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District Council 33 and the Parker administration last negotiated for hours on Saturday, but the two sides weren't able to make a deal.
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The Parker administration won a series of court injunctions requiring striking 911 dispatchers, airport dispatchers, and medical examiner employees to return to work, and the prospect of a broader injunction loomed.
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Mayor Cherelle L. Parker rejected a false claim from striking workers that she gave herself a 9% pay raise – although her pay has increased.
Sunrise Movement Philadelphia activists demand Mayor Cherelle Parker meet union workers' demands for higher wages.