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Talks resume, trash piles up on 2nd day of District Council 33 strike
Talks resumed Wednesday afternoon between Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration and AFSCME District Council 33, on the ...
District Council 33 goes on strike
District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest union, will go on strike after not reaching a deal with the City of Philadelphia.
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Reps for FSCME District Council 33 walk out on contract negotiations – NBC10 Philadelphia
Members of District Council 33, which represents over 9,000 city workers, have walked out of negotiations for a new contract with the city, NBC10 has learned. If no contract is reached, membership ...
Medical Examiner’s Office employees are ordered back to work after bodies piled up in storage during strike
The District Council 33 strike increases the risk that bodies remain in homes and outdoors during hot summer days, conditions ...
Trash lines the streets of Philly as city workers strike: See photos
While police and firefighters are not on strike, many of the city's blue-collar workers, such as trash collectors, are, ...
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‘It’s embarrassing, and it’s shocking’: Residents frustrated by continuing strike
The ongoing strike will continue to affect city services such as trash pickup, emergency services and libraries.
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 ...