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What we know — and don’t — about the end of the DC 33 strike and trash collection
The strike lasted eight days and four hours before a deal was reached for a new contract. There are still some lingering ...
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DC 33 union vote on new deal still ahead: What you should know
Philly’s AFSCME DC 33 union reached a tentative deal, but members have through July 20 to vote on whether to ratify it. Trash ...
Neighbors say illegal dumping of trash still a problem after DC 33 strike ended
Trash pickup is scheduled to resume in Philadelphia on Monday after the DC 33 strike ended, but neighbors say some people are ...
How the AFSCME DC 33 strike exposed fault lines in Philly’s labor movement
Some unions had to balance supporting the striking AFSCME DC 33 workers with maintaining their relationships with Mayor ...
Why did 9,000 of Philadelphia’s municipal workers go on strike?
A tentative agreement has put a stop to the piles of trash left by striking sanitation workers, but whether union members ...