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

The deal includes a new three-year contract coupled with the one-year contract extension and a 14% pay increase over the next ...

Sarah Giskin is a Former AFSCME DC 47 & Unity Caucus Member. The following article was written while the strike was on-going.

AFSCME District Council 33, representing more than 9,000 city employees from dispatchers to sanitation, was on strike for ...

Philadelphia’s city worker strike is officially over after Mayor Cherelle Parker reached a tentative agreement with AFSCME ...

Francis Ryan, a professor at Rutgers University, believes District Council 33 got the best deal it could with.

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

Philadelphia city officials and leaders of AFSCME District Council 33 reached a deal early Wednesday morning to end a strike ...

Trash collection will restart Monday, city officials said Wednesday morning after announcing the new contract for AFSCME ...

Trash piled up across Northeast Philadelphia as AFSCME District Council 33’s citywide strike stretched into its eighth day, ...