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Free Library branches are closed amid the DC 33 strike
Almost all Free Library branches shut down Tuesday, as librarians resisted crossing picket lines. Most other library workers ...
Recap: DC 33 members struck by car, LL COOL J, Jazmine Sullivan support union
NBC10 spoke with Giovanetti on Thursday, July 3 which marked the third full day District Council 33 workers were on strike ...
2 Philadelphia sanitation workers struck by vehicle while picketing during DC 33 strike, police say
Two sanitation workers who were on the picket line in the ongoing District Council 33 union strike were hit by a vehicle in ...
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Council 33’s strike result of fiscal and political decisions that preceded Mayor Parker
As the city continues to negotiate with AFSCME District Council 33, the union’s first work stoppage since the 1980s continues ...
How much do Philly mayoral staffers make compared to DC 33 members?
The NBC10 Investigators take a look at the salary for Philly mayoral staffers compared to AFSCME District Council 33 members.
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LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philly's July 4th concert due to DC 33 strike
LL Cool J says he won't be performing at Philadelphia's 4th of July celebration concert as long as the strike is ongoing with ...
DC 33 made concessions in 1992. Decades of resentment since led to Philadelphia’s current city worker strike.
Many AFSCME DC 33 members have been itching for the union to take a dramatic stand against the city ever since then-Mayor ...
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Why is DC 33 union on strike? LL Cool J says he won't perform in Philadelphia due to ongoing walkout
Rapper and actor LL Cool J has stepped back from his July 4, 2025, concert on the Parkway at the Art Museum. This was part of ...
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LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan drop out of 4th of July concert due to DC 33 strike
LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan, the headliners for Philadelphia's 4th of July celebration concert, have dropped out amid an ...
Protesters hit the Parkway and contract talks stall as DC 33 strike continues
As Mayor Cherelle L. Parker prepared to take the podium Thursday atop the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, members of ...