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Philadelphia strike hits Day 7 as latest negotiations between union, Parker administration end without deal
District Council 33 and the Parker administration last negotiated for hours on Saturday, but the two sides weren't able to ...
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration and AFSCME DC 33 met for the second time since the strike began. There’s still no deal.
A union proposal sparked cautious optimism as negotiations resumed, while another municipal union voted on authorizing a ...
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DC 33 Strike Enters 6th Day After Union and City Fail To Reach Deal
Meanwhile, union leaders and city officials negotiated, but failed to reach an agreement. Union leaders hope to meet again on ...
2 Philadelphia sanitation workers struck by vehicle while picketing during DC 33 strike, police say
Two sanitation workers who were on the picket line in the ongoing District Council 33 union strike were hit by a vehicle in ...
Free Library branches are closed amid the DC 33 strike
Almost all Free Library branches shut down Tuesday, as librarians resisted crossing picket lines. Most other library workers ...
Recap: DC 33 members struck by car, LL COOL J, Jazmine Sullivan support union
AFSCME District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest blue collar workers union, went on strike on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, ...
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LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philly's July 4th concert due to DC 33 strike
LL Cool J says he won't be performing at Philadelphia's 4th of July celebration concert as long as the strike is ongoing with ...
Negotiations between DC 33, Philadelphia on pause as trash piles mount on Day 3 of strike
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday that mediators from the state are involved in the negotiation process between ...
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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Why is DC 33 union on strike? LL Cool J says he won't perform in Philadelphia due to ongoing walkout
Rapper and actor LL Cool J has stepped back from his July 4, 2025, concert on the Parkway at the Art Museum. This was part of ...
Philly strike updates: Trash piling up; Parker says DC 33 leaders declined to negotiate today; protesters block Eakins Oval
Trash has continued to pile up around Philadelphia ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the strike by AFSCME District Council ...