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Philadelphia City Workers Strike Enters Second Day as Judge Orders Essential Staff Back

A court injunction compelling hundreds of 911 dispatchers and water department employees to return to work underscores the city’s struggle to sustain services as both sides signal readiness to resume negotiations.

A sanitation worker clears trash in this archive photo from November 2011, which was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
FILE- Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Nov. 4, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)
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Overview

  • The landmark walkout by nearly 10,000 AFSCME District Council 33 members continues after contract talks collapsed at the end of June.
  • A Common Pleas Court judge mandated the return of 237 emergency dispatchers and key water department staff yesterday due to public safety concerns.
  • Residential trash collection remains suspended and the city has opened 63 temporary drop-off sites while police officers and cross-trained personnel fill emergency call centers.
  • Water repairs and recreation services operate with reduced staffing as contingency measures aim to maintain essential operations.
  • Union leaders seek 8% annual raises and full healthcare coverage while Mayor Parker’s administration says it has offered more than 12% in cumulative raises plus a new pay step.