The latest data from the Commerce Department reveals a strong economy. But Americans say they're not feeling that. The numbers say the U.S. economy is strong. These Americans aren't feeling it The latest data from the Commerce Department reveals a strong…
Dolores Huerta, an icon of labor rights, women's rights, and civil rights, died yesterday at 96. Today, we have a remembrance. Remembering labor activist Dolores Huerta Dolores Huerta, an icon of labor rights, women's rights, and civil rights, died yesterday at…
Over the last several weeks, we’ve shared numbers with you, emphasized the important role tourism plays in supporting thousands of jobs in our community, and stressed the fact that if tourism were to disappear, our community would look very, very…
One of the most pressing, serious concerns for the City of Philadelphia is public education. I believe that education is the true economic driver of every city. But education is a very complicated issue in Philadelphia. The Greater Philadelphia region…
The federal WARN Act asks many employers with 100 or more employees to give at least 60 calendar days of written notice before a plant closing or mass layoff (U.S. Department of Labor). Each state publishes the notices it receives. I pulled them…
Layoff headlines are about the big ones. The public WARN notice lists tell a different story. I combined 6,644 notices from 25 state labor agencies (Oct 2024 to Oct 2026) and counted. The median notice names 43 workers. 54% name 50 or fewer. Only 34 notices (0.5%) name 1,000 or…
The federal WARN Act asks many employers with 100 or more employees to give at least 60 calendar days of written notice before a plant closing or mass layoff (U.S. Department of Labor). Each state publishes the notices it receives. I pulled them…
Robert C. White Jr., the Democrat expected to succeed Eleanor Holmes Norton as the District’s delegate to the U.S. House, said Thursday he intends to resign from the D.C. Council “effective Monday” to preserve his eligibility to serve in Congress. White…
The Digital Transport Workers Union (DTWU) has urged ride-hailing drivers in Ghana to consider local platform Vamijo as an alternative to foreign-owned operators, amid growing dissatisfaction over service charges and working conditions. The union has announced a sit-down strike from…
You helped shape the environmental justice movement here in the US. How did you first come to understand the connections between the health of people and the health of the planet? Well, in the work that we were doing with…
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