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Nursing homes are having to raise salaries and step up recruiting to stay in business.
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Hiring remains an urgent challenge in manufacturing as plants face increased demand for goods amid the pandemic. Factories are competing harder for workers and raising prices for consumers.
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Current and former employees of Pittsburgh-area chain Coffee Tree Roasters say the company has enlisted the help of consultants in an effort to persuade the workers to abandon a unionization campaign. State and local office-holders rallied Wednesday in support of the workers.
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Local leaders have spoken out in support of baristas at The Coffee Tree Roasters after a union organizer was fired from the company.
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The four-year contract would cover some 300 workers at 19 branches.
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An increasingly conservative legislature and next year’s open gubernatorial election have Pennsylvania’s public sector unions on high alert. Meanwhile, the commonwealth’s anti-union advocates are starting to feel like they might make some long-awaited headway.
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Workers want the state’s largest non-governmental employer to allow them to form a union “without interference.” They’re also advocating for UPMC to increase its minimum wage to $20 an hour and provide employees with more affordable health insurance while eliminating their medical debt as well.
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UPMC workers announce plans to strike on Nov. 18
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New data shows that in August Pennsylvania workers were less likely than employees in any other state to quit their jobs. Quitting has become increasingly common during the pandemic, with the national quit rate reaching a record high in August.
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Survey finds that unemployment benefits are not a major disincentive.