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Philadelphia strike enters Day 4 with negotiations at a standstill, trash piling up
Negotiations between the striking AFSCME District Council 33 and Mayor Parker's administration appear to be at a standstill.
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Mayor acknowledges strike while kicking off July 4th festivities
The latest proposal by DC 33 includes a 5% wage increase per year for three years. The City is offering 7% over 3 years, ...
Striking city workers bring protest to July 4 parade — and the union says it’s ready to bargain again
On the fourth day of the first major municipal strike in decades, District Council 33 members brought their own brigade to ...
How much do Philly mayoral staffers make compared to DC 33 members?
The NBC10 Investigators take a look at the salary for Philly mayoral staffers compared to AFSCME District Council 33 members.
LL Cool J says he won’t perform at Philadelphia’s July Fourth festival in support of workers strike
Rapper LL Cool J says he will not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly ...
Two striking Philadelphia municipal workers struck by vehicle overnight; city’s Fourth of July festival upended by strike
The strike has revealed the massive chasm that exists throughout the city of Philadelphia between the working population and ...
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‘It’s embarrassing, and it’s shocking’: Residents frustrated by continuing strike
The strike by Philly's largest city workers union continues to affect city services such as trash pickup, emergency services ...
Jazmine Sullivan drops out of July 4th Philly concert amid DC 33 strike
LL COOL J announced he would not perform at the Wawa Welcome America concert, Jazmine Sullivan announced she would also not ...
No, Mayor Parker didn’t give herself ‘a 9% raise’ — but she did dole out big raises to aides
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker rejected a false claim from striking workers that she gave herself a 9% pay raise – although her pay ...