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Cherelle Parker: “We did have to endure an eight day work stoppage.”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

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Full speech: Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker delivers 'State of the City' address

Published | Video Starts at 08:50

And then through long. And it's important to affirm, yes, at times challenging negotiations, we reached three year agreements with AFSCME, District Council 33 and District Council 47 in July. And We did have to endure an eight day work stoppage. But guess what? Guess what we did in true Philadelphia fashion, Guess what we did. We got through. (08:50–08:55)

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