Philadelphia Council AFL-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,

Philadelphia's largest labor union, AFSCME District Council 33, is getting ready to cast votes to decide if a new contract will be ratified.

According to MIT, Philadelphia's striking workers earn more than $2,000 less than the living wage for a single adult in the city.

The strike lasted eight days and four hours before a deal was reached for a new contract. There are still some lingering questions about what's next.

A labor professor says it's probably the best the union could do at this time, but he's not sure the members will vote to ratify it.

Trash collection will restart Monday, city officials said Wednesday morning after announcing the new contract for AFSCME District Council 33 members.

While Mayor Cherelle Parker and city leaders celebrated the end of the District Council 33 strike on Wednesday, union bosses remained dejected about the outcome.

The latest court order concerns airport emergency response workers. In the union's last major work stoppage in 1986, sanitation workers were ultimately ordered back to work by a judge.