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July 7, 2025

Philadelphia City Workers Have Been on Strike for One Week to Demand Dignified Wages
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In Philadelphia, some 9,000 city workers are entering their seventh day
on strike. Sanitation workers, 911 dispatchers and school crossing
guards are among those demanding a fair wage that keeps pace with
inflation and the soaring cost of living.


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