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Low-wage worker unions are trying to flex their muscle in Philly’s City Council race

A group of labor unions has endorsed the two progressive candidates running on the Working Families Party ticket, representing a shift toward service sector unions building power on the local level.

Nicolas O'Rourke (back left) and Kendra Brooks (back right) march with Hahnemann University Hospital workers to save it from closure in July. O'Rourke and Brooks are being backed by five service worker unions in City Council's at-large race.
Nicolas O'Rourke (back left) and Kendra Brooks (back right) march with Hahnemann University Hospital workers to save it from closure in July. O'Rourke and Brooks are being backed by five service worker unions in City Council's at-large race.Read moreHeather Khalifa / File Photograph