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In wake of Philadelphia mayor’s 4th of July debacle, AFSCME city workers union drops demands to end strike as soon as possible
AFSCME District Council 33 is seeking to rapidly wind down the strike in discussions with the city while keeping its members ...
Mayor Cherelle Parker wants striking city workers to see the big picture of what she’s done for them. So far, it isn’t working.
Parker is asking AFSCME DC 33 to consider the 5% raises they won last year and her signature housing plan as part of her ...
Philadelphia strike hits Day 6 as negotiations between District Council 33, Parker administration pause again
District Council 33 and the Parker administration last negotiated for hours on Saturday, but the two sides weren't able to ...
Philadelphians take to social media to gripe about the DC 33 strike and the resulting ‘Parker piles’
Philadelphians take to social media to gripe about the DC 33 strike and the resulting ‘Parker piles’ In the middle of a very ...
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Parker delivers impassioned remarks to striking city workers
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker delivered impassioned remarks on Thursday as negotiations between the city and the largest ...
Negotiations resume between AFSCME District Council 33, Mayor Parker's administration on Day 5 of strike
No deal was reached between the striking AFSCME District Council 33 and Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration after ...
As negotiations continue between District Council 33, city of Philadelphia, here's 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 ...
LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan Cancel Philadelphia Fest Appearances in Support of City Workers’ Strike
"There’s absolutely no way that I can perform, cross a picket line and pick up money when I know that people are out there ...
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration and AFSCME DC 33 met for the second time since the strike began. There’s still no deal.
Union president Greg Boulware stepped out of a conference room in a community college campus in West Philadelphia and sat ...
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LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philadelphia's July Fourth festival in support of workers strike
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper LL Cool J and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan say they will not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in ...