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On Giving Tuesday tomorrow, donating money isn t the only way to support the groups and causes you care about. The global Giving Tuesday movement promotes "radical generosity," defined as "the concept that the suffering of others should be as intolerable to us as our own suffering." Millions of people in the U.S. pledged a total of over $3 billion on Giving Tuesday last year - a 15% increase over 2021. .
Pennsylvania needs more economic opportunities and a new report from the Keystone Research Center showed federal investments in climate and infrastructure projects would help grow a skilled construction workforce. Diana Polson, senior policy analyst at the center, said the report revealed federal money would create thousands of trade jobs through expanding union construction apprenticeships leading to quality careers, as electricians, operating engineers, carpenters, and laborers. "In Pennsylvania, for example, these apprenticeships train workers for jobs that pay more than most college-educated workers earn, and 61% more than the average worker in Pennsylvania," Polson pointed out. " .
City employees in Richmond are frustrated by the city s unwillingness to negotiate a union contract. Earlier this year, the workers voted to unionize, seeking a fair wage, affordable health care and paid leave benefits. Workers feel the city is not taking their effort seriously, and they are on a deadline. .
Michigan groups advocating for a minimum wage hike and paid leave say they ll finally see their day in court next month. Petitioners are expected in State Supreme court following the Michigan Legislature s 2018 adoption of a citizen-initiated petition mandating paid sick time. An "adopt and amend" approach taken by the Legislature altered provisions in the original law. .