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Philly's city worker strike ends after Mayor Cherelle Parker, union leader agree on contract
Sorry, rats. The "Parker piles" of trash found around the city are about to disappear. Philadelphia’s first major city worker ...
How Philadelphia’s current sanitation strike differs from past labor disputes in the city
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 ...
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‘It’s embarrassing, and it’s shocking’: Residents frustrated by continuing strike
The strike by Philly's largest city workers union continues to affect city services such as trash pickup, emergency services ...
Philly strike ends: Trash collection to resume; terms of new deal between city, union; some DC 33 members not thrilled
Trash collection is set to resume after DC 33 agreed to a new three-year contract with Mayor Cherelle L. Parker's ...
Philadelphia strike hits Day 6 as negotiations between District Council 33, Parker administration pause again
District Council 33 and the Parker administration last negotiated for hours on Saturday, but the two sides weren't able to ...
Lightning strike prematurely sets off Florida city's fireworks display
Lightning on July 4, 2025 prematurely set off city of Sanford, Florida's fireworks display. No injuries were reported, a city ...
‘Check your freaking ego at the door:’ Philly Democratic Party leader Bob Brady wants the city worker strike to end
When there’s discord in the world of Philadelphia politics, Democratic City Committee chair Bob Brady likes to fashion ...