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'If that means I'm a one-term mayor, then so be it:' Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker puts it all on the line in city workers strike
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker is putting it all on the line. In a fiery news conference on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of ...
LL Cool J, Jazmine Sullivan Cancel Philadelphia Festival Gig in Solidarity With Striking City Workers
"There’s absolutely no way that I can perform, cross a picket line and pick up money when I know that people are out there ...
Philadelphia aims to control trash pileups ahead of holiday weekend as city workers strike continues
A strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia has stretched into a third day. Trash continued to pile up Thursday in ...
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Trash piles up in parts of Philadelphia as blue-collar city workers remain on strike
The latest round of negotiations began Wednesday but ended overnight without a deal. There's no word on when talks would ...
LL Cool J Pulls Out of Philadelphia July 4 Concert in Solidarity With Striking City Workers
LL Cool J is pulling out of a Fourth of July concert in Philadelphia in solidarity with city workers unionized with District ...
Garbage overflows into Philadelphia’s streets after mass city worker strike
One of Philadelphia’s largest city worker unions is on strike in a demand for higher wages and more expansive benefits, which ...
Philadelphia road closures scheduled in Center City, Old City for July Fourth events
Philadelphia July Fourth celebrations conclude with a party on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Friday. That event includes a ...
Slashed tires, open fire hydrants, picket line dust-ups: Tensions rise on the first day of Philly’s city worker strike
Minor confrontations captured on video spread across social media, highlighting the tensions of Philadelphia’s first major ...