Starbucks workers launch strike, demanding labor contract
Starbucks Workers United is calling the strike the "red cup rebellion," since it coincides with the coffee chain's annual Red Cup Day promotion.
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Starbucks Workers United is calling the strike the "red cup rebellion," since it coincides with the coffee chain's annual Red Cup Day promotion.
Temple University's Resident Assistants and Peer Mentors have voted to unionize. The undergraduate student workers agreed to join OPEIU Local 153 by a unanimous vote. Resident assistants and peer mentors are hired by the university to live in the residence halls and assist with student life. Union members want to address compensation, support systems, and the overall work environment.
Thousands of federal workers in Philadelphia could be affected if the government shuts down Wednesday morning. A union leader says the looming shutdown is fueling stress and worry.
Organizers for Philadelphia's Labor Day Parade say it's about celebrating solidarity, while also highlighting the ongoing fight for fair wages and safe working conditions.
The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers says it could go on strike if the union does not reach a deal with the school district by Aug. 31.
Mayor Cherelle Parker is calling a tentative contract agreement with District Council 47 a fiscally responsible deal for the city. The union represents more than 6,000 city workers, including those at the Philadelphia Parking Authority and the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Union members still need to ratify the agreement.
AFSCME District Council 33, representing more than 9,000 city employees from dispatchers to sanitation, was on strike for eight days.
Here's a timeline breaking down everything we know so far about the labor talks between District Council 33 and the city of Philadelphia.
Negotiations are set to continue on Tuesday between District Council 33 and the Parker administration, union president Greg Boulware said
Sanitation workers in Philadelphia are on strike, and residential trash will not be picked up during the work stoppage.
Workers with District Council 33 could walk off the job Tuesday, stopping residential trash pickup in Philadelphia and affecting several other services in the city. Reporter Nikki DeMentri has the latest from City Hall.
Philadelphia officials and representatives of AFSCME District Council 33 are set to continue negotiating Sunday as a strike looms.
AFSCME District Council 33, the largest union representing blue-collar city workers in Philadelphia, says talks with city officials are set to continue Sunday. If a deal is not reached, workers could strike Tuesday morning.
Members of Philadelphia's largest municipal union said they're prepared to strike at the end of the month if they don't get a contract extension from the city. District Council 33 spoke out after its members voted to authorize a strike. The union, representing more than 9,000 public sector employees in Philadelphia, said it's been negotiating with the city for months.
As a New Jersey Transit rail strike looms, the union representing engineers is demanding higher pay. A strike would not affect Amtrak, NJ Transit buses or the River Line.
Thousands of Costco workers are gearing up to walk the picket lines. Over 18,000 union workers voted to authorize a strike when their current contract expires on Jan. 31. The workers are asking for better wages and benefits. Unless a new deal is reached with the company, the strike will start on Feb. 1.
Nearly 900 doctors at Jefferson Health have voted to unionize. The resident physicians and fellows are the fourth group of doctors in Pennsylvania to unionize. They are now part of the committee of interns and residents union. Leaders said they plan to secure a fair contract that prioritizes safe patient care and improved training.
Workers at the Pennsylvania Avenue Whole Foods store in Philadelphia are trying to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776.
Employees at a Whole Foods at 22nd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Philadelphia held a rally on Monday seeking higher pay and better protections from Whole Foods' parent company, Amazon.
Philadelphia's largest municipal workers' union, AFSCME District Council 33, reached a one-year contract agreement with the city.
The largest city workers' union in Philadelphia reached a deal preventing a possible strike, which could have halted trash pick-up along with other key services. The agreement was announced at a press conference held at City Hall Friday before 8 p.m. Kerri Corrado explains what's in the deal for members of District Council 33.
The president of the Municipal Union Workers of District Council 33 has signed off on a 1-year extension with the city. This includes city sanitation workers. A strike was previously authorized on Nov.14. For now, the union and its members continue to seek a long-term deal that includes pay raises.
Three unions representing SEPTA and city workers could go all on strike at the same time.
Thousands of Philadelphia city workers have voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike.
The union represents 9,000 city workers, and the voting results will be announced next week.
Fog, low clouds and light rain will be around again Thursday morning in the Philadelphia region, and temps will be above freezing throughout much of the area.
A vigil was held Wednesday night in Northeast Philadelphia to honor Temple University Police Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald.
William Ingram will sit behind bars for more than three decades for the 2024 murder of his mother inside their Bucks County home.
A teenager who died in a crash during a police chase over the weekend on Route 422 in Limerick Township was identified Wednesday.
The Diocese of Camden has agreed to a $180-million settlement resolving decades of sex abuse claims made against former priests.
The Diocese of Camden has agreed to a $180-million settlement resolving decades of sex abuse claims made against former priests.
A judge has ordered the Trump administration to return the slavery exhibits that were removed from the President's House Site in Philadelphia by Friday.
Fog, low clouds and light rain will be around again Thursday morning in the Philadelphia region, and temps will be above freezing throughout much of the area.
