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Los trabajadores del Museo de Arte de Filadelfia esperan que su victoria en la huelga sirva de inspiración a otros
El 14 de octubre, los empleados sindicados del Museo de Arte de Filadelfia (PMA) lograron una monumental victoria contractual con la dirección del museo, poniendo fin a 19 días de huelga. El acuerdo provisional, vigente hasta el 30 de junio de 2025, aumentó el salario mínimo por hora, redujo...
Los aciertos del Ayuntamiento en materia de vivienda
El recién publicado informe anual de PHDC, la Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation, ofrece una visión actualizada de dónde está gastando Filadelfia sus fondos del Programa de Reparación de Sistemas Básicos (BSRP), y quiénes son los beneficiarios de ese gasto. El Programa de...
Wolf firma un paquete fiscal de 2.000 millones de dólares que fomenta la producción de gas natural en Pa.
HARRISBURG - El gobernador Tom Wolf ha firmado un paquete de crédito fiscal de 2.000 millones de dólares para la producción de hidrógeno, el procesamiento de la leche y las industrias de investigación biomédica, culminando meses de negociaciones tranquilas entre el demócrata y los principales republicanos en la Asamblea General ....
Los mayores ganadores y perdedores de la semana
El candidato republicano a gobernador y senador estatal Doug Mastriano dijo en campaña que quiere que Pensilvania sea la "Florida del norte". Muchos votantes se burlaron de la idea, pero no estaba del todo equivocado en un aspecto. La lista más reciente de U.S. News & World Report...
Brutal Beauty
Born from the ruins of the second world war, few architectural styles are as polarising – or aptly named – as brutalism. But the famously stark concrete monoliths – long since associated with communist countries – are having a moment. The thing about brutalism: It’s...
‘People are scared’: Philly senators agree crime is bad, but say Krasner isn’t the problem
State senators representing Philadelphia County aren't impressed by the impeachment push against the city's district attorney, Larry Krasner, by House Republicans. "They consistently refuse to allow Philadelphia to pass restrictions on guns in the city. They're trying...
Philly Power 100 de 2022
Filadelfia ha sido un centro de poder desde que tal cosa existe en estas costas. Incluso antes de que hubiera estados que unir, la ciudad atrajo a los ambiciosos -políticos, económicos, religiosos y culturales- y a lo largo de los siglos...
Los 100 filadelfianos más influyentes del momento
espués de tres años de tumultos, nos encontramos en un momento de evaluación como ciudad. Se avecinan grandes cambios: en nuestro liderazgo, en nuestras infraestructuras, en nuestra forma de vivir la vida. Todos estamos ocupados recogiendo los pedazos, viendo cómo encajan de nuevo. Quizá esas piezas encajen en el...
State money for after-school program
An after-school program provider that serves seven South Philly schools received a $200,000 state grant. The grant was secured by state Sen. Nikil Saval and state Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler and awarded to Sunrise of Philadelphia, a community-based out-of-school time and...
Pennsylvania House Moves to Impeach Philadelphia’s Progressive D.A.
Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives filed articles of impeachment on Miércoles against Larry Krasner, the unabashedly progressive district attorney of Philadelphia, charging that he had been “derelict in his obligations” to prosecute crimes in a...
Temple Hospital employees picket amid potential strike
Temple University Hospital employees, represented by the Pennsylvania Association of Staff and Allied Professionals and Temple Allied Professionals, picketed in front of the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center...
Weekslong Philadelphia Museum of Art strike ends
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- On Lunes at 8 a.m., employees entered the Philadelphia Museum of Art back on the job after the 19-day walkout. One worker raised a fist as he entered the museum doors. The deal was ratified on Domingo night by 99% of the union. "We feel very...
Un programa de Pensilvania ofrecerá reparaciones gratuitas, siempre que los propietarios no suban los alquileres
En julio, la asamblea legislativa de Pensilvania aprobó una ley que podría revitalizar las viviendas deterioradas de todo el estado. La Ley de Reparación Integral de Viviendas reserva 125 millones de dólares para subvenciones a propietarios de rentas bajas y medias y préstamos condonables a pequeños propietarios para reparar o modernizar...
Hammering Democrats on crime, Pa. Republicans target a liberal prosecutor
PHILADELPHIA — Campaigning on crime and looking for boogeymen, Republicans in Pennsylvania have zeroed in on Philadelphia's progressive district attorney, a national leader on criminal justice reform who could be impeached just ahead of the Noviembre election. The...
What Socialist Politicians Can Do: An Interview with Nikil Saval
Nikil Saval was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 2020. Insofar as there is a typical path to American public office, Saval didn’t follow it. The New York Times called him the “n+1 candidate” (after the magazine he used to co-edit); he was a reporter and...
Krasner impeachment hearings kick off, with witnesses — many on videotape — also placing blame on mayor and police commissioner
The Pa. House panel deciding whether to impeach District Attorney Larry Krasner began public hearings Jueves at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Inside, state lawmakers on the recently-formed Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order heard testimony from Philadelphians...
Philadelphia Ballet breaks ground on new building, quadrupling its size
The Philadelphia Ballet has ceremoniously broken ground on a new building that will nearly quadruple the size of its home on North Broad Street. Construction of the new five-story building of glass and steel, which will contain a black-box performance space, rehearsal...
Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art are on strike ‘until we get the contract we deserve’
Unionised workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) began a strike against the museum today (26 Septiembre). This is the latest action that the museum’s union has launched since contract negotiations began in the fall of 2020. Over 100 members of the union, which...
Philadelphia Museum of Art workers strike, again
Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art are on strike, forming a picket line early Lunes morning at the museum’s North Entrance on Kelly Drive. The “wall-to-wall” union of about 180 workers from nearly every department at the museum has been negotiating for its...
Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Go on Strike Indefinitely
Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) went on strike today, Septiembre 26, as nearly two years of union negotiations have failed to yield a contract. The PMA Union staged a one-day warning strike on Septiembre 16, but now, workers say they are striking...