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Upcoming Job Fairs In The Philadelphia Area

View a list of job fairs taking place now through the end of 2011 in the Philadelphia region.

2011/09/27

With An Eye On Job Growth, City Council Weighs 2 Bills To Cut Corporate Taxes

On the agenda in Philadelphia City Council this fall: at least two new plans to ease the tax burden for businesses in the city.

2011/09/12

New Jersey Businesses May Be Spared Steep Tax Jump

New Jersey businesses would be spared a sudden major boost in the unemployment tax under legislation that calls for it to be phased in to help restore the state’s depleted unemployment insurance fund.

2011/05/12

Community And Business Leaders Gather To Focus On Philadelphia’s Future

Top city leaders, including planners and hospitality officials as well as small business people gathered this week to discuss the state of Philadelphia.
They were looking for “transformative ideas’ to impact jobs and the quality of life in the city.

2011/04/30

(A pro-union rally in Philadelphia in February. Photo by Paul Kurtz)

Part 1: Unionism In The Philadelphia Region

With the decline of a unionized workforce in this country and growing efforts at union-busting, how is the organized labor movement faring in our region?

2011/03/31

(An anti-union rally in Pennsylvania. Photo by Pat Loeb)

Part 2: Organized Opposition To Unions

A national anti-union movement is trying to reduce the influence of public employees unions, including here in Pennsylvania.

2011/03/31

(New Jersey governor Chris Christie. AP file photo)

Part 3: The Battle Over Teacher Tenure In New Jersey

New Jersey’s governor is proposing a new statewide teacher tenure plan, something the teachers’ union says is part of a national movement to break up public unions.

2011/03/31

(A pro-union rally in Trenton, NJ in February. Photo by KYW's David Madden)

Part 4: Will Labor Unions Survive?

Union membership has dropped steeply since the 1980s, because of forces such as globalization, new technology, and the shift from a manufacturing to a service economy. Now public-sector unions are under attack, too, and the future of organized labor hangs in the balance.

2011/03/31

Proposed Gun Business Draws Opposition In Upper Darby

Residents in an Upper Darby neighborhood are signing petitions, vowing to oppose a plan by a neighbor to run a firearms business from his home in the 700 block of Derwyn Road.

2010/11/12

Philly Councilman Wants To Give Bloggers A Break

Philadelphia got some unwanted national attention this past summer after reports that the city was going after bloggers for business income. Now, a city councilman proposes changing the law to give the bloggers a break.

2010/10/29

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