A vigil was held Wednesday night in Northeast Philadelphia to honor Temple University Police Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald.
William Ingram will sit behind bars for more than three decades for the 2024 murder of his mother inside their Bucks County home.
A vigil was held Wednesday night in Northeast Philadelphia to honor Temple University Police Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald.
William Ingram will sit behind bars for more than three decades for the 2024 murder of his mother inside their Bucks County home.
A teenager who died in a crash during a police chase over the weekend on Route 422 in Limerick Township was identified Wednesday.
Student-athletes at Villanova are giving back to young boys through a mentorship program with Radnor Middle School.
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Philadelphia has reopened following emergency repairs, according to the city.
The Diocese of Camden has agreed to a $180-million settlement resolving decades of sex abuse claims made against former priests.
Morey's Piers dismantled the Giant Wheel last fall and sent its center hub to the Navy Yard in Philadelphia to be repaired.
Sick and dying geese at Alcyon Lake in Pitman, New Jersey, had presumed cases of bird flu, officials said in a news release.
The Diocese of Camden has agreed to pay $180 million in a settlement to more than 300 survivors who were sexually abused by clergy members.
New Jersey's acting attorney general won't ask the state Supreme Court to review the dismissal of racketeering charges against Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III and those charged alongside him.
The long-ago first husband of first lady Jill Biden pleaded not guilty to charges that he killed his current wife in Delaware.
A fire that broke out at a wastewater treatment facility in Wilmington, Delaware, is under control after an explosion early Tuesday morning.
Ice is still impacting bodies of water around the Philadelphia area after a long stretch of cold temperatures.
Two firefighters and two residents were taken to the hospital after a house fire in Wilmington on Sunday, officials said.
Power companies across the Philadelphia region and Lehigh Valley are reporting some outages Saturday while high wind alerts are in effect.
Sick and dying geese at Alcyon Lake in Pitman, New Jersey, had presumed cases of bird flu, officials said in a news release.
A Code Orange alert is in effect Wednesday, Feb. 18, for all of southeastern Pennsylvania due to poor air quality levels around the region.
A nationwide shortage of estrogen patches used for hormone replacement therapy has prompted many women to look for alternatives for treating symptoms of menopause.
Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia is the country's oldest hospital and will become a museum for the nation's 250th birthday in 2026.
A person with measles traveled through Philadelphia International Airport last week, health officials said.
Move over, Wawa, "there's a new player in town." Customers shed light on Pennsylvania's heated rivalry as Sheetz opened its first store in Montgomery County.
Former Sheetz president and CEO Steve Sheetz has died at age 77, the Altoona-based company announced on Monday.
The post-Christmas return rush was underway at shops and malls across the Philadelphia area.
With product return fraud on the rise, an emerging company is using AI to help spot issues.
Here are mall opening and closing hours for the Christmas and Christmas Eve holidays around the Philly region.
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Philadelphia has reopened following emergency repairs, according to the city.
A stretch of Spruce Street in Philadelphia's University City section is closed until further notice because of a water main break.
Police and fire crews are once again responding to the scene of a train fire that broke out Thursday.
More than 100 speed bumps near Philadelphia schools were installed improperly, a new report says.
The Downingtown Interchange on the Pennsylvania Turnpike reopened Wednesday night after a canopy over the toll booths collapsed.
Joel Embiid reported soreness in his right shin over the All-Star break and will miss the 76ers' game against Atlanta on Thursday night.
Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated skier of all time, last won a medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
The Eagles' main headquarters in South Philadelphia has a new name: the Jefferson Health Training Complex.
Their respective semifinal wins on Monday set up a seventh gold-medal showdown between Team USA and Canada later this week.
Anthony Edwards won the Most Valuable Player award while leading his "Stars" team past their fellow Americans on the "Stripes" team 47-21 to win the final of the NBA All-Star Game.
Bruce Springsteen is bringing the Land of Hope and Dreams tour to Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on May 8.
J. Cole's "The Fall-Off Tour" will stop at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia in July.
Robert Duvall was in such classics as "The Godfather," "To Kill a Mockingbird," "M*A*S*H," "The Great Santini" and "Tender Mercies."
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The Pennsylvania Film Office has awarded $34 million for production on Season 3 of "Tires" and the fifth and final season of "Mayor of Kingstown."
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Bill Kelly is tracking the potential for snow this weekend and says Thursday will be another foggy day in the Philadelphia region. Here's the latest NEXT Weather forecast.
A rally at the President's House Site is scheduled for Thursday as the Friday deadline for the Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits looms.
The old Greyhound Bus Terminal is set to be refurbished and reopened later in 2026, but because of a 10-year lease, the city says it's not a long-term solution.
Loved ones gathered Wednesday night at the FOP Lodge in Northeast Philadelphia to honor Temple University Police Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald, who was killed in the line of duty in 2023.
Philadelphia students celebrated Black History Month at SEPTA headquarters with a program highlighting educator and civil rights activist Caroline LeCount, whose acts of civil disobedience led to desegregation on streetcars.