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Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania – More than a million would benefit from an increase
The impact of a minimum-wage hike in Pennsylvania would benefit more than 1 million workers from all areas of the state, according to a new report from the Keystone Research Center. KRC Labor Economist Mark Price co-authored the study. He says boosting the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2016 would have a … Continue reading
Pennsylvania / Budget proposes pension reform, 400 layoffs plus the elimination of 500 other positions
Gov. Tom Corbett today asked his Republican-controlled Legislature for pension reform, transportation investments and a $90 million increase in basic education funding in his 2013-14 budget. The Republican governor’s $28.4 billion blueprint, if approved by lawmakers, is $679 million higher than the current year’s budget and includes no tax increase. It does, however, propose 400 … Continue reading
Pennsylvania / U.S. Steel announces layoffs in McKeesport
U.S. Steel said Friday it is laying off more than half of the workforce at its tubular plant in McKeesport, citing competitive pressure from imports. Spokeswoman Courtney Boone said the company will lay off 142 hourly workers represented by the United Steelworkers union in order to bring staffing in line with production levels. The company … Continue reading
Pennsylvania – Coal companies – Layoffs blame on Obama administration
Pointing their fingers in part at regulations the Obama administration has imposed on their industry, two coal companies announced layoffs Friday. Pennsylvania’s PBS Coals Inc. and the affiliated RoxCoal Inc. announced that they would idle some of their deep and surface mines, laying off 225 employees in the process. “Both the foreign and domestic coal markets … Continue reading
Pennsylvania – Economic future depends on producing more college graduates
A new report finds that the main culprit is the state’s insufficient rate of higher education. In Pennsylvania, 38.6 percent of the state’s nearly 6.7 million working-age adults hold at least a two-year degree, according to the 2010 Census data. In Somerset County that is only 24.75 percent…. “Help Wanted,” a report by the Georgetown … Continue reading
U.S. | From Unemployment Insurance to Employment Insurance
Pennsylvania millionaire Gene Epstein’s Hire Just One project proposes redirecting unemployment checks to employers as a payroll subsidy reports Newsy. via Newsy | Philanthropist Pitches Jobs Plan to Congress | Multisource Video News Analysis.
Rosebud Mining Begins Layoffs
As many as 30 workers will be receiving unemployment checks following what some workers call the “beginning” of further cuts in the Rosebud Mining organization. While there was no one available at Rosebud to confirm reports, it appears that over 20 positions were eliminated in Rosebud’s Kittanning operation on Route 422 and at least ten … Continue reading
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