by Christin Brown | May 31, 2025 | Media Mentions
Months after Whole Foods workers voted to unionize at one of the company’s Philadelphia locations, those efforts could be at a standstill indefinitely.
The Amazon-owned company has challenged the January union election‘s validity and is taking its next appeal to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which does not currently have enough members to issue rulings.
“Whole Foods is trying to drag their feet and act like the union does not exist,” said Ben Lovett of the store’s prepared foods department. “They want to throw out the results of our election, where we got a clear majority of support, and they are just doing everything they can to not negotiate with their workers.”
by Christin Brown | May 15, 2025 | Media Mentions
When Bucks County state Sen. Jarrett Coleman heard about a school district where someone brought a knife into a school, and that information was kept from the parents, he knew he had to act.
On Tuesday, Coleman’s bill, SB 246, to increase requirements for school transparency for parents passed the Senate in an overwhelming 45-4 vote.
by Christin Brown | May 9, 2025 | Media Mentions
State Sen. Christine Tartaglione (D–2, Philadelphia) formally introduced Senate Bill 19, legislation aimed at raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 and tying future increases to the cost of living. The bill also strengthens wage protections for tipped employees and modernizes enforcement tools to prevent wage theft and ensure fair pay across the Commonwealth.
“It’s been 19 years since Pennsylvania last raised its minimum wage,” said Sen. Tartaglione. “In that time, the cost of rent, food, childcare, transportation, and healthcare has steadily increased, while wages at the bottom have remained stagnant. Senate Bill 19 is an effort to correct nearly two decades of inaction and to provide workers with a living wage that reflects today’s economic realities.”
by Christin Brown | May 8, 2025 | Media Mentions
HARRISBURG, Pa. —
Pennsylvania state lawmakers and union leaders gathered at the state capitol Monday morning to call on the state to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour.
The group said raising the minimum wage is not only fair to workers but would help address the state’s population decline, raise tax revenue, and improve worker productivity.
by Christin Brown | April 8, 2025 | Media Mentions, Minimum Wage
It’s been nearly two decades since Pennsylvania has raised its minimum wage.
Currently its $7.25 an hour, Senate Bill 19 seeks to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026, with annual cost-of-living adjustments thereafter.
Pennsylvania Senator Christine Tartaglione (D–2) introduced the Bill and joined us in studio to talk more about this.
by Christin Brown | March 25, 2025 | Media Mentions, Minimum Wage
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania senator has introduced a bill designed to raise the Commonwealth’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by next year, with annual cost-of-living adjustments thereafter.
Senate Bill 19, introduced by Sen. Christine Tartaglione, a Democrat representing northern Philadelphia, would also ensure that tipped workers earn at least 70% of the minimum wage and would strengthen protections against wage theft.
by Christin Brown | February 28, 2025 | Media Mentions
PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES, February 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Exodus Road and The Lighthouse are partnering with the office of Senator Tartaglione to host a Digital Safety Roundtable event in Philadelphia on Thursday, March 6 from 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. The Lighthouse is hosting the event at their facility in Kensington, PA.
The invitation-only roundtable will bring together key community leaders to address the urgent threat of digital exploitation, a danger that impacts every youth in the Philadelphia region. In just three years, reports of online exploitation of minors have increased by 300% in this city. This follows national trends, which indicate that 1 in 5 teenagers reports being sexually solicited online. These abusive interactions can lead to online exploitation, sextortion and even human trafficking.
