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Cherelle Parker: “We did 1 1/2% increase and I've been here for 18 months.”

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Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia

Published July 16, 2025 | Video Starts at 27:45

Imagine me saying it on the trail and then getting elected and doing it. Sounds pretty weird, huh? But We did 1 1/2% increase and I've been here for 18 months. So our commitment, my commitment to our teachers and public education in the city of Philadelphia, that's etched in stone. (27:45–27:51)

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Asserts that there was a 1.5% increase in revenue dedicated to public education during her tenure.

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“It's a housing plan, $2 billion investment.”
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“The $550 million labor reserve that this administration, my administration, proposed when we set our budget for consideration to the City…”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 28:16-28:39
“$210 million in business tax cuts. After we took the Tax Reform Commission's recommendations and figured out what we could do and what we…”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 29:16-29:30
“The City of Philadelphia Parker administration has reached a tentative agreement with District Council 47 on a three-year contract.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 03:51-04:38
“The one-year contract extension agreed to last November will increase District Council 47 members' pay by 5%.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 06:09-06:48
“The city has resumed regular trash collections, curbside trash collections, on Monday of this week.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 09:34-09:42
“Last year we had the 5% pay raise that we agreed to that ended again 6-30-25.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 10:14-10:23
“The tentative three-year agreement reached on Tuesday includes 8.5% pay increases.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 10:23-10:36
“The first year of the tentative agreement includes a 2.5% pay increase plus a $1250 bonus.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 10:23-10:36
“The second year there is a 3% pay increase and the third year there is a third, a 3% pay increase.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 10:40-10:49
“That is 13.5% over my four year term.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 10:49-10:55
“The agreement will increase District Council 47 members' pay by 13.5% over my first four years in office.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 11:08-11:25
“Longevity is being changed from a flat dollar basis to a percent basis to get more money into the pockets of our long term employees.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 12:26-12:38
“The city has agreed to increase the percentage paid of the cost of District Council 47's health care claims from 91% to 92%.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 13:33-13:47
“All of it has to be captured within the city's five year plan, right? Which has to be approved by PICA.”
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“We're increasing the amount of city tax revenue, you know, one and a half percent. And I've only been here for what, 17, 18 months to the…”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 20:52-21:04
“Somebody somewhere, somehow is counting and they're saying, we remember that $115 million number for the cost and value of District Council…”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 22:22-22:35
“You've just affirmed District Council 47's package as $92 million.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 22:35-22:41
“We will not lay off members of our valuable city workforce because we have an agenda.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 24:54-25:02
“Sherrell Parker, the mayor has been delivering for public education since before I arrived here as a member of council.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 26:34-26:41
“The city of Philadelphia, in my opinion, should increase the portion of its revenue dedicated to public education.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 27:31-27:39
“You want the half a percent of an increase in revenue going to the school district of Philadelphia to happen?”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 29:40-29:48
“The 2,000 historic agreements with 33 and 47 that are on the table.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 30:41-30:46
“Make the fiscal health and stability of the city of Philadelphia number one.”
Cherelle Parker Announces Tentative Agreement with AFSCME District Council 47 in Philadelphia | Uploaded July 16, 2025 | 31:42-31:48