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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 ...
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 ...
Is DC 33's tentative agreement with Philadelphia a "good deal"? Rutgers University labor historian explains.
Francis Ryan, a professor at Rutgers University, believes District Council 33 got the best deal it could with Philadelphia.
Philly’s city worker strike ends after Mayor Cherelle Parker strikes deal with AFSCME District Council 33
Philadelphia’s first major city workers strike since 1986 lasted eight days and four hours before Mayor Cherelle L. Parker ...
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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 ...
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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 four years.
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Striking Philadelphia sanitation workers expected to return to negotiating table
Between 1,200 and 1,300 sanitation workers are part of the AFSCME strike for higher wages and other improvements. Private ...
Philadelphia strike at the crossroads: Workers must form rank-and-file committees to take the offensive!
It must be said plainly: the strike is in danger as long as the AFSCME bureaucrats retain control. Victory can be achieved, ...