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Dumpsters leave, cameras go up as Philadelphia phases out neighborhood trash drop-off sites
As they phase out the neighborhood trash drop-off sites, the city of Philadelphia is now taking extra precautions to try to ...
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Curbside trash pickup resumes in Philly as District Council 33 members vote on new contract
Normal trash pickup resumed in Philadelphia on Monday after District Council 33 reached a tentative agreement on a new contract last week.
Trash piles overflow in Philadelphia as city work stoppage enters second week
Trash is piling up throughout Philadelphia. Workers from the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees ...
Piles of trash, pickets, and public addresses: Scenes from the DC 33 strike
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and Greg Boulware, president of AFSCME District Council 33, reached an agreement early Wednesday, ...
How Philadelphia’s current sanitation strike differs from historical labor disputes in the city
As the Philadelphia municipal worker strike enters its second week, so-called “Parker piles” – large collections of garbage ...
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Striking Philadelphia sanitation workers expected to return to negotiating table
Between 1,200 and 1,300 sanitation workers are part of the AFSCME strike for higher wages and other improvements. Private ...
Mayor Cherelle Parker has turned to nonunion city workers and sanitation trainees to help with trash removal during the DC 33 strike
To some, the nonunion city workers are relieving a messy situation. To others, they’re simply scabs caught in difficult ...