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Trash pickup resumes, DC33 members kick-off contract voting
Trash pickup resumes in Philadelphia after two weeks of delays following the District Council 33 strike that included ...
‘They are my people’: Mayor Cherelle Parker on why she stood firm in the DC 33 city worker strike
During Philadelphia’s divisive eight-day city worker strike that ended early Wednesday morning with a tentative contract ...
As voting begins on sellout contract for Philadelphia city workers, Mayor Parker declares AFSCME bureaucrats “are my people”
The TA was announced in order to break the powerful eight day work stoppage, the largest municipal strike in the city in ...
DC 33 members will vote on the union’s tentative deal with the city this week. Here’s what to know.
Starting Monday, members of AFSCME District Council 33 can vote on the tentative agreement until July 20. The entirety of the ...
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Monday brings DC 33 union vote, ‘normal’ trash pickup: What you should know
Philly’s AFSCME DC 33 union reached a tentative deal, but members have through July 20 to vote on whether to ratify it. Trash ...
Philly’s city worker strike ends after Mayor Cherelle Parker strikes deal with AFSCME District Council 33
Sorry, rats. The “Parker piles” are about to disappear. Philadelphia’s first major city workers strike since 1986 lasted ...
Could DC 33 go back on strike in Philadelphia if union doesn't ratify tentative agreement?
District Council 33 President Greg Boulware wouldn't recommend that union members vote in favor of or against the tentative ...
Here’s what’s in DC 33’s tentative new contract, according to the union
The contract, if ratified by DC 33's membership, is retroactive to July 1. After more than a week on strike and several ...
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Trash pickup to resume after city workers’ strike ends
City of Philadelphia reached a surprise deal with a striking municipal union early Wednesday morning, resuming trash ...
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The Politics of Trash
The drama of DC 33's eight-day strike leaves us with not only lingering stench of trash, but also questions about city ...
Members of District Council 33 set to vote on new contract. Will they approve it?
Philadelphia's largest labor union, AFSCME District Council 33, is getting ready to cast votes to decide if a new contract will be ratified.
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DC 33 update: Union still has to vote on tentative agreement reached with City of Philadelphia
Trash piles may be decreasing after the District Council 33 strike halted, however union members still have to vote on the tentative agreement reached with the City of Philadelphia. Here's what we ...