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AFSCME District Council 33, representing more than 9,000 city employees from dispatchers to sanitation, was on strike for ...
Philadelphia's weeklong city workers' strike has ended with a tentative agreement between the union and the city.
Here's a timeline breaking down everything we know so far about the labor talks between District Council 33 and the city of.
The city’s largest public sector union and the mayor reached a tentative deal, ending a work stoppage that led to piles of ...
As the Philadelphia municipal worker strike enters its second week, so-called “Parker piles” – large collections of garbage ...
Labor expert Francis Ryan puts the now-ended DC 33 work stoppage into context, both historically — and for Philadelphia's future ...
Philadelphia's regular trash pickup has resumed as sanitation workers return to duty and vote on a new labor contract.
Striking city workers are joining picket lines near Philadelphia City Hall, public libraries and other worksites as nearly 10 ...
Residents are being asked to haul their refuse to drop-off sites set up by the city. The work stoppage also impacts public pools, rec centers, health services and 911 responses.
So far, the national press has largely ignored Philadelphia's first strike by city workers since 1986. For Philadelphians, ...
AFSCME and Philadelphia officials confirmed the strike has ended, though the union must still ratify the terms of the deal ...
Philadelphia municipal workers, AFSCME District Council 33, labor union that represents 911 operators strike outside police headquarters on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pa. Credit: AP ...