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Philadelphia strike hits Day 7 as latest negotiations between union, Parker administration end without deal
District Council 33 and the Parker administration last negotiated for hours on Saturday, but the two sides weren't able to ...
In wake of Philadelphia mayor’s 4th of July debacle, AFSCME city workers union drops demands to end strike as soon as possible
AFSCME District Council 33 is seeking to rapidly wind down the strike in discussions with the city while keeping its members ...
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The DC 33 strike enters day 6
The DC 33 strike enters day 6 with no deal between the union and the city after they failed to reach an agreement on Saturday ...
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Crews battle fires at strike-related trash sites
Fire crews were called out to fires at two separate strike-related trash sites early Sunday morning. The fires happened just ...
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LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philadelphia's July Fourth festival in support of workers strike
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper LL Cool J and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan say they will not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in ...
Philly is in its first municipal strike in the social media age. Does that affect how events are unfolding?
So far, the national press has largely ignored Philadelphia's first strike by city workers since 1986. For Philadelphians, ...
LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan Cancel Philadelphia Fest Appearances in Support of City Workers’ Strike
"There’s absolutely no way that I can perform, cross a picket line and pick up money when I know that people are out there ...
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Philadelphia strike drags on, disrupting trash collection and July 4th events
Philadelphia’s municipal workers union enters its sixth day of a citywide strike on Sunday, following a holiday weekend of scaled-back July 4th celebrations. The Wawa Welcome America concert and ...