Sorry, rats. The “Parker piles” are about to disappear. Philadelphia’s first major city workers strike since 1986 lasted eight days and four hours before Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and Greg Boulware, president of the American Federation of State,

No deal was reached between the striking AFSCME District Council 33 and Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration after negotiations resumed Saturday.

The deal includes a new three-year contract coupled with the one-year contract extension and a 14% pay increase over the next four years.

AFSCME District Council 33 President Greg Boulware said the union is set to vote on that tentative agreement early next week.

As the city continues to negotiate with AFSCME District Council 33, the union’s first work stoppage since the 1980s continues.

In a video posted online Saturday, AFSCME District Council 33 President Greg Boulware pledged to continue fighting for what he described as their “fair share”. “Our members of DC 33 make an ...

It’s admirable that the hip-hop icon has chosen to stand with District Council 33, understanding that the negotiations are about more than dollars and cents. writes Rann Miller.

A series of new and threatened injunctions, amid resumption of contract talks behind a wall of secrecy, suggest the city and AFSCME bureaucrats are moving to shut down the strike soon, without workers winning their demands.

As District Council 33 enters the 7th day of their strike, negotiations are set to resume on Tuesday. Throughout the past week, AFSCME District Council 33, the city’s largest

As the Philadelphia workers union strike continues, a judge approved injunctions the city filed for 911 and airport dispatchers to return to work.