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Philadelphia's Trash Trucks Crashing Daily, Report Finds
Philadelphia’s sanitation fleet has been involved in about 2,000 accidents since June 2015, with two-thirds of the crashes determined to be the garbage truck driver’s fault, according to a newspaper analysis.
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Union Members Gather for Philly Immigration Rally
Unions from across the country gathered for a massive immigration rights rally at Penn’s Landing Wednesday.
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Jersey City Tickets Drivers for Honking in Support of Teachers
Jersey City has begun issuing tickets to drivers accused of honking excessively in support of teachers union protests.
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Philadelphia Teachers Vote to Approve Tentative Contract
Philadelphia public school teachers have voted to approve a tentative contract agreement.
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Despite Demotion, Ex-Wilmington Fire Chief Anthony Goode, 43, to Keep Working to Receive $54,500 Pension
Ex-Wilmington fire chief, 43, to work to collect pension despite demotion.
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Transit Workers Ratify Contract That Ended SEPTA Strike
Voting took place throughout the day at 30 polling places around the city.
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Union Members Approve New SEPTA Contract
Members of the local transport workers union have approved a new contract that stopped a weeklong strike earlier this month.
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Philadelphia Transit Union to Vote on SEPTA Contract That Pays More
A tentative contract that put an end to striking transit workers in Philadelphia is slated for approval despite concerns that an opposing faction within the union could derail the agreement.
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Might Pennsylvania State Colleges Faculty Strike?
Faculty at Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities are scheduled to vote on whether to authorize a strike next month.
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Nazareth Teachers to Strike Friday After Proposal Rejected
Teachers in the eastern Pennsylvania borough of Nazareth have announced plans to strike Friday after the district rejected their latest contract offer.
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Philadelphia Teachers Upset Over Plan to Outsource Substitute Teachers
Plans to outsource substitute teachers in Philadelphia are not sitting well with a teachers’ union.
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Philadelphia School District May Privatize Nurses
The School District of Philadelphia is considering replacing 183 unionized school nurses with those from a private firm.
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Wannabe Mayors Make Their Pitches to Philadelphia Teachers
Six of the Democrats vying to be Philadelphia’s next mayor pitched themselves to members of the city’s teachers union, hoping to score another endorsement — or in several cases, any endorsement at all.
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Christmas Bonuses Targeted in Extortion Plot
A former longshoremen’s union president at New Jersey’s ports is going to prison for an extortion plot that targeted dockworkers’ Christmas bonuses.
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Pennsylvania Payroll Boss Fired After Vacation Delays 1,200 Paychecks
Officials in a northeastern Pennsylvania county said they fired an employee who went on vacation and held up paychecks for about 1,200 government workers.
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SEPTA Union Votes to Authorize Strike
SEPTA union workers have voted to authorize a strike.
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Casino Workers to Protest Taj Demands
The main casino workers’ union in Atlantic City plans to block traffic in a demonstration Wednesday to protest efforts by the owners of the Taj Mahal casino to eliminate workers’ pensions and health care.