labor relations

HARRISBURG — Former Otto Township supervisor Eric Barton has landed in hot water with the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission, and has to pay back mo...

HERSHEY — Nearly 4,000 people representing local governments across the state’s 1,546 townships gathered in Hershey this week for the Pennsylvania Sta...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure University announced it has been awarded a 2025 Silver Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health by Mental Health ...

(Editor’s note: The Bradford Era will highlight those Bradford Area High School students completing cooperative education placements with local busine...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — A group of prominent U.S. senators is demanding answers about the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to a mine health and safety ...

Hannah Jones credits paid medical leave with helping her survive an aggressive form of breast cancer. Her employer provided time off for chemotherapy ...

American workers have the freedom to form or join a union if they choose. Do they have the right to reject union membership? Not if Nevada Sen.Jacky R...

HARRISBURG — A budget hearing on Tuesday in the state Capitol highlighted an ongoing labor wage rate concern that has some worried about Pennsylvania’...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Se. John Fetterman, D-Pa., applauded the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for publishing a rule that will end a decades-lo...

HARRISBURG — Before students make it to their classroom doors, they are assisted by a host of workers who create the conditions required for education...

Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act is the provision that allows organizations like Futures Rehabilitation Center Inc. of Bradford to offer ...

HARRISBURG — Twenty-one states across the US are raising the minimum wage in 2025. Pennsylvania Democrats would like to see the commonwealth soon join...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Labor and employment at theUniversity of Pittsburghlooks completely different than it did a year ago. This semester, strong majorit...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, announced a new Biden Administration proposed rule th...

LABOR DAY: Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. Acc...

RIDGWAY — The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission (North Central) announced a new in-person public works safety co...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Statistics show that 19% of employees are actively disengaged and a mere 21% of employees are engaged. What about the other 60% — where ...

DuBOIS — Penn Highlands Elk Pinecrest Manor is offering a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification class that will begin Aug. 12. The classes a...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — The U.S. Department of Labor and OSHA have proposed the first-ever federal safety standard addressing excessive heat in the workpla...

North Central Workforce Development Board (Workforce Solutions for North Central PA) representatives want all recent graduates and students impacted b...