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Cozen Cities - December 4, 2024

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CHICAGO — Teachers Union Narrows Contract Demands- After eight months of increasingly tense contract negotiations, the Chicago Teachers Union has now narrowed its number of demands to land a deal in the next month, the...more

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Cozen Cities - November 20, 2024

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DETROIT — City Becomes Largest U.S. City to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments - Detroit residents will have the option beginning in mid-2025 to make payments with the digital currency through a secure platform managed by...more

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Cozen Cities - September 25, 2024

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CHICAGO — City’s ShotSpotter Contract Ends- After months of contentious debate among city leaders, the City of Chicago ceased use of the gun detection technology ShotSpotter. NEW YORK — Top Taxi, Rideshare Insurer Facing...more

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Philadelphia Mayor’s Mandate Requiring Return to In-Person Work Prevails in Court of Common Pleas

Mayor Cherelle Parker’s mandate requiring City of Philadelphia remote workers to return to their offices took effect on July 15, 2024, following the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge’s denial of a local union’s request...more

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Cozen Cities - March 27, 2024

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LOS ANGELES — How Tech Sector Downturn has Hurt L.A. Office Market -The Los Angeles tech office space saw fourth-quarter leasing drop to 2.2 million square feet from nearly 3 million square feet the year before....more

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Cozen Cities - October 5, 2023

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CHICAGO — Chicago Government’s IT Infrastructure Inefficient to the Point of “Barely” Working, Consultant Tells City Council- An IT consultant hired by City Hall to diagnose the city’s wide array of technological woes urged...more

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Broad Street Brief: Philadelphia Municipal Elections Enter Final Days; Penn Students, Workers in Various Stages of Unionization;...

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CITY HALL- Mayor Kenney Appoints Transition Committee- With a little more than half a year left in his final term in office, Mayor Jim Kenney announced the formation of a transition committee to ensure a seamless transfer...more

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Cozen Cities - April 19, 2023

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Gig Economy & Technology- NEW YORK — NYPD Rolls Out Robotic “Digidog”- The New York Police Department (NYPD) recently announced a series of high-tech security, including a robotic “digidog” to be used in life-threatening...more

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Cozen Cities - April 5, 2023

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Gig Economy & Technology- SEATTLE — Gig Workers to Receive Paid Sick, Safe Leave- The city will be providing paid sick and safe leave for most gig workers, who will accrue a day of paid sick leave for every 30 days they...more

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Broad Street Brief: City Council to Consider Reinstating Early Property Tax Payment Discount, Threatens to Withhold School...

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CITY HALL- City Council to Consider Reinstating Early Property Tax Payment Discount, Threatens to Withhold School District Funding Amid Asbestos Building Shutdowns- Philadelphia City Council is considering reinstating a...more

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Cozen Cities - March 10, 2023

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CHICAGO — United Center Concessions Workers in One-Day Walkout- Concessions workers at the United Center staged a one-day walkout Sunday that affected food and beverage service during the afternoon’s Chicago Bulls game....more

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Cozen Cities: February 22, 2023

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On the evening of February 2, Chicago rideshare drivers gathered outside the Copernicus Center on the city’s Northwest Side, braving extremely cold and windy weather, to demand better working conditions, wages and benefits. ...more

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