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2 days ago | 
inquirer.com | Michelle Myers |Ariana Perez-Castells
Dozens of Philadelphiaworkers from the Department of Veterans Affairs gathered Thursday under an unyielding sun chanting: “Save our jobs, save our vets.”Come lunchtime, allies and members from The American Federation of Government Employees, arrived at Baltimore and University Avenues, outside the Corporal Michael J.
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3 days ago | 
inquirer.com | Ariana Perez-Castells
The Chestnut Hill Starbucks became the 15th Philadelphia location to unionize following a vote on Friday. The 10 eligible workers at the 8515 Germantown Ave. location voted unanimously to join Starbucks Workers United, which includes over 11,000 baristas nationwide. “I’m excited to join the fight with every other unionized store to get the equal treatment we deserve,” said shift supervisor Tony Schultz, 31.
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3 days ago | 
inquirer.com | Ariana Perez-Castells
Dozens of former federal workers have been hired by Pennsylvania state agencies in recent months. Across 22 agencies, the state government has hired 119 people with federal work experience since March 5, said Daniel Egan, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Office of Administration. They include hires in the human services, transportation, and corrections departments. As President Donald Trump’s administration strove to shrink and reshape the federal workforce, Gov.
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3 days ago | 
inquirer.com | Erica Palan |Ariana Perez-Castells |Erin McCarthy |Erin Mccarthy
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6 days ago | 
inquirer.com | Fallon Roth |Ariana Perez-Castells
When employees at the Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs were required to return to full-time in-office work earlier this month, it happened to be Public Service Recognition Week. At a regional office in Germantown, managers hosted trivia contests and offered free refreshments to celebrate, but returning workers’ feelings were complex, one employee said.
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1 week ago | 
inquirer.com | Ariana Perez-Castells
Months after Whole Foods workers voted to unionize at one of the company’s Philadelphia locations, those efforts could be at a standstill indefinitely. The Amazon-owned company has challenged the January union election‘s validity and is taking its next appeal to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which does not currently have enough members to issue rulings.
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1 week ago | 
thederrick.com | Erin McCarthy |Erin Mccarthy |Jake Blumgart |Ariana Perez-Castells
PHILADELPHIA - At Reading Terminal Market, CEO Annie Allman says, there's a common refrain among merchants during bad weather: "If SEPTA is running, the market is open."Now, Allman said, the phrase seems foreboding. What will happen if SEPTA reduces service, eliminating dozens of bus and Regional Rail lines? Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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1 week ago | 
sacbee.com | Erin Mccarthy |Jake Blumgart |Ariana Perez-Castells
PHILADELPHIA - At Reading Terminal Market, CEO Annie Allman says, there's a common refrain among merchants during bad weather: "If SEPTA is running, the market is open."Now, Allman said, the phrase seems foreboding. What will happen if SEPTA reduces service, eliminating dozens of bus and Regional Rail lines? She is "horrified" by the possibility. "I've never used the phrase existential threat as much," said Allman, who is CEO and general manager of the nonprofit Reading Terminal Market Corp.
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1 week ago | 
dailygazette.com | Erin McCarthy |Erin Mccarthy |Jake Blumgart |Ariana Perez-Castells
PHILADELPHIA — At Reading Terminal Market, CEO Annie Allman says, there’s a common refrain among merchants during bad weather: “If SEPTA is running, the market is open.”Now, Allman said, the phrase seems foreboding. What will happen if SEPTA reduces service, eliminating dozens of bus and Regional Rail lines?
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2 weeks ago | 
inquirer.com | Ariana Perez-Castells
Thousands of meatpacking-industry workers across the country, including nearly 1,500 at a plant in Montgomery County, are getting better wages and benefits through what their union calls a “new standard” for employment contracts. The new contract between JBS, one of the world’s largest meat producers, and its unionized employees was ratified in a series of recent votes. Their new benefits include paid sick leave and the establishment of a pension fund.
