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    News Article ● Labor Strike Unions

    Mayor Parker, unwavering in negotiations, dangles holiday pay incentive to end strike

    July 6, 2025 // Though typically not part of a union negotiation that often includes wages, paid time off policies and health benefits, the Parker administration is trying to lump in dedicated low interest 30-year home mortgages for DC33 union members as part of their contract deal. The administration is also offering special dedicated access to all the home affordability programs she’s been spearheading.

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    Labor Strike Unions

    Philly strike updates: Negotiations to resume as trash piles up; city worker charged in tire-slashing incident

    July 2, 2025 // DC 33 worker charged with vandalism for slashing PGW tractor tires A Philadelphia Parks and Recreation employee and member of District Council 33 has been charged with slashing the tire of a Philadelphia Gas Works digger loader amid the municipal worker strike, police said.

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