PHILADELPHIA — A union representing hundreds of metropolis employees in Philadelphia and the town has reached a deal to finish a greater than weeklong strike that halted residential curbside trash pickup and affected different providers, officers stated Wednesday.
Almost 10,000 blue-collar workers from District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Staff had walked off the job July 1, looking for higher pay and advantages after failing to agree with the town on a brand new contract.
The tentative settlement was introduced on what would have been the ninth day of the strike.
Mayor Cherelle Parker introduced the tip of the strike and the settlement with the union on social media. “The work stoppage involving the District Council 33 and the Metropolis of Philadelphia is OVER,” she posted.
“We have now reached a tentative settlement with District Council 33, which should be ratified by its membership on a brand new three-year contract that, coupled with the one-year contract extension we agreed to final fall, will improve DC 33 members’ pay by 14 p.c over my 4 years in workplace.”
District Council 33 is the biggest of 4 main unions representing metropolis employees. Its membership contains 911 dispatchers, trash collectors, water division employees and plenty of others. Police and firefighters weren’t a part of the strike.
“The strike is over! Particulars forthcoming,” the union posted on Fb Wednesday morning.
Town had designated about 60 websites as drop-off facilities for residential trash, however some have been overflowing, whereas putting employees readily available requested residents to not cross the picket line. Most libraries throughout the town are have been closed, with assist employees and safety guards off the job.
