Stories tagged: "workers safety"

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Work I Was Fired After Unionizing My Workplace. Workers Need to Vote Against Corporate Greed on Election Day.

Tori Tambellini was fired after working to unionize her Starbucks store in Pittsburgh. In an op-ed, she talks about the importance of supporting candidates who support workers.

The Keystone Staff The Keystone Staff September 29, 2022 5:10 pm EDT
Work FILE - The Home Depot improvement store is seen in Philadelphia, Feb. 22, 2022. Home Depot workers in Philadelphia have filed a petition with the federal labor board to form what could be the first store-wide union at the world’s largest home improvement retailer. The petition, filed with the National Labor Relations Board, seeks to form a collective bargaining unit for 274 employees who work in merchandising, specialty and operations. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)
Work Philadelphia Home Depot Workers Petition to Form Union

In what could be the first store-wide union at the home improvement giant, 274 employees filed a petition with the NLRB.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery September 21, 2022 2:32 pm EDT
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Jobs Tight Labor Market and New Unions Organizing are Pluses for Pennsylvania Workers

A recent report by the Keystone Research Center found that Pennsylvania’s economy will continue to prosper if state lawmakers continue to enact smart, worker-friendly policies.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams September 16, 2022 1:23 pm EDT
Work President Joe Biden watches as Democratic Pa. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman takes the stage at a United Steelworkers of America Local Union 2227 event in West Mifflin, Pa., Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, to honor workers on Labor Day. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Work Biden, Fetterman Show Solidarity With Pennsylvania Workers on Labor Day

Pennsylvania’s US Senate candidate appeared with President Biden near Pittsburgh and marched in Philadelphia’s Labor Day parade.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery September 6, 2022 8:54 am EDT
Jobs FILE — Pro-union pins sit on a table during a watch party for Starbucks' employees union election, Dec. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. Workers at a Seattle Starbucks store in the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood are set to vote on unionization on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, the latest push by workers at the coffee giant to form collective bargaining units. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex, File)
Jobs Pittsburgh Starbucks Becomes the First in Pennsylvania to Unionize

Pittsburgh joins the growing list of cities where Starbucks workers have voted to unionize, and more Steel City locations could soon follow suit.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery April 22, 2022 12:31 pm EDT

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Volunteers Aaron McKissic, left, an employee of FedEx, and Dina Nellis, right, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, work on an assembly line filling bags with six week-end meals for students in 29 Pittsburgh city schools in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. The Backpack Feeding Program provides free weekend meals to children enrolled in the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture National School Lunch Program's Free or Reduced Price School Meals. The Backpack Feeding program is coordinated by the joint effort of Focus Pittsburgh, and the Pittsburgh area Food Bank. ( Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Local We asked, you answered: What’s a charity or organization in Pennsylvania you feel strongly about donating your time and/or money to?
Congresswoman Susan Wild speaking at the grand opening of a TSA security checkpoint at the Lehigh Valley International Airport on July 28, 2023 (Photo: Sean Kitchen) Labor Susan Wild confronts anti-union executive at US House hearing
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Jobs Governor Tom Wolf speaks at a press conference, which outlined his plan to help workers and tell the legislature its time to finally pass legislation that support fair wages, paid sick leave, safe worker places and quality jobs, in Scranton on Thursday, December 16, 2021. (PA Cast)
Jobs ‘It’s Gonna Be Bad for All of Us,’ Gov. Wolf Calls on Legislature to Raise Wages and Improve Conditions for Workers

The governor says Pennsylvania needs to support workers by raising wages, providing paid sick leave, and setting safety standards in the workplace.

Haley O'Brien Haley O'Brien December 17, 2021 1:38 pm EST
Coronavirus In this photo from May 13, 2020, bags of garbage sit along the street before being picked up in Philadelphia's Ogontz section. Households are generating more trash as people stay home during the coronavirus pandemic. The city's 311 complaint line has received 9,753 calls about trash and recycling as of July 29 compared to 1,873 in February. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Coronavirus Philly’s Trash Problem Is Getting Out of Hand, Residents Say

Faced with social distancing restrictions, residents are staying home and generating more trash than ever before—about a 30% increase in residential trash collections, said Streets Commissioner Carlton Williams.

Associated Press Associated Press July 31, 2020 1:21 pm EDT