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AFSCME District Council 33 went on strike at midnight June 30. The strike ended with promises of pay raises for the city's blue collar workers.
After eight days, the city of Philadelphia and its blue collar workers' union reached a tentative contract agreement.
The Philadelphia municipal workers strike ended after eight days in the early hours of July 9, 2025. The American Federation ...
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.
Garbage has piled up at dumpsters throughout Philadelphia as the union’s first work stoppage in the city since 1986 has caused quite a mess.
The work stoppage involving District Council 33 and the City of Philadelphia is over.” That was the announcement made by ...
Negotiations are set to continue Tuesday between AFSCME District Council 33 and Philadelphia city leaders, union president Greg Boulware said. It’s<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
Another striking for more than a week, members of AFSCME District Council 33 agreed to a new deal with Philadelphia, ending the trash strike.
Medical workers at state prisons could soon be employed by a private contractor in a move the Iowa Department of Corrections ...
Philadelphia’s first major city worker strike since 1986 lasted eight days and four hours before Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and ...