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How Philadelphia’s sanitation strike differed from past labor disputes in the city

  • Written by Francis Ryan, Associate Professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Rutgers University
imageTrash piled up in Philadelphia during the 8-day strike that ended July 9, 2025.AP Photo/Matt Slocum

The Philadelphia municipal workers strike ended after eight days in the early hours of July 9, 2025.

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33 union’s 9,000 blue-collar workers, including sanitation...

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