Philadelphia strike over
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10hon MSN
Sorry, rats. The "Parker piles" of trash found around the city are about to disappear. Philadelphia’s first major city worker strike since 1986 lasted eight days and four hours before Mayor Cherelle L.
The city workers' strike in Philadelphia is set to end after the city and the union reached a tentative agreement, Mayor Cherelle Parker announced early Wednesday morning.
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District Council 33 and the Parker administration last negotiated for hours on Saturday, but the two sides weren't able to make a deal.
A city worker strike puts a stop to regular garbage collection.
5don MSN
At rallies for AFSCME District Council 33’s striking workers, members say they’re not asking for anything more than Mayor Cherelle L. Parker gave herself: a healthy pay raise. Members of the blue-collar municipal union have circulated images reading “9% for me,