Mayor Parker said in her recent statement that the city is “laser-focused” on maintaining essential city services Negotiations between union District Council 33 and the City of Philadelphia ...

The city says the deal will cost $115 million and includes a 14% wage increase over Mayor Cherelle Parker's first term. Regular trash pickup will resume in the City of Philadelphia on Monday.

For a list of impacted services during the strike, click here. The City of Philadelphia has implemented a contingency plan as thousands of city workers with AFSCME District Council 33 went on strike.

Already, we're seeing improvements across the city. Philadelphia City services are gradually returning now that District Council 33 tentatively agreed to a new contract extension, ending its strike.

Philadelphia's city worker strike is officially over after Mayor Cherelle Parker reached a tentative agreement with AFSCME District Council 33.

Some 9,000 city workers are threatening to strike Tuesday — three days before Philadelphia's Fourth of July celebrations. A work stoppage by AFSCME District 33 would curtail trash collection ...

AFSCME District Council 33, which represents more than 9,000 city workers, went on strike at midnight June 30, impacting city services including trash and recycling collections, street and water ...

City sues to force some DC33 workers back to work Most recently, a judge has ordered eight dispatchers working on the Philadelphia airports’ emergency response system to report back to work beginning ...

Nearly 9,000 municipal workers in Philadelphia’s largest city union, AFSCME District Council 33 (DC 33), have voted by 95 percent to authorize a strike when their contract expires June 30.