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A second union for Philadelphia city workers is holding a strike authorization vote
A second union for Philadelphia city workers is holding a strike authorization vote, according to an email sent to members ...
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DC33 Strike Enters 6th Day After Union and City Fail To Reach Deal
Meanwhile, union leaders and city officials negotiated, but failed to reach an agreement. Union leaders hope to meet again on ...
Recap: DC 33 members struck by car, LL COOL J, Jazmine Sullivan support union
AFSCME District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest blue collar workers union, went on strike on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, ...
City Council members face a political quagmire during Philly’s workers strike
While city workers seeking livable wages and residents needing basic city services are facing difficult situations, there is ...
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Trash piles up in parts of Philadelphia as blue-collar city workers remain on strike
The latest round of negotiations began Wednesday but ended overnight without a deal. There's no word on when talks would ...
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Philadelphia’s Fourth of July celebrations clash with striking municipal city workers
AFSCME District Council 33 members protested at Fourth of July ceremonies and parades as contract negotiations with Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration continue.
DC 33 made concessions in 1992. Decades of resentment since led to Philadelphia’s current city worker strike.
Many AFSCME DC 33 members have been itching for the union to take a dramatic stand against the city ever since then-Mayor ...
Philadelphia aims to control trash pileups ahead of holiday weekend as city workers strike continues
A strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia stretched into a third day Thursday as trash piled up in some areas ...