AFSCME District Council 47

21st-century city services don’t operate efficiently in extreme office temperatures ! The city’s workforce has been taken back to the 1990s... literally back to growing up without air conditioning. Philadelphians deserve better! 🥵🪭

Now is the time for Parker to show leadership & end her mandate! It’s not good for the efficiency, accessibility, retention/recruitment, work/life balance, & now safety of a 21st-century city workforce in 2024. We encourage the to accept our call for expedited Arbitration on this issue. Philadelphia deserves better!

Link: https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2024/07/24/return-to-office-cherelle-parker

You mean forcing workers back into the office, like it’s the 1990s, isn’t working in 2024??? Why hurt efficiency & accessibility improvements found during the pandemic? Philadelphians deserve 21st-century city services! end your mandate!

article: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2024/07/23/philadelphia-return-to-office-cherelle-parker/

. Parker it’s not too late to change your mind…. Everyone sees it. Your mandate is not good for new found productivity & efficiency of 21st-century city services in Philadelphia realized over the last couple of years. Philadelphia deserves better!

Link: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/philadelphia-city-employees-offices-crowded-dirty-20240723.html?

WHYY covers the story: efficient & accessible 21st-century city services are being hurt in Philadelphia by Parker’s mandate. 9 people working in a cramped room… with only 6 electrical outlets??? Make it make sense. 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♀️

Link: https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-city-workers-return-to-office-reaction/

🙄 yep this looks like an office ready for innovation & collaboration for 21st-century city services… Philadelphia deserves better Parker.

Reminder: our big Philly union picnic is coming up, one week from tomorrow! Lots of food, music, and games. Speakers will include: and presidents of

DC47 Members: Are you or a co-worker leaving, retiring, going on a leave? Is it because of a lack of hybrid work schedule? Let us know what’s going on. Report a change in work status. This is important data for us to collect to highlight worker trends & needs. Link in bio or: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/dc47workstatuschange

DC47 Members: Report unsafe workplace conditions. We have a new quick & easy tool that allows you to describe your issue & upload a picture. ➡️Link in bio or: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/dc47worksitereport

21st-century city workers deserve the opportunity to do their best work for … Being forced into the office 5 days a week will make productivity go ⬇️ & taxpayers will end up paying for it. Philadelphians deserve better! Check out these terrible office conditions.

Calling all members: join us Saturday, July 27, in Fairmount Park for a big union cookout! 1pm-6pm. Bring your family and friends! There’ll be lots of free food, lawn games, music, and SOLIDARITY. You can just show up, or rsvp ahead of time for event updates at mobilize.us/afscme-pa/event/641262

The disrespect Parker continues to show Philadelphians who rely on important city services & the workers that supply them is UNREAL right now… why not throw the usual “management appreciates you pizza party?” Embarrassing. 🍕🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️

21st-century efficient, effective, & accessible city services… the environment, carbon emissions, traffic, family time, picking the kids up from school, savings accounts, mental health, exercise, home-cooked meals, and work/life balance… are all more important than cheap swag bags!

Sub-headline says it all. Parker putting corporate profits over the people of Philadelphia. Philadelphians deserve high quality, efficient, effective, & accessible 21st-century city services!

We are disappointed with the results of the hearing today, but our fight is not over. This decision means that all affected workers should report as directed to their office or worksite. We will continue to pursue a fair resolution through the contractual grievance process and hope that the city will accept our request for expedited arbitration in this matter. We look forward to negotiating with the Parker administration.

We remain committed to building a 21st-century city government that serves all Philadelphians.

Watch updates from the injunction live! We are reposting live on x/Twitter with WHYY reporter.

https://x.com/PHLafscmeDC47

Why are we calling for sacrifice when government is in fine budget shape? The real sacrifice here: ending flexible, efficient, and accessible 21st-century city services in order to fill downtown buildings & make real estate investors happy…hurting the taxpayers of Philadelphia . Philly deserves better!

Today, we filled the courtroom at City Hall and argued our case for why revoking alternative and hybrid work schedules will be a disaster for Philadelphia city services. Union members took the stand and testified to the impacts of Mayor Parker’s callousness. The hearing will continue tomorrow morning at 9:30am in City Hall Room 653. Come out to support if you are able!

We are hopeful that we will win this injunction and that the city will accept our request for expedited arbitration in this matter. We remain committed to building a 21st-century city government that serves all Philadelphians.

Philadelphia deserves 21st-century city services.

Yes, we heard that you don’t care about efficient, accessible, and productive 21st-century city services in Philadelphia. Philadelphians deserve better!

We are taking legal action against Mayor Cherelle Parker’s 5-day in-office mandate, which she intends to unilaterally impose on us this Monday, July 15, after refusing to negotiate with the City employees it impacts. Today held a press conference affirming her intentions despite the widespread criticism she has faced. As has documented, no other major US city has adopted a policy as regressive and inflexible as the one Mayor Parker intends to implement.

We will be at City Hall tomorrow morning for the first step in our legal action: an injunction hearing before a judge. We remain disappointed in the Mayor's denial of our collective bargaining rights, and concerned for the impact it will have on our ability to deliver quality city services, which we have been successfully sustaining despite 20% vacancy rates in our departments.

*ALERT* Return To Work 5-Day Mandate Press Conference at 11AM!

This morning, join Mayor Cherelle L. Parker as she discusses her Administration’s position on her Return to Office Policy.

Watch live at Facebook.com/CityofPhiladelphia

IF alternative work schedules are removed from the government on Monday 7/15, expect to see a lot of city service delays like this in the near future. 1 in 5 jobs are already vacant & that problem will get worse. When you get rid of work efficiency, everything runs slower. Philadelphian’s deserve better!

Alternative work schedules/hybrid work schedules are good for all working families! Saved time in your life is priceless ⏰

Link: https://sme.asia/new-research-reveals-hybrid-work-saves-working-parents-nearly-us7k-annually-on-childcare/

Front page of : “In other cities, hybrid work remains the norm.”

Link: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/remote-work-city-workers-baltimore-new-york-philadelphia-comparative-20240708.html