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.

Piles of trash overflowed in Philadelphia’s streets as a city worker strike entered its second week Tuesday. Contract talks between the city and District Council 33, a labor union representing ...

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. Nearly ...

The major issue was money. DC33 is the lowest-paid of the city’s four municipal unions; it is also the only one with a majority-Black membership. In 2024, the union was able to negotiate a 5 ...

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Nine thousand city workers in Philadelphia have been on strike for higher pay. Sanitation workers, 911 dispatchers and other municipal employees have been on strike for days.

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.

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