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How the AFSCME DC 33 strike exposed fault lines in Philly’s labor movement
Some unions had to balance supporting the striking AFSCME DC 33 workers with maintaining their relationships with Mayor ...
Philadelphia strike over as DC 33, city reach tentative deal; trash pickup to resume Monday
AFSCME District Council 33, representing more than 9,000 city employees from dispatchers to sanitation, was on strike for ...
Why did 9,000 of Philadelphia’s municipal workers go on strike?
A tentative agreement has put a stop to the piles of trash left by striking sanitation workers, but whether union members ...
Drone footage shows garbage piles on day seven of Philadelphia refuse workers strike
Refuse workers in Philadelphia have reached a ‘tentative agreement’ on pay and benefits, according to AP. Garbage piled up ...
Judge approves injunctions for airport, 911 dispatch to return to work amid strike
As the Philadelphia workers union strike continues, a judge approved injunctions the city filed for 911 and airport ...
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 ...
Why DC 33's tentative agreement with Philly is "good deal," according to labor historian at Rutgers
Francis Ryan, a professor at Rutgers University and a labor historian, has been researching Philadelphia unions for years. He ...