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The Willow Grove Park Mall is pictured in 2019.

Pennsylvania

Undocumented workers allege in a lawsuit that they were ‘trafficked’ and abused by a Cheesecake Factory in Montco

The Cheesecake Factory at the Willow Grove Park Mall called the allegations "entirely false."

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry received a notice from PPG Industries that a plant closure in Chester County will result in 82 layoffs.

Labor

A Chester County factory is set to close, laying off dozens of workers

[Tyrone Patterson, 67, has worked as a security guard for 21 years. “We’re going to need a lot of guards [for city events in 2026], and we need to be trained so that we don’t embarrass Philadelphia,” he said. ](/jobs/labor/security-officer-philadelphia-training-seiu-32bj-20250623.html)

Labor

Some private security officers lack job training. In Philadelphia, a new bill could change that.

IRS union representative Alex Jay Berman, in front of the IRS building at 30th and Market Streets, in Philadelphia in April. Berman has been helping probationary IRS employees navigate their return to work after hundreds were fired in February, then reinstated later.

Business

Philadelphia IRS employees who were laid off in February have now returned to work

A sign stands outside the U.S. Department of Labor's headquarters, May 6, 2020, in Washington.

Labor

The number of federal labor investigators hit a 52-year low in the U.S.

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Ira Kedson, the president of AFGE local 310 at the Coatesville V.A. Medical Center, left, greets Karen Ford-Woods, right, president of AFGE Local 1793, which represents employees at the VA Medical Center in West Philly and other area facilities.

Philadelphia

VA employees rally in Philly: ‘Save our jobs, save our vets’

“Programs like social security and collective bargaining agreements aren’t just paperwork,” Kelley said. “They are the lifeline for millions of Americans.”

Ella Valdivia wears pins at the Starbucks at 901 Market St. in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.

Labor

Chestnut Hill Starbucks joins wave of unionized Philly stores

Baristas at the Chestnut Hill location voted to join Starbucks Workers United. Over 590 Starbucks locations have unionized since 2021.

Whole Foods workers and elected officials gathered outside the store at 2101 Pennsylvania Ave. during a rally Thursday. The regional labor board officials certified a January union election there, but Whole Foods intends to appeal the decision.

Business

Philadelphia workers at Whole Foods voted for a union. This Trump firing brings a new challenge.

Workers at Whole Foods voted for a union in January. Now, their efforts face a new hurdle.

Nearly 1,500 workers at JBS Beef in Souderton, Montgomery County, will get better wages and benefits through a new contract.

Labor

Thousands of meatpacking workers are getting access to a new pension fund — including employees in Souderton

UFCW, the union that represents the workers, announced the ratification of the new contract on Thursday.

Demonstrators rally in support of unions, federal workers and workers rights in Northeast Philadelphia on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Business

‘Can’t sit back’: U.S. Department of Defense employees in Philly protest Trump effort to strip union rights from federal workers

The Trump administration on March 27 announced it was attempting to remove union rights for hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

The gate and shed at Hanwha Philly Shipyard on the site of the former Philadelphia Naval Base. The company's Korea-based owners want to expand its space so its workforce can build and maintain more ships, including U.S. Navy drones and other craft.

Business

Philly Shipyard owner Hanwha says it needs more space and workers to build U.S. Navy vessels

Hanwha, which bought the South Philly yard last year, wants to add waterfront land and may expand into South Jersey.

Employees gathered outside Whole Foods Market, 2101 Pennsylvania Ave., in Philadelphia on Jan. 28. They voted to organize with representation from United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776.

Business

A Whole Foods in Philadelphia unionized in January. Now, the store is firing workers.

Some workers were unfairly fired, their union alleges.

While the state government has said it will hire federal government workers, it’s also facing the reality that thousands of state positions are federally funded, and is slowing the hiring process for those jobs. The 1906 beaux arts state Capitol building in Harrisburg Nov. 12, 2024.

Pennsylvania Politics

Pennsylvania wants to hire federal workers. The state also has a partial hiring freeze.

In March, Gov. Josh Shapiro encouraged federal employees to apply to state jobs. Now the state is adding an additional step to some hiring, slowing the process as federal funding cuts take place.

Visitors enter the new IRS building, formerly the 30th Street Post Office, in 2011. Philadelphia IRS employees are among those affected by changes in Treasury Department workplace policies.

Business

Philly’s IRS workers faced a resignation deadline as Americans rushed to file their taxes

IRS employees expect more firings soon. In the meantime, they've been offered the option to resign from their positions.

Delaware is the best state for working remotely, according to a new report by WalletHub. New Jersey and Pennsylvania are also among the top states.

Labor

Here’s why Pa., N.J., and Del. rank among the best states to work remotely

The ranking considered work environment factors such as share of people working from home, households’ internet access, and cybersecurity risk.

Taxpayers line up outside the William J. Green Jr. Federal Building at Sixth and Arch Streets for free in-person tax preparation and help offered by the Internal Revenue Service in 2023.

News

More than 3,600 IRS workers in Philadelphia are in danger of losing their jobs

A union leader for IRS workers in Philadelphia spent the weekend fielding panicked messages about looming job cuts.

Aramark food-service workers picket outside Aramark Global Headquarters in Philadelphia on June 12, 2024.

Labor

Aramark and Philly stadium workers union reach a tentative agreement

Unite Here Local 274 represents food service workers at Citizens Bank Park, the Wells Fargo Center, and Lincoln Financial Field.

Protesters gathered at Independence Mall in Philadelphia during the Save Our Services day of action event on Feb. 19, 2025. Many local federal employees were affected by President Donald Trump's executive order on March 27 to remove collective bargaining agreements.

National Politics

As Trump moves to end union representation for federal workers, thousands in Pa. and N.J. could be affected

An executive order on Thursday aimed to end collective bargaining for workers at numerous departments and agencies.

Trevor Otto, a former employee of the General Services Administration in Philadelphia, lost his job during recent downsizing of the federal government. With him are (from left) his daughter Devon, 2½; wife Jenna; and 7-week-old daughter Vivienne in their West Chester home.

Business

Federal layoffs hit Philadelphia. Here’s what happened next for workers.

President Donald Trump’s administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have set out to shrink the federal workforce as they cut costs.

Community College of Philadelphia faculty and staffers march along 17th Street during an informational picketing on Monday. A strike was called off after a tentative agreement for new contracts was reached early Wednesday morning.

Education

CCP faculty and staff union reaches tentative agreement, averting a strike

A strike that was set to begin at 7 a.m. Wednesday will not happen. The four-year agreement includes raises and smaller class sizes.

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