AFSCME and Philadelphia officials confirmed the strike has ended, though the union must still ratify the terms of the deal ...

Sorry, rats. The “Parker piles” are about to disappear. Philadelphia’s first major city workers strike since 1986 lasted ...

Philadelphia's first major city worker strike since 1986 lasted eight days and four hours before Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and ...

The new contract contains a miserly 9 percent wage increase, spread out over three years. This is only one percent better ...

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, ...

The largest municipal workers’ strike in decades in the city of Philadelphia has ended after 9,000 members of AFSCME District ...

I really think that the union won the public relations battle over the past week,” says labor historian Francis Ryan.

AFSCME District Council 33 went on strike at midnight June 30. The strike ended with promises of pay raises for the city's blue collar workers.

Since July 1, members of AFSCME District Councill 33 have been striking in Philadelphia, yearning for an increased pay.

After eight days, the city of Philadelphia and its blue collar workers' union reached a tentative contract agreement.