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Philadelphians take to social media to gripe about the DC 33 strike and the resulting ‘Parker piles’
On any given summer day, Philadelphia’s fragrance can be a little ... ripe. Add an almost week-old strike by city employees, ...
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DC 33 Strike Enters 6th Day After Union and City Fail To Reach Deal
Meanwhile, union leaders and city officials negotiated, but failed to reach an agreement. Union leaders hope to meet again on ...
Recap: DC 33 members struck by car, LL COOL J, Jazmine Sullivan support union
AFSCME District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest blue collar workers union, went on strike on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, ...
Free Library branches are closed amid the DC 33 strike
Almost all Free Library branches shut down Tuesday, as librarians resisted crossing picket lines. Most other library workers ...
2 Philadelphia sanitation workers struck by vehicle while picketing during DC 33 strike, police say
Two sanitation workers who were on the picket line in the ongoing District Council 33 union strike were hit by a vehicle in ...
Negotiations between DC 33, Philadelphia resume as trash piles up on city streets amid strike
Negotiations are back on between AFSCME District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest blue-collar union, and the Parker ...
DC 33 made concessions in 1992. Decades of resentment since led to Philadelphia’s current city worker strike.
Many AFSCME DC 33 members have been itching for the union to take a dramatic stand against the city ever since then-Mayor ...