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UPI
09-07-2025
- Business
- UPI
Philadelphia blue-collar union, city resume talks as trash piles up
July 8 (UPI) -- Philadelphia officials and members of the city's union representing blue-collar workers resumed negotiations Tuesday as residents grew increasingly frustrated with garbage piling up on the streets. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33 union last held talks with city officials Saturday over wages and benefits. The union's 9,000 members went on strike July 1 after negotiations broke down. The union is seeking a 15% increase in pay for members over the next year, while the city has offered an 8.75% increase over the same period of time, WPVI-TV in Philadelphia reported. An attorney representing the AFSCME District Council 33 said talks were set to resume Tuesday afternoon at the Community College of Philadelphia, WCAU-TV reported. Union President Greg Boulware said he was optimistic about the direction of the talks. "Today's another day. I'm hopeful that we can get in this room and make some progress and get this CBA resolved, and get our men and women back to work," he said. Meanwhile, a local judge ordered eight dispatchers for Philadelphia International Airport to return to work to ensure the safety of the airport. A judge previously ordered workers at Philadelphia's 911 dispatch and the Medical Examiner's Office to also return to work. Philadelphia residents have grown increasingly frustrated by trash piling up without sanitation workers on the job. The city arranged several drop-off sites across Philadelphia,
Toronto Sun
04-07-2025
- General
- Toronto Sun
New Jersey skydiving company says pilot tried emergency landing before crash
Published Jul 03, 2025 • 2 minute read This image taken from video provided by WPVI-TV/6ABC shows emergency personnel working at the scene where a small skydiving aircraft went off the end of a runway and crashed in the woods at Cross Keys Airport in Gloucester County, N.J., Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Photo by WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The pilot of a skydiving team encountered mechanical issues that prompted an emergency landing at a small New Jersey airport but could not get the plane stopped at the end of the runway, the company said in a statement Thursday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Skydive Cross Keys said the plane was at an altitude of about 900 metres when the problem arose. Fifteen people were aboard the plane, and as of Thursday afternoon three remained in critical condition at a New Jersey hospital and five others were listed as serious. The single-engine Cessna 208B radioed about having engine trouble after takeoff and crashed on landing around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cross Keys Airport, about 35 km southeast of Philadelphia, authorities said. An initial report posted Thursday by the Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft, with 14 passengers and one crew member, 'crashed while returning to the airport after a runway excursion into trees.' Monroe Township Police Chief John McBride said he was among the first rescuers to arrive at the crash, finding most of the victims 'out of the plane and crawling on the ground.' Some were still trying to remove their parachutes. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Read More Fire crews had to cut down trees to get to the wreckage, which McBride said was 'completely mangled, just beyond repair. It just looked like a big pile of metal.' Less-injured victims were tending to more seriously hurt people. Some were screaming in pain and victims were covered in jet fuel. 'It was chaotic,' McBride said at a Thursday news conference. 'Officers are hollering for assistance, trying to calm everyone down.' Cooper University Hospital spokesperson Wendy A. Marano said all eight of the patients at the hospital in Camden suffered blunt-force trauma, including injuries to their extremities and soft tissue damage. Township emergency officials had said three victims were taken to Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill, but the hospital's spokesperson said that while its emergency medical responders treated victims at the scene, none were taken to Inspira facilities. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Only one of the 15 people refused medical treatment. McBride said that when he told the man he had a facial injury and needed care, his response was: 'It'll be something cool to tell the ladies later.' RECOMMENDED VIDEO In its statement, Skydive Cross Keys said three people were unhurt and none of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening. It said the plane was up-to-date on scheduled maintenance and had recently been inspected by the FAA. The company described the unnamed pilot as experienced. 'The plane did try to circle back and attempt a landing, we are told, but was unsuccessful in that attempt,' Andrew Halter, with Gloucester County Emergency Management, said during a news conference Wednesday night. 'Just the fact that we have 15 people that are still with us here today, some with minor injuries, I think is fantastic and remarkable,' he said. Halter said the aircraft is owned and operated by ARNE Aviation out of Virginia and leased to Skydive Cross Keys. A message seeking a comment was left Thursday morning for ARNE Aviation. Federal agencies are investigating the crash. — Scolforo contributed from Harrisburg, Pa., and Maryclaire Dale from Camden, N.J.. 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Scottish Sun
