Overview

• Nearly 9,000 municipal workers represented by AFSCME District Council 33 have been on strike in Philadelphia since July 1 in the city’s first such action in almost 40 years.
• More than 400 Teamsters members at Republic Services are walking picket lines across 14 Massachusetts towns, disrupting waste collection for about 400,000 residents.
• City-run drop-off sites in Philadelphia have flooded with residential garbage, leading to arrests for illegal dumping and the rise of private pop-up hauling crews.
• Mayor Cherelle Parker’s proposed three-year contract featuring annual raises of roughly 3 percent has been rejected, while Teamsters push for pay parity and better benefits.
• After court orders forcing some essential city employees back to work, new bargaining sessions are scheduled for Tuesday, but progress remains stalled.