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AFSCME District Council 33 union leaders met with Philadelphia city officials to continue contract negotiations on Saturday, July 5, the fifth day of the strike.

These workers are affiliated with AFSCME District Council 47. Additionally, 14,000 public school teachers have voted to strike at the end of next month if no contract is agreed to.

We fundamentally disagree with AFSCME’s claims of bad faith bargaining and characterization of unacceptable bargaining proposals. From January to May, University of California and AFSCME bargaining ...