Philadelphia trash workers reach union deal
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The contract, if ratified by DC 33's membership, is retroactive to July 1. After more than a week on strike and several stalled negotiation sessions, leaders of Philadelphia’s largest municipal union came to an agreement with the city, returning some 9,000 blue collar workers to the job.
Philadelphia's largest municipal union reaches tentative deal with Mayor Cherelle Parker, ending 8-day strike affecting 9,000 workers and city services.
Two MLS mainstays look to lock in a spot in the U.S. Open Cup Semifinals, as the Philadelphia Union take on the New York Red Bulls in the in quarterfinal action on Wednesday night.
Members of DC 33 still have to approve a tentative agreement. If they don't ratify it, union president Greg Boulware warns that a strike could resume.
Despite their away struggles, Philadelphia’s form at Subaru Park has been a source of reassurance, as they are currently unbeaten in their last eight league outings at the venue, with the Union’s most recent loss on home soil being a 3-1 reverse to Nashville in mid-March – their only loss in 10 top-flight games in front of their fans this season.
When over 200 city workers were laid off in September 1938, city workers called a weeklong sanitation strike. Street battles raged in West Philadelphia when strikers blocked police-escorted trash wagons that were aiming to collect trash with workers hired to replace the strikers.
Here's a timeline breaking down everything we know so far about the labor talks between District Council 33 and the city of.
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