Philadelphia, District Council 33 Strike
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The strike lasted eight days and four hours before a deal was reached for a new contract. There are still some lingering questions about what's next.
AFSCME District Council 33, representing more than 9,000 city employees from dispatchers to sanitation, was on strike for eight days.
Residents in Chula Vista are left with overflowing trash bins due to a nationwide strike by sanitation workers against Republic Services, with the city implementing emergency cleanup efforts and
Most commercial buildings, restaurants, and big apartment complexes use private haulers to collect their trash. That made a difference during the DC 33 strike.
More than 95 percent of voting performers supported the deal, which provides wage rate increases and AI protections.
SAG-AFTRA members voted to conclude the year-long strike and approve a new media agreement after three years of total bargaining. The new contract establishes AI guardrails to protect performers from having their likeness used without consent,
A transport union has announced Translink workers will strike during the Open golf tournament in Portrush next week.The TSSA trade union represents workers across clerical, management, professional and technical grades (MPT) as well as the Northern Ireland Railways supervisor grade which includes railway controllers.
The contract, if ratified by DC 33's membership, is retroactive to July 1. After more than a week on strike and several stalled negotiation sessions, leaders of Philadelphia’s largest municipal union came to an agreement with the city this week,