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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.
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‘It’s embarrassing, and it’s shocking’: Residents frustrated by continuing strike
The ongoing strike will continue to affect city services such as trash pickup, emergency services and libraries.
District Council 33 goes on strike
District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest union, will go on strike after not reaching a deal with the City of Philadelphia.
What Philly’s garbage strike of 1986 looked like
District Council 33 was on strike for nearly three weeks in 1986. The trash on Philadelphia streets a few days into the ...
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Reps for FSCME District Council 33 walk out on contract negotiations – NBC10 Philadelphia
Members of District Council 33, which represents over 9,000 city workers, have walked out of negotiations for a new contract with the city, NBC10 has learned. If no contract is reached, membership ...
Live updates: Day 2 of Philly workers union strike impacting city services
AFSCME District Council 33, Philly's biggest blue collar workers union, is on day two of a strike, impacting trash pickup and ...
No, Mayor Parker didn’t give herself ‘a 9% raise’ — but she did dole out big raises to aides
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker rejected a false claim from striking workers that she gave herself a 9% pay raise – although her pay ...