PHILADELPHIA — The strike by members of AFSCME District Council 33, the union representing blue-collar workers in Philadelphia, is over.
After discussions went through the night, both sides came to a tentative agreement just after 4 a.m. Wednesday.
The deal is for a nine percent wage increase over three years. The union wanted 15 percent.
That amount is close to the 8.75 percent Mayor Cherelle Parker originally proposed.
The new deal, coupled with a one-year contract extension agreed to last fall, increases DC 33 members’ pay by 14 percent over the mayor’s four years in office, Parker wrote on social media.
The union’s president, Greg Boulware, said that while the union agreed to the deal, it is unhappy with the outcome. He told Action News the union did the best it could with its members’ best interests in mind.
He said that they should be able to earn a living for themselves and their families. Boulware did not go into detail about why exactly the union is unhappy.
He said city workers will likely return to work Wednesday morning, with some back on the job in a matter of hours.
Parker said the city will discuss the deal later Wednesday.
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