LL Cool J Cancels Philadelphia Performance At Wawa Welcome America Festival In Support Of Union Strike: ‘No Way I Can Perform Across A Picket Line’

July 4, 2025 by in Music with 0 Comments

LL Cool J Cancels Philadelphia Performance At Wawa Welcome America Festival In Support Of Union Strike: ‘No Way I Can Perform Across A Picket Line’

LL Cool J is standing in solidarity with striking city workers in Philadelphia. The hip-hop legend has officially canceled his July 4th performance at the Wawa Welcome America Festival.
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The decision comes as nearly 9,000 municipal workers, represented by AFSCME District Council 33, walked off the job on July 1.
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The union includes sanitation workers, 911 dispatchers, airport staff, and more. They’re demanding higher wages and better working conditions after rejecting the city’s contract offer.
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LL explained his decision, saying: “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 fighting for a living wage.”
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He was originally scheduled to headline the festival’s Fourth of July concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. It remains unclear how the strike will affect other performers and events. *Did he make the right call?*

 

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