Philadelphia, city worker strike
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CIO president Danny Bauder, who was elected in 2022, went into office with the goal of making the local labor movement more united. “My role is to help us see the bigger picture, help us see the need for greater solidarity,
Here's a timeline breaking down everything we know so far about the labor talks between District Council 33 and the city of.
Philadelphia's largest municipal union reaches tentative deal with Mayor Cherelle Parker, ending 8-day strike affecting 9,000 workers and city services.
AFSCME and Philadelphia officials confirmed the strike has ended, though the union must still ratify the terms of the deal before it becomes official. Between 1,200 and 1,300 sanitation workers were part of the strike.
The largest municipal workers’ strike in decades in the city of Philadelphia has ended after 9,000 members of AFSCME District Council 33, who are primarily sanitation workers, walked off the job a week ago.
AFSCME District Council 33 President Greg Boulware said the union is set to vote on that tentative agreement early next week.
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.
Philadelphia’s first major city worker strike since 1986 lasted eight days and four hours before Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and Greg Boulware, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33,