Nothing happened after Mayor Kenney gave Philadelphia universities and hospitals a deadline to follow a law enforcing a $15 an hour wage for security guards. Now, the city is making sure it has the authority to pull a water bill discount for nonprofits if they don’t comply. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Philadelphia is on the verge of launching a system that would allow nannies and house cleaners to get paid time off even if they work for multiple employers. Experts say the rest of the country will be watching. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
TransWork, an employment initiative for trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people, held its second job fair Monday evening in Center City. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
The Arcila-Adams Trans Resource Center, a new hub providing services including health care and therapy referrals, job services and help enrolling in insurance and food assistance programs, will open Thursday at the William Way LGBT Community Center. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
Community organizer Kendra Brooks made history this week when she was elected to City Council as a third-party candidate, but the victory also marked a milestone for Philly’s labor movement. (Read more.)
The last 10 years have been a period of historic job growth for Philadelphia. But a closer look at the kind of jobs Philadelphia is adding shows that the majority of the growth has been in the low-wage sector according to a new Center City District report. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
City work-to-college pipeline helps helps young adults hold down restaurant jobs while also attending college. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Workers and families from the Philadelphia area attended “Solidarity Sunday” potluck, organized to show support for the group of 90 General Motors workers who had been on strike in Langhorne for about a month along with nearly 50,000 workers across the country. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Late Tuesday, Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, which has union members working in Center City, reached an agreement with building owners on a new four-year contract. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Recent data reports that 28% of those who would benefit from a living wage are parents. | From: CityWideStories (Read more.)
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