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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 ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
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 ...
Trash pickup to resume in Philly on Monday as union begins vote on new contract
Regular trash and recycling pickup will resume in Philadelphia on Monday, July 14, after the service was suspended for several weeks due to the District Council 33 strike, which has ended pending a ...
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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 ...
‘We are dug in': Union head sees no end to strike as Philly mayor calls for new talks
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker says union members refused to negotiate an end to the city workers strike on Thursday, but ...
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Deal reached to end DC33 strike in Philadelphia; trash collection resumes Monday
Despite a deal to end the strike by members of DC33 in Philadelphia, regular trash collection will not begin right away.
DC 33 President Greg Boulware says negotiations with Philadelphia will resume on Day 8 of strike
Negotiations are set to continue Tuesday between AFSCME District Council 33 and Philadelphia city leaders. It's still unclear ...
Mountains of trash pile up around Philadelphia as city worker strike reaches second week
Piles of trash overflowed in Philadelphia’s streets as a city worker strike entered its second week Tuesday. Contract talks ...
Philadelphia workers reach tentative agreement to end trash strike
Philadelphia’s sanitation workers strike ended early Wednesday after more than a week with the announcement of a tentative ...