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Landing on your feet
From The Philadelphia Citizen: PAR-Recycle Works teaches participants to break down old electronics—laptops, computer monitors, window AC units, phones—donated by partners and townships. […]
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Planting seeds for the future: Urban Creators’ summer youth program
From The Philadelphia Public School Notebook: In North Philadelphia, Urban Creators — a nonprofit food justice advocacy organization — operates Life Do Grow farm at Dakota and 11th Streets. […]
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Workers Making Progress on Fair Scheduling Rights In Cities
From Next City: Around 130,000 hourly workers in the city would benefit from the fair work week protections, according to the bill’s sponsor, Councilmember Helen Gym. […]
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Philadelphia hopes to become next major city to pass fair workweek legislation
From NBC10/Telemundo62: The fair workweek ordinance would require a reasonable notice of schedules, at least 11 hours rest time between shifts, opportunities to work additional hours and provide for enforcement and penalties if an employer does not comply. […]
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Rep. Heffley accused of sneaking payday lending bill through committee
State Rep. Doyle Heffley says House Bill 2429 is not a payday lending bill – if it were, it would be at least the sixth time in as many years that usury groups had lobbied to erode Pennsylvania’s protections against predatory loans. From: City & State PA […]
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This Philly housing project helps residents double their income 👂🏽
From Billy Penn: The Women’s Community Revitalization Project offers 282 units and a slew of community services.
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Helping students think about work
Career Day was designed to reach the young people at three pivotal periods: students finishing seventh grade, who will be applying to high schools in the fall; high school juniors, who will be applying to colleges; and high school seniors entering the workforce who will be looking for jobs. From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook […]
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‘I just give up’: As U.S. unemployment falls, life still hard for Philadelphians out of work
While the U.S. unemployment rate has fallen to an 18-year low, life remains difficult for the roughly 44,000 Philadelphians without jobs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May jobs report, the U.S. unemployment rate currently sits at 3.8 percent, or about 6.1 million Americans. In Philadelphia, the unemployment rate has also been declining, but it remains higher than the national rate at 5.3 percent. From: WHYY […]
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Programs that recruit more non-traditional workers receive $1 million in grants
Programs that lead future barbers, painters, coders, and laboratory technicians through pre-apprentice and […]
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Reality Check 4.9.18 – Tanya Wallace – Gobern
Tanya Wallace – Gobern, the Executive Director of The National Black Workers Center Project talks about the challenges facing Black workers at the intersection of racism and a deterioration in labor rights. […]