DC 33, Philadelphia
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AFSCME District Council 33, representing more than 9,000 city employees from dispatchers to sanitation, was on strike for eight days.
Some unions had to balance supporting the striking AFSCME DC 33 workers with maintaining their relationships with Mayor Cherelle Parker.
Trash pickup is scheduled to resume in Philadelphia on Monday after the DC 33 strike ended, but neighbors say some people are still dropping off garbage.
This is a call to action for all workers who want to defend their rights. Don’t let the bureaucrats and city officials decide your future behind closed doors!
Sorry, rats. The “Parker piles” are about to disappear. Philadelphia’s first major city workers strike since 1986 lasted eight days and four hours before Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and Greg Boulware, president of the American Federation of State,
Philadelphia's largest labor union, AFSCME District Council 33, is getting ready to cast votes to decide if a new contract will be ratified.
The deal includes a new three-year contract coupled with the one-year contract extension and a 14% pay increase over the next four years.
The strike lasted eight days and four hours before a deal was reached for a new contract. There are still some lingering questions about what's next.