City of Philadelphia Extends AFSCME DC47 Contract for Fiscal Year 2025

PHILADELPHIA - The City of Philadelphia today announced a new one-year contract extension for AFSCME DC47 that pays members a 4.4% salary increase, a one-time bonus of $1,400 and includes an $850,000 contribution into the union's Health & Welfare Fund, among other benefits.

The DistrictCouncil47workforce includes Librarians, Social Workers, Supervisors, and many other city employees doing a wide array of jobs for our residents.

At a City Hall news conference with the City's Labor Department and other City officials who helped negotiate the contract extension, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced the following details of the extension:

• Wage Increase: For DistrictCouncil47members, the award extension included a 4.4 percent salary increase, effective the first full pay period before Monday, July 1, 2024.
• One-time Bonus: For all DC47 members who were permanent, active City employees as of Friday, August 9, 2024 they will receive a one-time bonus of $1,400.
• Health & Welfare Fund Contributions: The City will pay an additional $850,000 lump-sum payment into DC47's Health and Welfare Fund - all of which goes to serve their members.
• Other Benefits in the Agreement: Paid parental leave will be extended from six (6) to eight (8) weeks, and DC47 members will be able to use their sick leave, without restriction, to care for a family member who is ill.

"I am proud to announce a historic one-year extension of the current contract benefitting the membership of AFSCME DistrictCouncil47. I believe in every members of DC47 and thank them for their service, just as I believe in every one of Philadelphia's municipal employees," said Mayor Cherelle L. Parker. "I think we have the best municipal workforce in the country. My administration looks forward to continuing to work with all of our municipal labor unions."

"I want to thank the leadership of DistrictCouncil47, and all of our City negotiators who engaged in a productive process that delivered this fair extension," said Perritti DiVirgilio, Director of Labor, Department of Labor. "The Labor Department is committed every day to our relationship between the City administration and our City employee unions."