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Mayor acknowledges strike while kicking off July 4th festivities
The latest proposal by DC 33 includes a 5% wage increase per year for three years. The City is offering 7% over 3 years, ...
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Philadelphia’s Fourth of July celebrations clash with striking municipal city workers
AFSCME District Council 33 members protested at Fourth of July ceremonies and parades as contract negotiations with Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration continue.
Philly Mayor Reacts To LL Cool J Pulling Out Of July 4th Concert Over Strike
LL Cool J canceled his July 4 performance in Philadelphia over the city’s ongoing workers’ strike, prompting a response from ...
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Philadelphia mayor delivers impassioned remarks to striking city workers
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker delivered impassioned remarks on Thursday as negotiations between the city and the largest blue-collar workers union remain at a standstill.
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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker Embarks on Weekend Tour Celebrating Local Communities and Leaders
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker will honor Orien Reid Nix, attend Wadsworth Day, and introduce Ivy Queen at the ...
LL Cool J says he won’t perform at Philadelphia’s July Fourth festival in support of workers strike
Rapper LL Cool J says he will not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly ...
No, Mayor Parker didn’t give herself ‘a 9% raise’ — but she did dole out big raises to aides
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker rejected a false claim from striking workers that she gave herself a 9% pay raise – although her pay ...