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‘They are my people’: Mayor Cherelle Parker on why she stood firm in the DC 33 city worker strike
With the strike in her rearview mirror, Parker reflected on the most tumultuous eight days of her administration in an ...
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 ...
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.
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Why the agreement struck between DC 33 and the city isn't a done deal yet
A labor professor says it's probably the best the union could do at this time, but he's not sure the members will vote to ...
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Philly's DC 33 strike is over — what comes next?
Trash collection will restart Monday, city officials said Wednesday morning after announcing the new contract for AFSCME ...
Neighbors say illegal dumping of trash still a problem after DC 33 strike ended
Trash pickup is scheduled to resume in Philadelphia on Monday after the DC 33 strike ended, but neighbors say some people are ...
How the AFSCME DC 33 strike exposed fault lines in Philly’s labor movement
Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO president Danny Bauder, who was elected in 2022, went into office with the goal of making the ...
District Council 33 president on end of strike: 'I'm still quite frustrated'
District Council 33 President Greg Boulware voiced his frustrations with the city leaders about a new union contract that ...