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How the AFSCME DC 33 strike exposed fault lines in Philly’s labor movement
CIO president Danny Bauder, who was elected in 2022, went into office with the goal of making the local labor movement more ...
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DC 33 union vote on new deal still ahead: What you should know
Philly’s AFSCME DC 33 union reached a tentative deal, but members have through July 20 to vote on whether to ratify it. Trash ...
Members of District Council 33 set to vote on new contract. Will they approve it?
Philadelphia's largest labor union, AFSCME District Council 33, is getting ready to cast votes to decide if a new contract will be ratified.
Philly’s city worker strike ends after Mayor Cherelle Parker strikes deal with AFSCME District Council 33
Sorry, rats. The “Parker piles” are about to disappear. Philadelphia’s first major city workers strike since 1986 lasted ...
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Philly's DC 33 strike is over — what comes next?
Trash collection will restart Monday, city officials said Wednesday morning after announcing the new contract for AFSCME ...
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AFSCME District Council 33 and city leaders in Philadelphia reach tentative agreement
The deal includes a new three-year contract coupled with the one-year contract extension and a 14% pay increase over the next ...
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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 ...
DC 33 President Greg Boulware says negotiations with Philadelphia will resume on Day 8 of strike
Negotiations are set to continue Tuesday between AFSCME District Council 33 and Philadelphia city leaders. It's still unclear ...
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, ...
District Council 33 is on strike. Here’s what the union does and what is impacted.
AFSCME District Council 33 represents a wide swath of city employees who perform manual labor and skilled trades.