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Members of the Philadelphia Municipal Workers Union protesting the layoff of 264 Men and wage cut of 31 percent, Philadelphia, PA, 1938.
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Marching strikers wear placards that read Municipal Workers Union protesting against the Layoff of 264 Men and wage cut of 31% Taxpayers Help Us Win.

Credit: Courtesy of Temple University, Urban Archives, Philadelphia, Pa.

In 1938, 3,000 Philadelphia municipal workers launched one of the first municipal workers strikes in American history, protesting wage cuts and layoffs. A collective bargaining agreement, reached after 8 days, led to the formation of AFSCME District Council 33.

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