Philadelphia Workers Reach Deal w/ City, Ending Strike That Halted Trash Pickup

Philadelphia Workers Reach Deal w/ City, Ending Strike That Halted Trash Pickup

Philadelphia city workers are headed back to work.

Members of AFSCME District Council 33 reached a tentative agreement with the city just after 4 a.m. on Wednesday (July 9), ending a strike that brought residential trash pickup to a stop. The new deal includes a 9% wage increase over a three-year period.

 

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Union leaders originally asked for a 24% raise before lowering their demand to 15%, which brought them closer to the 8.75% increase proposed by Mayor Cherelle Parker. When combined with a separate 5% raise from a one-year extension agreed to last fall, union members will see a total 14% increase over Parker’s four-year term.

The contract still needs to be ratified by union members, but city workers are expected to begin returning to their jobs today (July 9).

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