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'If that means I'm a one-term mayor, then so be it:' Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker puts it all on the line in city workers strike
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker is putting it all on the line. In a fiery news conference on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of ...
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Next round of talks between city, union to happen Tuesday: Source
The strike by blue-collar workers' union DC33 is now in its sixth day, and it appears it will be several more days before a ...
Live updates: Philly union, city continue to negotiate as strike enters day 6
AFSCME District Council 33 union members are on strike for a sixth day as negotiations are expected to continue Saturday with ...
‘Check your freaking ego at the door:’ Philly Democratic Party leader Bob Brady wants the city worker strike to end
When there’s discord in the world of Philadelphia politics, Democratic City Committee chair Bob Brady likes to fashion ...
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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 ...
Photos show trash piling up in Philadelphia amid city worker strike
AFSCME District Council 33, which represents more than 9,000 city workers, went on strike at midnight June 30, impacting city ...
DC 33 made concessions in 1992. Decades of resentment since led to Philadelphia’s current city worker strike.
Many AFSCME DC 33 members have been itching for the union to take a dramatic stand against the city ever since then-Mayor ...
Negotiations resume in Philadelphia as thousands of city workers strike over wages, work conditions
Nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia are striking, disrupting trash collection, pool schedules and library hours.
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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 ...
Lightning strike prematurely sets off Florida city's fireworks display
Lightning on July 4, 2025 prematurely set off city of Sanford, Florida's fireworks display. No injuries were reported, a city ...
Philadelphia aims to control trash pileups ahead of holiday weekend as city workers strike continues
A strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia has stretched into a third day. Trash continued to pile up Thursday in ...