What to Know AFSCME District Council 33 is on strike, impacting many of the city’s services, including 911 dispatch, trash ...

The strike shows that the conditions are emerging for a mass movement across the country against austerity, not only from ...

Negotiations with AFSCME District Council 33 and the city stalled on Tuesday, which prompted workers to walk off the job at ...

The Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia will be packed for the Wawa Welcome America concert and fireworks spectacular.

Almost 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia, who take 911 calls, collect trash, and perform other duties, went on strike on Tuesday after negotiations over a contract fell through.  Blue-collar ...

It's been a little less than 24 hours since District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest workers' union, went on strike and ...

On the first day of District Council 33 on the picket lines, the City of Philadelphia announced it “successfully litigated ...

A judge temporarily ordered 911 dispatchers to return to work, but other critical city services such as trash collection will ...

Judge Sierra Thomas-Street granted the city three injunctions, requiring a majority of 911 dispatchers and a skeleton crew of water plant workers to return. The judge also imposed limits on pickets.

Some workers who are part of AFSCME District Council 33 are being ordered to cross the picket line and return to work, a ...

Nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia who collect trash, answer 911 calls, maintain city pools and perform other jobs ...

Philadelphia 911 call center workers represented by District Council 33 will return to work for at least one week after the ...