#philadelphia

Philadelphia principals urge City Council to pass a rideshare tax. This tax aims to address the School District of Philadelphia's $300 million deficit. Without it, up to 340 school-based positions could be eliminated. The proposed tax on Uber and Lyft could generate about $48 million annually. Uber and Lyft oppose the proposal, and City Council explores other options.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

https://957benfm.com/2026/05/28/philly-principals-push-for-rideshare-tax-to-save-classrooms-from-staff-layoffs-amid-budget-crisis/

Several high profile VPs, Executive directors etc were laid off last week along with several engineers (count unknown) in the IT org that manages the customer facing tools like xfinity.com, payment and billing, xfinity mobile etc. All affected parties in Philadelphia so far.

i see there’s another trade show in philly —/ do people actually still go to these ?

Vertex plans to lay off 170 employees. This decision supports a strategic shift. The company aims to become AI-first. CEO Christopher Young announced the change. The layoffs are part of this AI transition.

Philadelphia, PA

https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2026/04/29/vertex-lays-off-9-of-workforce.html

Southeastern Pennsylvania saw a significant increase in job eliminations. Companies removed 2,800 positions during the initial three months. The number of businesses making cuts was lower. However, these fewer entities caused greater overall job losses. This indicates a concentrated impact on the workforce.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2026/04/19/philadelphia-job-losses-first-quarter.html

Liberty Home Choices announced its impending closure. More than 600 workers will be laid off. An economic downturn was cited as the reason. The industry struggles with low Medicaid rates. High employee turnover also affects the sector.

Philadelphia, PA

https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2026/03/19/liberty-home-choices-closing-layoffs-warn.html

990s show were in over our head and a certain assistant said we’re in talks to “merge” which is actually a dissolution due to acquisition of assets. 4 colleges refused to “merge” so one big closer to Philadelphia allegedly is buying our land and assets.

ALLCITY Network conducted another round of layoffs this week, eliminating newsletter positions across its network and reducing coverage of baseball and hockey in several markets.

https://awfulannouncing.com/online-outlets/allcity-network-layoffs-newsletters-baseball-coverage.html

Miller's Ale House is closing one of its restaurants. This specific location is in Northeast Philadelphia. The chain will continue to operate in the broader region. Nine other Miller's Ale House locations remain open. One of these remaining restaurants is in South Philadelphia.

https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2026/01/30/millers-ale-house-northeast-philadelphia-closing.html

With all the layoffs happening, do we still have an ED and his team working on 5G out in Redmond, Washington. I think they had 3 employees and 4 contractors. They had to travel to Philly regularly to stay under the radar, but I haven’t heard much from them lately.

Ask Dan why VZ lawyers visited CWA in Philadelphia last week?

A class-action lawsuit was filed against Thomas Jefferson University this week after the company announced it was laying off 1% of its workforce back in October.

The Philadelphia-based health care system had announced that the layoffs were because of "financial headwinds" and would impact 600 workers.

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/jefferson-health-sued-after-layoffs/4308409/

The cutbacks are the result of dramatic changes in how PHA, which provides affordable housing to thousands of families across the city, does maintenance and repair work. Instead of directly employing union electricians, carpenters, and other workers, beginning next year, the agency will contract out for those jobs as needed.

https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/commercial/philadelphia-housing-authority-layoffs-announced-20251119.html

I can learn to love the Eagles and I could definitely get used to a more affordable city.

Any Philly layoffs coming any time soon? I've been hearing some rumors, but I hope there's no truth to them.