City of Philadelphia & AFSCME District Council 33 Announce 1-Year Contract Agreement for Fiscal Year 2025

New contract includes five percent wage increase & one-time bonus

PHILADELPHIA - The City of Philadelphia today announced a new one-year contract agreement for AFSCME District Council 33 (DC33), Philadelphia's largest municipal employee union. The Contract agreement will be for fiscal year 2025 and includes a five percent (5%) salary increase, a one-time bonus of $1,400 and other benefits. The salary increases represents a historic step with the highest pay increase for the union in over 30 years.

District Council 33 bargained on behalf of over 8,400 City municipal employees in the Streets Department, Sanitation Department, Water Department, Police Dispatch and other agencies, doing a wide array of jobs for our residents.

"We have the best municipal workforce in America, and I am proud to represent a workforce that works every day to the utmost to serve our 1.6 million residents," said Mayor Cherelle L. Parker. "That's why we are pleased to share this historic agreement that will benefit more than 8,400 members of our workforce. There will be no work stoppage in the City of Philadelphia. This is tremendous news we can all feel very good about - for our city, for the City workers who are represented by District Council 33, and for this Administration."

"I made a promise to the people of Philadelphia to make this a Safer, Cleaner, and Greener City, with Access to Economic Opportunity for All," Mayor Parker continued. "That promise cannot be kept without the hard-working individuals of our city government."

At a City Hall news conference on Friday, November 22, Mayor Parker alongside the City's Labor Department and other City officials who helped negotiate the contract extension announced the following details of the agreement:

• Wage Increase: For DC33 members, the award extension included a five percent salary increase, effective July 1, 2024.

• One-time Bonus: All DC33 members who were permanent, active City employees on the date of ratification will receive a one-time bonus of $1,400.

For a DC 33 Laborer, it'll mean an average pay increase of about $2,042, depending on their exact job classification. For a Police Dispatcher in DC 33, it will mean an average pay increase of $2,664.

"Thank you to every single City worker for your hard work and your sacrifices every day for Philadelphia," Mayor Parker concluded. "I'm also grateful for the round-the-clock work of our administration's team of negotiators, led ably by Chief Deputy Mayor Sincere Harris, and assisted by our Department of Labor, our Law Department, and numerous City officials. We are filled with gratitude for their public service."