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How the AFSCME DC 33 strike exposed fault lines in Philly’s labor movement
Some unions had to balance supporting the striking AFSCME DC 33 workers with maintaining their relationships with Mayor ...
Philadelphia strike over as DC 33, city reach tentative deal; trash pickup to resume Monday
AFSCME District Council 33, representing more than 9,000 city employees from dispatchers to sanitation, was on strike for ...
DC 33 could "potentially" go back on strike in Philadelphia if tentative agreement isn't ratified
AFSCME District Council 33 President Greg Boulware said the union is set to vote on that tentative agreement early next week.
Philly’s city worker strike ends after Mayor Cherelle Parker strikes deal with AFSCME District Council 33
Sorry, rats. The “Parker piles” are about to disappear. Philadelphia’s first major city workers strike since 1986 lasted ...
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Philadelphia sanitation strike ends with tentative pay agreement
AFSCME and Philadelphia officials confirmed the strike has ended, though the union must still ratify the terms of the deal ...
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Philadelphia workers get more than they bargained for
Philadelphia's largest municipal union reaches tentative deal with Mayor Cherelle Parker, ending 8-day strike affecting 9,000 ...
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Philadelphia strike ends: Race & inequality at center of municipal workers’ fight for a fair wage
Growing piles of trash on the streets of Philadelphia brought the strike into clear view for city residents.
Philadelphia Union Reaches Deal to End Strike That Led to Trash Pileup
The city’s largest public sector union and the mayor reached a tentative deal, ending a work stoppage that led to piles of ...
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Striking Philadelphia sanitation workers expected to return to negotiating table
Between 1,200 and 1,300 sanitation workers are part of the AFSCME strike for higher wages and other improvements. Private ...