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Philadelphia strike negotiations between DC 33, city officials to resume on Day 8 of strike
After beginning their strike a week ago, DC 33 members are still on the picket line calling for higher pay increases.
8 accused of illegally dumping trash at City Hall, North Philly amid strike
Philadelphia police arrested eight people in connection to three separate illegal dumping incidents amid the workers union ...
How Philadelphia’s current sanitation strike differs from past labor disputes in the city
When over 200 city workers were laid off in September 1938, city workers called a weeklong sanitation strike. Street battles raged in West Philadelphia when strikers blocked police-escorted trash ...
Timeline of District Council 33 strike in Philadelphia: What we know so far
Here's a timeline breaking down everything we know so far about the labor talks between District Council 33 and the city of ...
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 ...
Philadelphia's largest blue-collar workers' union goes on strike for first time in nearly 40 years
Philadelphia's largest city workers' union is on strike for the first time in nearly 40 years on Tuesday after a deal ...
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No, Philly, You Can’t Fire Mayor Parker Amid the Stenchful Strike
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