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6abc Action News19h
Deal reached to end DC33 strike in Philadelphia; trash collection resumes Monday
A union representing thousands of city workers in Philadelphia and the city have reached a deal to end a more than weeklong ...
Philadelphia strike over as DC 33, city reach tentative deal; trash pickup to resume Monday
AFSCME District Council 33, representing more than 9,000 city employees from dispatchers to sanitation, was on strike for ...
Why did 9,000 of Philadelphia’s municipal workers go on strike?
A tentative agreement has put a stop to the piles of trash left by striking sanitation workers, but whether union members ...
Rolling Out22h
Philadelphia workers get more than they bargained for
Philadelphia's largest municipal union reaches tentative deal with Mayor Cherelle Parker, ending 8-day strike affecting 9,000 ...
Philadelphia strike hits Day 7 as latest negotiations between union, Parker administration end without deal
District Council 33 and the Parker administration last negotiated for hours on Saturday, but the two sides weren't able to ...
Philadelphia Magazine3d
No, Philly, You Can’t Fire Mayor Parker Amid the Stenchful Strike
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Members of District Council 33 set to vote on new contract. Will they approve it?
Philadelphia's largest labor union, AFSCME District Council 33, is getting ready to cast votes to decide if a new contract will be ratified.
6abc Action News15h
DC33 union workers back on the job in Philadelphia after weeklong strike
The members of District Council 33 headed back to work on Thursday, but say they're frustrated with the tentative contract ...
No, Mayor Parker didn’t give herself ‘a 9% raise’ — but she did dole out big raises to aides
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker rejected a false claim from striking workers that she gave herself a 9% pay raise – although her pay ...
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Under pressure, striking city union gives Parker a win
The Parker administration won a series of court injunctions requiring striking 911 dispatchers, airport dispatchers, and ...