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Philly Municipal Workers ‘Holding the Line’ as City Refuses to Pay Living Wage
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 July 8, 2025 | STRIKES | Over 9,000 sanitation workers, 911 dispatchers, water services workers, crossing guards, and other city employees walked off the job last week, demanding that the city increase their salary enough to meet the rising cost of living. But even with trash piling up on the streets and other city services understaffed, Mayor Cherelle Parker (D) would not agree to the demands made by AFSCME District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest blue-collar union. "It's not like as if our members are making $80,000, $90,000 a year," [DC 33 president Greg] Boulware said. "A 2% increase on those would be significantly higher than it would be on somebody making $40,000-$45,000 a year. So, her math truly is not mathing, and you're clearly not paying attention to the working people that are going on in this city." Common Dreams
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