Philadelphia, DC
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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.
CIO president Danny Bauder, who was elected in 2022, went into office with the goal of making the local labor movement more united. “My role is to help us see the bigger picture, help us see the need for greater solidarity,
Philly’s AFSCME DC 33 union reached a tentative deal, but members have through July 20 to vote on whether to ratify it. Trash pickup and other city services resume July 14.
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 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.
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A labor professor says it's probably the best the union could do at this time, but he's not sure the members will vote to ratify it.
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.
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and Greg Boulware, president of AFSCME District Council 33, reached an agreement early Wednesday, ending an eight-day strike. Here's what it looked like.
District Council 33 President Greg Boulware voiced his frustrations with the city leaders about a new union contract that came after members spent more than a week on the picket lines.