Philly Future Track trainees say they haven’t been paid for DC33 strike cleanup work

Frustration is growing among some Philadelphia workers who say they haven’t been paid for helping clean the city during a blue-collar union strike.

While District Council 33 was on strike over the July 4 holiday, trainees with the Philly Future Track program stepped in, working 12-hour shifts – sometimes longer – to keep the city clean.

Philly Future Track is a six-month paid workforce development program launched by the Streets Department that provides job training and readiness…

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