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Here’s what’s in DC 33’s tentative new contract, according to the union
The contract, if ratified by DC 33's membership, is retroactive to July 1. After more than a week on strike and several ...
Could DC 33 go back on strike in Philadelphia if union doesn't ratify tentative agreement?
AFSCME District Council 33 President Greg Boulware wasn't happy as he left negotiations early Wednesday morning after the ...
Scabbing operation by Philadelphia union apparatus on city workers strike comes into focus
The sellout of the strike is so naked and blatant that even the corporate press, which usually ignores such matters out of ...
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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 ...
What we know — and don’t — about the end of the DC 33 strike and trash collection
The city worker strike in Philadelphia — the first major city strike since 1986 — is over and the union employees are returning to work. That’s about 9,000 trash collectors, 911 dispatchers, street ...
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Sanitation Workers Demand Higher Wages as Trash Pickup Strikes Spread Nationwide
As work stoppages spread, the Teamsters’ president says a waste disposal company is at “war” with sanitation workers.