Philadelphia workers union goes on strike impacting several city services
NBC Newsยท2025-07-02 02:45
City services in Philadelphia grinding to a halt with the city's largest municipal workers union on strike. Its 9,000 members include everyone from 911 operators to sanitation workers. With trash collection stopped, concerns that garbage will start to pile up on city streets.The strike beginning 1 minute after midnight this morning when negotiations between the union and city officials failed to agree on a new multi-year contract for city workers. The union demanding more money, better job security, and mor ...