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Nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia who collect trash, answer 911 calls, maintain city pools and perform other jobs went on strike Tuesday after contract negotiations broke down.
Day five of the strike begins, and DC 33 and Philadelphia reenter negotiations in the afternoon. The union plans to work through the holiday weekend on a counterproposal to the city's latest offer.
The Philadelphia city worker strike of 2025 has begun. Greg Boulware, president of District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, called for an immediate ...
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One of Philadelphia’s largest unions that represents about 9,000 city employees — including sanitation workers, crossing guards and 911 dispatchers — is now on strike after negotiations with ...
PHILADELPHIA — The City of Brotherly Love celebrates July 4 with perhaps more fanfare than anywhere else in the country, and with good reason: It's where the nation was born, where the Founding ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Striking city workers waved signs at traffic near Philadelphia City Hall and formed picket lines outside libraries, city offices and other workplaces as nearly 10,000 blue ...
Philadelphia municipal workers, AFSCME District Council 33, strike outside police headquarters on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pa. (Alejandro A Alvarez /The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) ...