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No deal was reached between the striking AFSCME District Council 33 and Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration after negotiations resumed Saturday.
As the city continues to negotiate with AFSCME District Council 33, the union’s first work stoppage since the 1980s continues.
The Parker administration won a series of court injunctions requiring striking 911 dispatchers, airport dispatchers, and medical examiner employees to return to work, and the prospect of a broader injunction loomed.
Here's a timeline breaking down everything we know so far about the labor talks between District Council 33 and the city of Philadelphia.
AFSCME District Council 33 represents a wide swath of city employees who perform manual labor and skilled trades.
A series of new and threatened injunctions, amid resumption of contract talks behind a wall of secrecy, suggest the city and AFSCME bureaucrats are moving to shut down the strike soon, without workers winning their demands.
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WPHL Philadelphia on MSNDC 33 strike enters day 7; negotiations to resume TuesdayAs District Council 33 enters the 7th day of their strike, negotiations are set to resume on Tuesday. Throughout the past week, AFSCME District Council 33, the city’s largest
It’s admirable that the hip-hop icon has chosen to stand with District Council 33, understanding that the negotiations are about more than dollars and cents. writes Rann Miller.