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What we know — and don’t — about the end of the DC 33 strike and trash collection
The strike lasted eight days and four hours before a deal was reached for a new contract. There are still some lingering ...
Philadelphia strike negotiations between DC 33, city officials to resume on Day 8 of strike
After beginning their strike a week ago, DC 33 members are still on the picket line calling for higher pay increases.
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Philadelphia municipal workers agree to end strike after coming to labor agreement with city
Is the Philadelphia strike over? This is a tentative end to the strike. While workers have been told to head back to work, the contract worked out Wednesday morning still needs to be ratified by ...
The impact of the DC 33 strike depended on where you live, forcing Philadelphians to get creative with their trash management
About 950,000 of Philadelphia’s 1.57 million residents live more than a half-mile from the nearest trash drop-off site.
Philadelphia strike by the numbers: Do DC 33 members make a living wage?
Higher wages remain a key sticking point as Philadelphia's striking AFSCME District 33 union heads back to the negotiating ...
Timeline of District Council 33 strike in Philadelphia: What we know so far
Here's a timeline breaking down everything we know so far about the labor talks between District Council 33 and the city of ...
Mayor Cherelle Parker has turned to nonunion city workers and sanitation trainees to help with trash removal during the DC 33 strike
To some, the nonunion city workers are relieving a messy situation. To others, they’re simply scabs caught in difficult ...