When over 200 city workers were laid off in September 1938, city workers called a weeklong sanitation strike. Street battles raged in West Philadelphia when strikers blocked police-escorted trash ...

As the Philadelphia municipal worker strike enters its second week, so-called “Parker piles” – large collections of garbage ...

Philadelphia faces mounting trash and tension as a strike by many of the city's blue-collar workers enters its eighth day ...

City officials warned against illegal dumping that could slow collection efforts at temporary trash drop-off sites.

The city and the union’s original proposals show that the two sides also began negotiations with major differences over ...

Day 1 of a strike by 9,000 municipal workers in Philadelphia shocked even the most hardened olfactory senses as bags of ...

The city of Philadelphia kicked off its Summer Meals program on Wednesday with Mayor Cherelle Parker passing out meals to area kids at Vare Recreation Center. The city is partnering with the ...

CENTER CITY - Mayor Cherelle Parker wins approval for her $6.8 billion budget which includes borrowing hundreds of millions of dollars to tackle the city’s housing crisis. What we know ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker ’s administration has officially notched its first major policy victory. After two budget hearings and hours of private negotiations, City Council on Thursday approved ...

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s day was booked with events critical to the growth and development of Philadelphia on Monday, as detailed in her public schedule. The day began with a 2 PM press ...