The $1.3 billion arena would be built near Chinatown. Advocates for that area testified Tuesday that the neighborhood can't ...

Chinatown residents and business owners asked City Council members at a hearing Tuesday morning why they would consider ...

Leaders of three distinct unions that represent SEPTA operators and municipal workers say they are coordinating strategy amid separate contract negotiations, which could include a united-front strike.

TWU Local 234, which represents more than 4,000 city workers, and SMART Local 1594 which represents around 350 suburban ...

While both unions have authorized strikes, there is no sign either union is ready to hit the picket line just yet. Neither union has declared a strike deadline.

Help wanted: The Philadelphia School District is asking parents, staff, and community members to raise their hands to shape ...

Local 234 represents operators of SEPTA lines in Philadelphia, Local 1594 represents operators working in the suburbs, while DC 33 represents a variety of blue-collar workers across the city. All ...

Workers there voted to unionize last year, joining the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150. "The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, AFL-CIO, is currently ...

Thousands of Philadelphia city workers are preparing to walk off the job, if a new contract isn't reached. More than 9,000 employees, who work in prisons, sanitation and 911 dispatch, realize a strike ...

The union that represents thousands of Philadelphia mass transit system workers has agreed to delay a potential strike, ...

“We have made some headway toward a fair agreement and decided to continue talking,” TWU Local 234 president Brian Pollitt ...

Thousands of Philadelphia mass transit system workers could go on strike soon if an agreement is not reached through ongoing ...