Last year, a handful of Fishtown cafe workers decided they’d had it with low wages and lousy working conditions and set out to form a union. Now, other service-sector and white-collar workers are following suit. Is this the start of a new labor movement? | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
As Congress and the President spar over a second round of economic stimulus, a look back on where the first round went wrong, courtesy of the City Controller’s office. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
With the state’s phone hotline notoriously hard to get through, the Department of Labor and Industry is bulking up a new chatbot feature. Right now, the website can handle just 500 simultaneous chats, but that’ll ramp up to 50k by the end of the year. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Philadelphia is looking to expand a $1.7 million pandemic relief fund for workers into a longer-term cash assistance program for struggling renters in the city. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
After three years of work on the issue, Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Pennsylvania will become one of a handful of states to expand eligibility for overtime pay beyond federal thresholds, starting Saturday. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
Officials said Thursday that an additional $20 million in grants will soon be available to small businesses in Philadelphia through the federal CARES Act. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Thursday voted 3-1 to again permit service terminations, but put safeguards into place for families and small businesses that are struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PUC’s action resolves a dispute that had stalemated the commission for months over how to end the moratorium. | From: Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s anti-violence program has helped reduce shootings in Chicago’s South Side by 33 percent—while citywide, violence has spiked. The key? Economic opportunity. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
At least 1,400 furloughed at Philadelphia International Airport as federal aid deal falters
“Due to the authority’s financial situation, particularly current and projected revenue losses due to ridership declines, SEPTA cannot provide this additional death benefit,” SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch said. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
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