Overview

• Early Wednesday, Mayor Cherelle Parker and DC 33 president Greg Boulware finalized a mediated contract deal that concludes the eight-day strike.
• The agreement includes multi-year wage increases and improvements to benefits aimed at closing the gap between average salaries and the city’s living-wage benchmark.
• City crews will clear temporary drop-off sites and resume curbside trash collection, while libraries and recreation centers reopen under existing staffing levels.
• Courts had already ordered 911 and airport dispatchers, water and medical examiner staff to return, ensuring essential public safety operations remained staffed during the strike.
• The resolution of DC 33’s first major work stoppage since 1986 may influence upcoming contract talks and arbitration for other municipal unions.