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Members of District Council 33 set to vote on new contract. Will they approve it?
Philadelphia's largest labor union, AFSCME District Council 33, is getting ready to cast votes to decide if a new contract will be ratified.
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 ...
Negotiations resume between AFSCME District Council 33, Mayor Parker's administration on Day 5 of strike
No deal was reached between the striking AFSCME District Council 33 and Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration after ...
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 ...
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 ...
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AFSCME District Council 33 and city leaders in Philadelphia reach tentative agreement
The deal includes a new three-year contract coupled with the one-year contract extension and a 14% pay increase over the next ...
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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 ...
Mounting Trash Piles Drive City Of Philadelphia To Reach Agreement with Union
Trash piled up across Northeast Philadelphia as AFSCME District Council 33’s citywide strike stretched into its eighth day, ...
DC 33 could go back on strike if tentative agreement isn't ratified, union president says
AFSCME District Council 33 President Greg Boulware said the union is set to vote on that tentative agreement early next week.