plead the city\u2019s case<\/a>, comparing her offer to the union’s to that of her predecessors, to show that the city\u2019s current offer is fair \u2013 and that they want to reach a \u201cfair and fiscally responsible\u201d deal.<\/p>\n\u201cI am an unapologetically pro-union, pro-worker and pro-labor mayor,\u201d Parker said in the video. \u201cI will also keep my oath to the people of this city to govern with fiscal responsibility as my foundation. And now more than ever, given the uncertainty that we face, it\u2019s even more important. I wholeheartedly believe that we can and will reach a fair and fiscally responsible contract within our city\u2019s fiscal constraints. And I am confident that we will do so.\u201d<\/p>\n
Union officials have said the current wage increase would break down to just over 2% per year over three years, instead of the four-year 8% per year the union was seeking along with other concessions from the city.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Parker reiterated that the city\u2019s offers to AFSCME have been fair and that they\u2019re ready to \u201cstay at the table as long as it takes\u201d to come to an agreement while keeping the city\u2019s finances front of mind.<\/p>\n
She also emphasized that the city \u2013 from sanitation and water departments to emergency services \u2013 is prepared for any work stoppage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOur 911 call centers are operational \u2026 our fire department and emergency responders will be doing their jobs all day and all night as always,\u201d Parker said. \u201cIf there is a work stoppage, the Department of Sanitation will be operating in what we refer to as a modified capacity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The modified capacity includes temporary elimination of residential curbside trash and recycling collection starting on Tuesday and the creation of 63 temporary drop-off locations throughout the city. She added that the temporary trash drop-off locations would be regularly monitored and, should a work stoppage linger, additional dumpsters and locations would be implemented.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elsewhere online, social media accounts claiming to belong to city workers say the administration has asked some non-union city workers to cancel any non-international vacation plans and cross the picket lines should the strike occur.\u00a0<\/p>\n
City of Philadelphia Managing Director Adam Thiel said the city appreciates District Council 33 members\u2019 work and that the administration remains \u201chopeful that an equitable and fiscally responsible agreement can be reached.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile we aim to provide all city services, we also expect that some things might take a bit longer or perform at a different level,\u201d Thiel said Monday. \u201cWe are not perfect, even on a good day, and we humbly ask for your patience and maybe a little grace as we work through this dynamic situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
District Council 33 hasn\u2019t walked off the job in nearly 40 years. Members voted to authorize a strike back on June 12, with union leaders saying they want better wages, job security and health benefits for all members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philadelphia\u2019s largest blue-collar union is on the verge of putting immense pressure on Mayor Cherelle Parker to resolve…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":27966,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,20497,606,13261,1448,2830,1311,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-27965","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-cherelle-parker","10":"tag-labor","11":"tag-news-politics","12":"tag-pa","13":"tag-pennsylvania","14":"tag-philadelphia","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-united-states-of-america","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114774111951660219","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}