PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Mayor Cherelle Parker pleaded with striking blue-collar city employees to return to work on Day 3 of the AFSCME District Council 33 strike, as the city stares down a planned annual Fourth of July Celebration without the help of sanitation workers and other support staff.
“Men and women, we want you back at work. You can come back to the table. We can negotiate and get this deal done,” Parker said at a Thursday press briefing from the Art Museum steps.
With no further talks planned before July 4, the strike will now stretch through the holiday…