DC-33 members still have to vote on tentative agreement
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After more than eight days spent striking for higher wages and better benefits as trash collection and other Philadelphia city services ground to a halt, members of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33 will vote next week to finalize the union’s tentative contract agreement with Mayor Cherelle L.
A labor professor says it's probably the best the union could do at this time, but he's not sure the members will vote to ratify it.
Trash pickup is scheduled to resume in Philadelphia on Monday after the DC 33 strike ended, but neighbors say some people are still dropping off garbage.
The contract, if ratified by DC 33's membership, is retroactive to July 1. 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, returning some 9,000 blue collar workers to the job.
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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