William Penn Annex West in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Public Sector Collective Bargaining

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 23, 2015

1. Public Sector Collective Bargaining Marker

Inscription. In 1938, 3,000 Philadelphia municipal workers launched a strike protesting wage cuts and layoffs, among the first in a major American city. After 8 days, a collective bargaining agreement was reached, leading to the formation of AFSCME District Council 33.

Erected 2008 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Labor Unions. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.

Location. 39° 57.202′ N, 75° 9.827′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex West. It is at the intersection of North Broad Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard on North Broad Street. The marker is on the north side of the grounds of City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 N Broad St, Philadelphia PA 19107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: General George B. McClellan (a few steps from this marker); General George McClellan / Major General John Fulton Reynolds (a few steps from this marker); Matthias William Baldwin (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named

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Matthias William Baldwin (within shouting distance of this marker); Government Of The People (within shouting distance of this marker); William Penn (within shouting distance of this marker); Philadelphia (within shouting distance of this marker); Tricentennial Anniversary of German Settlement (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 17, 2015

2. Public Sector Collective Bargaining Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,135 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on December 30, 2018, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on March 26, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on May 17, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.