US EditionDistrict Council 33 Members Ratify New Contract After Weeklong Strike
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 20 – Union members approved a three-year deal with annual 3% raises and a $1,500 bonus after an eight-day strike that disrupted city services, with about 65% voting in favor, union officials said.
- AFSCME District Council 33 ended its eight-day strike on July 9, 2025, after reaching a tentative three-year contract with Philadelphia city officials.
- The strike began on July 1 due to stalled talks amid budget constraints and ongoing negotiations with multiple unions, despite court injunctions.
- The contract provides a 14% wage increase over the mayor’s term, annual 3% raises, a $1,500 signing bonus, and a new fifth pay scale step for about 9,000 members.
- Union members participated in a vote totaling over 2,300 ballots, with 1,535 supporting the contract and 838 opposing it. President Greg Boulware confirmed that the American Arbitration Association has officially validated the outcome.
- The strike caused trash pileup and service disruptions citywide, but the contract’s approval ended the work stoppage, though union leaders warned another strike remains possible if deals falter.
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District Council 33 ratifies city workers’ contract – Metro Philadelphia
Members of AFSCME District Council 33 approved the tentative contract between union leaders and Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration, officially ending a saga that included an eight-day strike that disrupted trash collection and other municipal services. DC 33 on Monday released the results from the ratification vote, held over several days last week. Nearly 65% of the 2,375 people who participated voted in favor of the deal, while 838, or 35%…
DC 33 members approve contract with city, ending possibility of strike resuming
After a weeklong voting process, nearly two-thirds of voting members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33 agreed to the new deal with the city on Monday afternoon, ending a monthslong negotiation process that resulted in a strike of Philadelphia's largest union.
AFSCME DC 33 members approve contract agreement with city following eight-day strike
Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33 have voted to approve the tentative contract agreement union leaders negotiated with Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration earlier this month, eliminating the possibility of a city worker strike resuming this year.
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