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Sorry, rats. The “Parker piles” are about to disappear. Philadelphia’s first major city workers strike since 1986 lasted ...
AFSCME District Council 33, representing more than 9,000 city employees from dispatchers to sanitation, was on strike for ...
Francis Ryan, a professor at Rutgers University, believes District Council 33 got the best deal it could with.
The strike in Philadelphia involving the city's largest municipal workers' union is over. Here's what to know about the ...
In the wee hours of Wednesday, District Council 33 officials and the City of Philadelphia reached a tentative contract ...
In the wee hours of Wednesday, District Council 33 officials and the City of Philadelphia reached a tentative contract agreement. The union has yet to vote on it.
The deal includes a new three-year contract coupled with the one-year contract extension and a 14% pay increase over the next ...
Negotiations are set to continue Tuesday between AFSCME District Council 33 and Philadelphia city leaders, union president Greg Boulware said. It’s<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
Philadelphians faced with the ongoing strike was a way to beat the heat. The city planned on opening close to 60 pools this summer season, but some gates were locked when lifeguards joined the picket ...
Philadelphia’s city worker strike is officially over after Mayor Cherelle Parker reached a tentative agreement with AFSCME ...