Jefferson Frankford nurses want to unionize, call attention to staffing issues Nurses at Jefferson Frankford Hospital want to unionize, to address staffing concerns, retention issues, and the loss of retirement benefits. To call attention to (Read more.)
VA patients of color less likely to be prescribed blood thinners for a common cardiac issue, study shows Doctors and clinicians depend on oral anticoagulants to treat the condition, which can reduce stroke risk by (Read more.)
LGBT adults living in the U.S. are nearly twice as likely to experience food insecurity as non-LGBT adults, according to new survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
The pandemic has disrupted every facet of our lives, in ways both benign (toilet paper shortages) and drastic (currently 8.7 million unemployed in the U.S.). Families across the nation have been devastated by loss and hardship. And the crisis has brought renewed urgency to conversations around expanding government support and the social safety net. | From: Next City (Read more.)
In a one-on-one with AL DÍA, the SBA Administrator spoke about the importance of building bridges with communities to expand access and inclusivity of the overall economy. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Black’s removal happened during a period of urban renewal when universities, cities, and the federal government were coming together to replace neighborhoods they viewed as slums with new buildings designed to fit their vision of a modern city. Cities were particularly eager for university projects because the school’s funds would count as part of the local match to get these projects off the ground. The University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, and University of Sciences joined forces with the Presbyterian hospital to create the West Philadelphia Corporation and cleared space for a commercial corridor and new residential buildings for faculty, staff, and other university-affiliated people.
There’s dispute about exactly how many people were displaced by the redevelopment, but experts estimate around 5,000. The boundaries stretched from 32nd to 40th streets, and Lancaster and Powelton avenues to Sansom Street. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
A Philadelphia activist calling on the mayor to do more to fight the gun violence epidemic is marching to Washington, D.C. to see if he’ll have more success getting support from congressional leaders.
“We continue to do just what we’re doing with the mayor. We’re doing it on a national level,” said Jamal Johnson in front of City Hall Monday before starting his trek with more than a dozen supporters cheering him on.
“We continue to cry out to those who are in positions to help us. We just don’t stop. That’s the simple strategy.” | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Street sweepers were out in Philadelphia Monday for the first regularly scheduled cleaning of residential blocks by the city in years –– and, in another recent first, residents moved their cars to make way for the cleaning crews.
Philadelphia is the only major city without a comprehensive cleaning program, following years of budget cuts and complaints about related parking regulations. Following a limited street cleaning pilot in 2020, the city committed $62 million over the next five years to boost mechanical sweeping and, last week, rolled out plans for the “phase two” pilot program that commenced Monday. Four zones in North, South, and Southwest Philadelphia were selected by the city’s Streets Department for weekly cleaning and marked with new parking asking residents to move their cars out of the curb line. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
As a full reopening nears for Philadelphia schools, anxieties persist among students, families and teachers, particularly in light of a Delta-fueled rise in COVID-19 infections and with children under the age of 12 not yet eligible for a vaccine.
Conversations have just begun over whether teachers and other staff in the city’s public schools will be required to get inoculated, according to the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. | From: Metro Philadelphia (Read more.)
With the opening of school just three weeks away and concerns growing about the COVID delta variant, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers will support “a negotiated vaccine mandate” for its members, a union spokesperson said.
The statement from Hillary Linardopoulos came a few hours after Mayor Jim Kenney and Superintendent William Hite strongly urged all city and district employees to be vaccinated and said they are still exploring if they can impose a mandate. The union sent an email to all members on Monday. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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