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Over 9,000 public workers on strike in Philadelphia
Workers went on strike in Philadelphia, with garbage piling up as huge crowds packed the city for Independence Day.
2 Philadelphia sanitation workers struck by vehicle while picketing during DC 33 strike, police say
Two sanitation workers, including one who is pregnant, who were on the picket line in the AFSCME District Council 33 union ...
Philadelphia aims to control trash pileups ahead of holiday weekend as city workers strike continues
A strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia has stretched into a third day. Trash continued to pile up Thursday in ...
DC 33 made concessions in 1992. Decades of resentment since led to Philadelphia’s current city worker strike.
Many AFSCME DC 33 members have been itching for the union to take a dramatic stand against the city ever since then-Mayor ...
Philadelphia's largest blue-collar workers' union goes on strike for first time in nearly 40 years
Philadelphia's largest city workers' union is on strike for the first time in nearly 40 years on Tuesday after a deal ...
Garbage overflows into Philadelphia’s streets after mass city worker strike
One of Philadelphia’s largest city worker unions is on strike in a demand for higher wages and more expansive benefits, which ...
‘We are dug in': Union head sees no end to strike as Philly mayor calls for new talks
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker says union members refused to negotiate an end to the city workers strike on Thursday, but ...