With the first day of school just weeks away, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers is preparing for a possible strike. Teachers made picket signs and posters during an event for members Wednesday ...

It has now been two weeks since we had our contract forced on us by the AFSCME District Council 33 leaders. It was made clear then that they would not be fighting for us by claiming the ...

During July’s eight-day municipal worker strike, the city spent almost $1.26 million per day on added costs needed to maintain basic services, such as hiring contractors to haul trash from dump sites ...

The Philadelphia Workers Rank-and-File Strike Committee is calling all city workers, union members, and supporters to a public online meeting at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, July 14. Register for ...

Negotiations continue between the School District of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers union. Still, the threat of a possible strike is worrying parents and students who are ...

Philadelphia teachers are planning for a possible strike with just two weeks to go before students return to class. Demands from teachers include fair pay, smaller class sizes, and enhanced safety in ...

Philadelphia's largest labor union, AFSCME District Council 33 (DC 33), is getting ready to cast votes to decide if a new contract will be ratified. DC 33, which represents about 9,000 workers in the ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- With less than three weeks until the first day of school in the School District of Philadelphia, teachers in the district are contemplating a strike. Dozens of school district ...

PHILADELPHIA — A union representing thousands of city workers in Philadelphia and the city has reached a deal to end a more than weeklong strike that halted residential curbside trash pickup and ...

Trash starting to pile up as thousands of workers remain on strike With trash collection suspended until further notice, garbage is already piling up in some of the dozens dumpsters around the city.