI - Is it a truly beneficial practice, or just empty corporate jargon?
Studio 2
Courts & Law

Do racial minorities, women, other groups benefit from DEI efforts?

Walmart announced it would roll back its DEI policies - and others did the same earlier this year. We discuss why some major employers are shifting away from these policies.

Air Date: December 4, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 51:15
Hannah and Claudine Clarke smile in a hospital bed
Health

How one Philadelphia medical student is learning to be a young caregiver to a parent with dementia

An estimated one in six millennial caregivers are caring for a loved one with a type of dementia, past research has shown.

4 weeks ago

Listen 5:29
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Education

Philadelphia Youth Network uses survey to better match summer jobs, students and their goals

Summer jobs, internships help teens gain skills and confidence.

4 weeks ago

a SEPTA train
Community
6abc

SEPTA negotiations with city, suburban unions to continue Wednesday

The transit agency is negotiating contracts between TWU Local 234, which represents workers in the city, and SMART Local 1594, which represents workers in the suburbs.

1 month ago

District 33 union workers
Community
6abc

Philadelphia’s largest city workers union votes to authorize strike; no walkout at this time

District 33 represents at least 9,000 mostly blue-collar employees, including sanitation workers.

1 month ago

Kenyatta Johnson in a council hearing
Money

Sports complex concession workers could get assistance from City Council in contract dispute against Aramark

The proposal would mandate wage and benefits for stadium workers similar to what’s in place at the airport.

1 month ago

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An empty SEPTA train car.
Education

SEPTA continues talks to avert strike, allowing 55K Philly students to have transportation to school

The School District of Philadelphia planned to offer virtual learning to combat staff shortages and low student turnout.

2 months ago

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