District Council 33 Strike Day 8 with no deal
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Members of District Council 33 will start voting Monday on the tentative agreement with the city. Meanwhile, there are still concerns about trash as temporary dump sites are being phased out and residents are waiting for curbside pickup to resume.
Philadelphia's largest labor union, AFSCME District Council 33, is getting ready to cast votes to decide if a new contract will be ratified.
Some unions had to balance supporting the striking AFSCME DC 33 workers with maintaining their relationships with Mayor Cherelle Parker.
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.
Members of District Council 33, which represents over 9,000 city workers, have walked out of negotiations for a new contract with the city, NBC10 has learned. If no contract is reached, membership ...
As the city continues to negotiate with AFSCME District Council 33, the union’s first work stoppage since the 1980s continues.
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.
Trash pickup is scheduled to resume in Philadelphia on Monday after the DC 33 strike ended, but neighbors say some people are still dropping off garbage.