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On today’s program: Republican State Sen. Jake Corman weighs in on the state’s 2020 general election audit and why it will give the legislative branch oversight of the Department of State; a new report found the Pittsburgh region experienced 57 days of bad air in 2020, a slight improvement from previous data; and we hear how worker shortages are affecting the care available to people with disabilities.
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Pittsburgh area businesses are all over the map when it comes to returning to the office, a new survey finds. In a tight labor market, firms have sought to balance employees' preferences with workplace safety and business needs.
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During budget negotiations in June, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf let the GOP-controlled legislature kill a regulation that would have given more workers overtime pay. Although the policy could have benefited as many as 190,000 lower-paid salaried workers, its repeal provoked little public outcry.
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The Battle of Blair Mountain was the largest uprising on U.S. soil since the Civil War
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Efforts are under way at the United Steelworkers union to organize freelance tech workers.
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Contract workers based at Google’s Bakery Square office ratified their first labor contract after protracted negotiations with their employer, HCL America.
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A bill pending before Allegheny County Council would set a $15 dollar minimum wage for people who work while incarcerated at the county jail. Those workers don’t receive any wages today.
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On Friday morning, dozens of workers protested outside the Sheraton Station Square, accusing its management of hiring non-union out-of-state workers and of failing to obtain proper permits for renovation work.
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Staff at Propel Charter Schools voted 236-82 to unionize.
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Pittsburgh's trash removal and Animal Control workers have agreed to a new contract. The five-year agreement will include 3% raises between 2022 and 2025.