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Philadelphia strike hits Day 7 as latest negotiations between union, Parker administration end without deal
Negotiations between the Parker administration and AFSCME District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest municipal workers' ...
Mayor Cherelle Parker wants striking city workers to see the big picture of what she’s done for them. So far, it isn’t working.
Parker is asking AFSCME DC 33 to consider the 5% raises they won last year and her signature housing plan as part of her ...
Negotiations resume between AFSCME District Council 33, Mayor Parker's administration on Day 5 of strike
No deal was reached between the striking AFSCME District Council 33 and Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration after ...
Philadelphians take to social media to gripe about the DC 33 strike and the resulting ‘Parker piles’
Philadelphians take to social media to gripe about the DC 33 strike and the resulting ‘Parker piles’ In the middle of a very ...
LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan Cancel Philadelphia Fest Appearances in Support of City Workers’ Strike
"There’s absolutely no way that I can perform, cross a picket line and pick up money when I know that people are out there ...
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Parker delivers impassioned remarks to striking city workers
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker delivered impassioned remarks on Thursday as negotiations between the city and the largest ...
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It’s Officially Live Aid Week In Philadelphia
A weeklong celebration and exploration of the greatest show on Earth.
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The City of Trash: Philadelphia on Brink of Public Health Emergency
The Philadelphia Health Department has warned of increased risks of disease transmission due to rotting waste attracting ...
In wake of Philadelphia mayor’s 4th of July debacle, AFSCME city workers union drops demands to end strike as soon as possible
AFSCME District Council 33 is seeking to rapidly wind down the strike in discussions with the city while keeping its members ...
Washington prepares to take on portable benefits
Congress is finally getting into the portable benefits game. Senate HELP Chair (R-La.) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) are up ...
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LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philadelphia's July Fourth festival in support of workers strike
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper LL Cool J and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan say they will not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in ...