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A labor professor says it's probably the best the union could do at this time, but he's not sure the members will vote to ratify it.
According to MIT, Philadelphia's striking workers earn more than $2,000 less than the living wage for a single adult in the city.
The latest court order concerns airport emergency response workers. In the union's last major work stoppage in 1986, sanitation workers were ultimately ordered back to work by a judge.
Francis Ryan, a professor at Rutgers University and a labor historian, has been researching Philadelphia unions for years. He said DC 33's deal was probably the best one it could get.
By Josh Sanders, Siafa Lewis, Madeleine Wright, Jessica MacAulay Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Negotiations are set to continue Tuesday between AFSCME District Council 33 and Philadelphia city leaders,
To some, the nonunion city workers are relieving a messy situation. To others, they’re simply scabs caught in difficult circumstances.