Parker Says City Has Offered District Council 33 'Largest One-Term Pay Increase' in over 30 Years

Mayor Cherelle Parker takes to social media to deliver union contract update

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker took to social media Saturday to plead the city’s case in its negotiation dispute with the District Council 33 union, which represents 9,000 city employees ranging from sanitation workers to school crossing guards.

Parker says city has offered District Council 33 'largest one-term pay increase' in over 30 years

As negotiations between District Council 33 and the City of Philadelphia near a Tuesday deadline, Mayor Cherelle Parker says her administration has offered the largest wage increase of any mayor in their first term over the last 30 years.

Philly's largest blue collar worker union plans to strike, Mayor Parker responds

Members of Philadelphia’s largest blue-collar union, which represents 9,000 city employees, are planning to go on strike. AFSCME District Council 33, the union which represents workers employed in city functions such as sanitation, the water department, police dispatch, street maintenance and the airport, is set to walk off the job on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, after the union stated that it has been negotiating with the city for several months and …