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The strike in Philadelphia involving the city's largest municipal workers' union is over. Here's what to know about the ...
Sarah Giskin is a Former AFSCME DC 47 & Unity Caucus Member. The following article was written while the strike was on-going.
Trash piled up across Northeast Philadelphia as AFSCME District Council 33’s citywide strike stretched into its eighth day, ...
Francis Ryan, a professor at Rutgers University and a labor historian, has been researching Philadelphia unions for years. He ...
In the wee hours of Wednesday, District Council 33 officials and the City of Philadelphia reached a tentative contract ...
Trash collection will restart Monday, city officials said Wednesday morning after announcing the new contract for AFSCME ...
Francis Ryan, a professor at Rutgers University, believes District Council 33 got the best deal it could with.
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and Greg Boulware, president of AFSCME District Council 33, reached an agreement early Wednesday, ...
Philadelphia's trash workers reached a deal to end their nine-day strike, during which trash piled up around the city.
I really think that the union won the public relations battle over the past week,” says labor historian Francis Ryan.
The Parker administration won a series of court injunctions requiring striking 911 dispatchers, airport dispatchers, and ...
Officials say a union representing thousands of city workers in Philadelphia and the city have reached a deal.