As the Philadelphia municipal worker strike enters its second week, so-called “Parker piles” – large collections of garbage that some residents blame on Mayor Cherelle Parker – continue to build up in ...

AFSCME District Council 33 members protested at Fourth of July ceremonies and parades as contract negotiations with Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration continue.

District Council 33 was on strike for nearly three weeks in 1986. The trash on Philadelphia streets a few days into the ...

Philadelphia's District Council 33 union refused the city's offer in an ongoing strike that has led to temporary trash dumping sites throughout the city, overwhelming some neighborhoods with garbage.

Philadelphia's largest blue-collar union could go on strike next week, which would impact services including trash pickup for people in the city. AFSCME District Council 33 represents some 9,000 ...

Philadelphia City Council members voted on a bill establishing May 13, 2025, as a day of reflection, 40 years after the deadly MOVE bombing. Latest U.S.

Negotiations came down to the eleventh hour, but the Philadelphia City Council ultimately approved the $800M bond issuance Mayor Cherelle Parker requested for her signature HOME Initiative. The ...

In 2020, City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier (D-Philadelphia, 3 rd District) led the push for City Council to formally apologize for the MOVE bombing. Five years later, with the 40-year anniversary ...

Philadelphia City Council voted 15-1 Thursday to pass a $6.82 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Council approved over 75 bills and resolutions in their final session before the summer ...

All five measures are now expected to pass during a final vote on June 12, Council’s last regular meeting before summer recess. That keeps intact Parker’s goal of having her signature housing plan ...