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Why did 9,000 of Philadelphia’s municipal workers go on strike?
A tentative agreement has put a stop to the piles of trash left by striking sanitation workers, but whether union members ...
6abc Action News9h
Deal reached to end DC33 strike in Philadelphia; trash collection resumes Monday
A union representing thousands of city workers in Philadelphia and the city have reached a deal to end a more than weeklong ...
Rolling Out14h
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 ...
Philadelphia strike hits Day 7 as latest negotiations between union, Parker administration end without deal
District Council 33 and the Parker administration last negotiated for hours on Saturday, but the two sides weren't able to ...
6abc Action News5h
DC33 union workers back on the job in Philadelphia after weeklong strike
The members of District Council 33 headed back to work on Thursday, but say they're frustrated with the tentative contract ...
Philadelphia Magazine3d
No, Philly, You Can’t Fire Mayor Parker Amid the Stenchful Strike
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The Philadelphia Tribune6h
Trash piles for blocks: Work begins to clean up mounting garbage that grew as a result of Philly union strike
Residents from Eastwick to Mount Airy had to endure growing piles of trash for a week as AFSCME District Council 33 walked ...
Neighbors say illegal dumping of trash still a problem after DC 33 strike ended
Trash pickup is scheduled to resume in Philadelphia on Monday after the DC 33 strike ended, but neighbors say some people are ...
Smart Cities Dive11h
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 ...
No, Mayor Parker didn’t give herself ‘a 9% raise’ — but she did dole out big raises to aides
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker rejected a false claim from striking workers that she gave herself a 9% pay raise – although her pay ...
Billy Penn11h
Philly reacts to strike end; Parker’s win; I-95 cap update | Morning roundup
With strike’s end, the prevailing emotion is relief “The strike is over, and nobody’s happy,” said Greg Boulware, president of DC 33, said as […] ...