Timeline of District Council 33 strike in Philadelphia
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Sorry, rats. The “Parker piles” are about to disappear. Philadelphia’s first major city workers strike since 1986 lasted eight days and four hours before Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and Greg Boulware, president of the American Federation of State,
Philadelphia's largest labor union, AFSCME District Council 33, is getting ready to cast votes to decide if a new contract will be ratified.
No deal was reached between the striking AFSCME District Council 33 and Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration after negotiations resumed Saturday.
This is a call to action for all workers who want to defend their rights. Don’t let the bureaucrats and city officials decide your future behind closed doors!
The deal includes a new three-year contract coupled with the one-year contract extension and a 14% pay increase over the next four years.
As the city continues to negotiate with AFSCME District Council 33, the union’s first work stoppage since the 1980s continues.
A series of new and threatened injunctions, amid resumption of contract talks behind a wall of secrecy, suggest the city and AFSCME bureaucrats are moving to shut down the strike soon, without workers winning their demands.
Sarah Giskin is a Former AFSCME DC 47 & Unity Caucus Member. The following article was written while the strike was on-going. As of Wednesday July 9th, DC 33 leadership has reached a Tentative Agreement with Mayor Parker,
Trash pickup is scheduled to resume in Philadelphia on Monday after the DC 33 strike ended, but neighbors say some people are still dropping off garbage.