BIP Finale
Income and Wages
BIP Finale
Income and Wages
Art museum staffers ratify first contract, look forward to returning to work
Pressure from public officials, a looming exhibit, and the dogged persistence of union members all played a role in ending work stoppage, say participants. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Income and Wages
Income and Wages
Workers at Philadelphia Museum of Art are on strike, museum is open
More than half the roughly 350 workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art went on strike Monday, throwing up picket lines at entrances to the main building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and at the entrances to the Perelman Building across Kelly Drive and at the Rodin Museum down the Parkway. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Health
Temple University Hospital employees picket over working conditions, low wages
Several hundred union nurses, health technicians, dietitians, and other workers staged an informational picket Friday to raise awareness in the community about what they call unsafe working conditions at the city’s largest general acute care hospital. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
Home Depot workers in Philadelphia petition to unionize
Workers at a Home Depot store in Northeast Philadelphia have filed paperwork to unionize — launching an unexpected campaign that, if successful, could mark the largest collective bargaining unit to date at any branch of the global home improvement retailer. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Housing
Philly Council President Darrell Clarke considers requiring affordable housing
A draft bill requires developers to include affordable housing in new construction projects — but with income targets that wouldn’t solely aid low-income Philadelphians. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Income and Wages
The Small Business Administration (SBA) and Operation HOPE team up to empower Black businesses
Some of the selected cities include, but are not limited to: Atlanta, Georgia; Columbia, South Carolina; Detroit, Michigan; Los Angeles, California; Memphis, Tennessee; Miami, Florida; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Murfreesboro, Tennessee; New York City, New York; Pensacola, Florida; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Raleigh, North Carolina; Tampa, Florida; Washington D.C. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
The Citizen Recommends: WealthCon
State Senator Sharif Street and minority development platform NYCE host a free event next month that aims to close the racial wealth gap, promote real estate ownership — and advance the next generation of millionaires (Read more.)