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Negotiations resume between AFSCME District Council 33, Mayor Parker's administration on Day 5 of strike
Representatives for the striking AFSCME District Council 33 and Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration sat down for another ...
DC 33 Strike Enters 6th Day After Union and City Fail To Reach Deal
When a storm comes, the overtime pays for another vacation." Michelle Rossi wanted to ensure that her husband had a ...
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration and AFSCME DC 33 met for the second time since the strike began. There’s still no deal.
A union proposal sparked cautious optimism as negotiations resumed, while another municipal union voted on authorizing a ...
2 Philadelphia sanitation workers struck by vehicle while picketing during DC 33 strike, police say
Two sanitation workers who were on the picket line in the ongoing District Council 33 union strike were hit by a vehicle in ...
DC 33 strike looms large over Philadelphia's Celebration of Freedom Ceremony
The Celebration of Freedom opened the city’s Fourth of July festivities Friday morning. But hanging over the holiday – the ...
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 ...
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LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philly's July 4th concert due to DC 33 strike
LL Cool J says he won't be performing at Philadelphia's 4th of July celebration concert as long as the strike is ongoing with ...
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Council 33’s strike result of fiscal and political decisions that preceded Mayor Parker
As the city continues to negotiate with AFSCME District Council 33, the union’s first work stoppage since the 1980s continues ...
Recap: DC 33 members struck by car, LL COOL J, Jazmine Sullivan support union
AFSCME District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest blue collar workers union, went on strike on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, ...
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LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan drop out of 4th of July concert due to DC 33 strike
LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan, the headliners for Philadelphia's 4th of July celebration concert, have dropped out amid an ...
Free Library branches are closed amid the DC 33 strike
Almost all Free Library branches shut down Tuesday, as librarians resisted crossing picket lines. Most other library workers ...