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Philly workers got organized in 2023. Look back on this year’s strikes, walkouts, and union campaigns.

From strikes at Temple and Rutgers, to new unions at Penn and Starbucks, workers built momentum in 2023.

A Fat Cat is inflated in front of the UPS Customer Center on Oregon Avenue on July 20, 2023, as UPS Teamsters prepared for a rally to inform management of their intention to strike on Aug. 1 if negotiations failed. They ended up reaching a contract in late July.
A Fat Cat is inflated in front of the UPS Customer Center on Oregon Avenue on July 20, 2023, as UPS Teamsters prepared for a rally to inform management of their intention to strike on Aug. 1 if negotiations failed. They ended up reaching a contract in late July.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer