鈥淭he work stoppage involving District Council 33 and the City of Philadelphia is OVER,鈥� Mayor Cherelle Parker announced on social media early Wednesday morning. A marathon negotiation session between the city and its blue collar workers鈥� union responsible for trash pickup and other duties around the city has resulted in a tentative contract agreement.
Greg Boulware, president of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33, was exhausted after the 12-hour negotiation session and said they did what they had to do. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of factors involved in what was going on and we ultimately did what we thought was in the best interest of all of our membership,鈥� Boulware said.
The deal appears to be a complete win for the city because it got just about everything Parker wanted with a 3% raise in each of the three years of the deal. It鈥檚 a deal the Parker administration is calling 鈥渉istoric.鈥