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Francis Ryan, a professor at Rutgers University, believes District Council 33 got the best deal it could with.
The strike lasted eight days and four hours before a deal was reached for a new contract. There are still some lingering questions about what's next.
Trash collection will restart Monday, city officials said Wednesday morning after announcing the new contract for AFSCME District Council 33 members.
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WPHL Philadelphia on MSNDC 33 strike enters day 7; negotiations to resume TuesdayAs District Council 33 enters the 7th day of their strike, negotiations are set to resume on Tuesday. Throughout the past week, AFSCME District Council 33, the city’s largest
Throughout Philadelphia’s municipal worker strike, which finally ended at about 4 a.m. Wednesday morning, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker relied upon nonunion city employees and trainees who do sanitation work to help beat back the tide of trash — including some part-timers who are training to become members of the same union that was on the picket line.
AFSCME District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest blue collar workers union, went on strike on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, impacting services across the city, including sanitation and the water department.