A strike involving about 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia is underway as some employees have been ordered back to work due to public safety concerns. Judge Sierra Thomas-Street mandated that certain emergency dispatchers must resume their duties, citing their absence as a clear danger to public welfare. Additionally, essential water department employees were also required to return to work. The strike, organized by District Council 33, aims for improved pay and benefits. Mayor Cherelle Parker announced some city services would be suspended but emphasized that essential celebrations would proceed as planned.
District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees announced the strike early Tuesday, spurring nearly 10,000 blue-collar workers to walk off the job.
Judge Sierra Thomas-Street granted the city an injunction stating 237 out of 325 workers at the city's 911 call center must return to work because their absence creates a "clear and present danger to health, safety or welfare of the public."
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