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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 ...
Republic Services and Teamsters union workers will meet with a federal mediator Friday as the contract standoff enters its ...
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 this week, returning roughly 9,000 ...
Much was made about the roster turnover, but truth be told, Philadelphia will survive and press on. Many of the starters return. Much of the core is in place, and Kellen Moore's new squad, the New ...
The drama of DC 33's eight-day strike leaves us with not only lingering stench of trash, but also questions about city leadership ...
Philadelphia's largest labor union, AFSCME District Council 33, is getting ready to cast votes to decide if a new contract will be ratified.
The strike was a sign of growing social opposition, which is developing into a confrontation with the corporate oligarchy.
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The July 9 picket was the latest attempt by Penn Museum Workers United to secure increased pay rates following the June 30 ...
The city of Stockton announced Wednesday night that Republic Services will resume residential waste service collections on Thursday. Services will begin with customers whose trash is regularly ...
Some unions had to balance supporting the striking AFSCME DC 33 workers with maintaining their relationships with Mayor ...
Although a tentative agreement with the City of Philadelphia has been reached, District Council 33 still has to vote on the ...