Income and Wages – Page 7 – Broke in Philly

Feminist Flea Market organizer opens physical location in South Philly

September 13, 2022

Zi Aronow, who has been organizing the Feminist Flea Market and Craft Fair via the production company House Cat since 2018, has created temporary space to drive business to local artists and makers, many of whom are queer and/or BIPOC. In order to create a more permanent space to keep that momentum going, Aronow has opened a physical location to sell the work of many of those artists. The shop Baby Tooth launched in the Bok building on September 9. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)

Want to become a union builder? These 5 programs can help.

September 12, 2022

Philadelphia’s building trades offer a rare opportunity: A stable career offering good pay and benefits, with no need for a college degree. But Black people, people of color, and women have been kept out of these unions for hundreds of years. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)

Philadelphia’s cell and gene therapy sector is target of new job training program

September 5, 2022

To help build that skilled workforce, the Wistar Institute, the University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, and partners have launched a new biomedical technician training program. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)

Art Museum union files charges against management

August 31, 2022

The union claims the museum has violated federal labor law, accusing management of replacing full-time staff positions with temporary positions, which reduces the size of the union’s bargaining unit. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

Phillies’ analytics team launches mentorship program with HBCU member schools

August 29, 2022

McFarlane, who now is the assistant director of quantitative analysis in the Phillies’ research and development department, launched a mentorship program Monday that partners with schools in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, which is made up of historically Black colleges and universities, in hopes of increasing awareness for roles in sports analytics, he told The Inquirer. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)

SNAP, EBT card system outage strikes Pennsylvania

August 28, 2022

A technical glitch has left upward of 1.8 million Pennsylvanians locked out of nutrition benefit programs – and officials are still at a loss to explain why, as similar outages grip other states. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)

The Carpentry Academy gives its graduates the tools they need to succeed

August 27, 2022

The academy equips at-risk youngsters with resources and job skills that can help them provide financial support to their families. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)

Biden cancels $10,000 in Student Loan Debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000

August 24, 2022

Biden cancels $10,000 in Student Loan Debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000. | From: Al Dia (Read more.)

Philly organizations complain after nonprofit fumbles paying teen workers

August 22, 2022

King is one of many Philadelphia teens who have had their first work experience turn sour as the program that funds their summer work, WorkReady, has struggled to pay youths they’ve vowed to support. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)

Cheap school supplies are tough to find in Philadelphia

August 18, 2022

The school supplies giveaway at Izlas Latin Cuisine in West Kensington began at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Less than 30 minutes later, one woman estimated she’d already given backpacks — stuffed with crayons, pencils, folders and notebooks — to 50 people. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)