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Philadelphia City Workers' Union Votes To Authorize Strike
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November 15,,2024
Thousands of Philadelphia city workers have voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike.
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AFSCME District Council 33, which represents blue-collar city workers including many of those in the sanitation and water departments, voted this month to authorize a strike. Eighty-seven percent of those who voted were in favor of the strike, according to a post by the union on Facebook.
This does not mean the union is on strike; it means leaders can call a strike at any time if they can't reach a deal in contract negotiations with the city. It's not clear when a strike would begin.
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