03-07-2025
- General
- Scottish Sun
At least 14 injured after skydiving plane crashes in ‘mass casualty incident' & victims left ‘covered in jet fuel'
PLANE HORROR At least 14 injured after skydiving plane crashes in 'mass casualty incident' & victims left 'covered in jet fuel' AT least 14 people have been injured after a skydiving plane crashed. The crash, which happened at Cross Keys Airport in New Jersey, has been declared a mass casualty incident. Victims on board the plane were reportedly covered in jet fuel, as reported by the ABC affiliate WPVI-TV. Some even had to be decontaminated before they were taken to the hospital. Fourteen people, including the pilot, were taken to the hospital after the aircraft - a Cessna 208B plane - crashed. It experienced engine trouble before smashing into a tree. 1 A skydiving plane crashed into a tree in New Jersey, leaving 14 injured Credit: AP More to follow... For the latest news on this story, keep checking back at The U.S. Sun, your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, sports news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures, and must-see videos. Like us on Facebook at TheSunUS and follow us on X at @TheUSSun
Toronto Sun
03-07-2025
- General
- Toronto Sun
Skydiving plane careens off New Jersey runway, sending 15 to hospital
Published Jul 02, 2025 • 1 minute read This image taken from video provided by WPVI-TV/6ABC shows a small skydiving aircraft that went off the end of a runway at Cross Keys Airport in Gloucester County, N.J., on Wednesday evening, July 2, 2025. Photo by WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP Fifteen people were taken to a hospital when a skydiving aircraft went off a runway and crashed in the woods near an airport in southern New Jersey on Wednesday evening, according to authorities. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The incident at the Cross Keys Airport, about 34 km southeast of Philadelphia, involved a Cessna 208B carrying 15 people, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson, who said it's under investigation. Aerial footage of the crashed plane shows it in the woods, with several pieces of debris nearby. Firetrucks and other emergency vehicles surrounded the scene. Read More Three people are being evaluated at Cooper University Hospital's trauma centre in Camden, N.J., and eight people with less severe injuries are being treated in its emergency department, Wendy A. Marano, a spokesperson for the hospital, said. Four other patients also with 'minimal injuries' are waiting for further evaluation, she said. She wasn't able to provide the exact nature of the injuries. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Members of the hospital's EMS and trauma department were at the crash site, she said. A person who answered the phone at Cross Keys Airport on Wednesday said he had no information and referred questions to Skydive Cross Keys, a commercial skydiving business located at the airport. Skydive Cross Keys didn't immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press requesting comment. Gloucester County Emergency Management warned the public on its Facebook page to avoid the area in order to let emergency vehicles access the site. — Associated Press reporter Mark Scolforo contributed from Harrisburg, Pa. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Sports Money News News MLB Relationships
Winnipeg Free Press
01-07-2025
- Business
- Winnipeg Free Press
Philadelphia city workers strike after contract talks fail
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia who collect trash, answer 911 calls, maintain city pools and perform other jobs went on strike Tuesday after contract negotiations broke down. District Council 33 President Greg Boulware said the city hadn't agreed to a high enough wage increase, WPVI-TV reported. Mayor Cherelle Parker said the city would suspend residential trash collection, close some city pools and shorten recreation center hours, but vowed to keep the city running. Police and firefighters are not on strike. Parker, a pro-labor Democrat, promised that Fourth of July celebrations in the nation's birthplace would go on as usual. 'Keep your holiday plans. Don't leave the city,' she said at a Monday afternoon news conference that followed hours of last-minute negotiations. City officials urged residents to be patient and not hang up should they need to call either 911 or the city's non-emergency helpline. They said they would open drop-off sites for residential trash. Parker said she had offered raises that amount to 13% over her four-year term and added a fifth step to the pay scale to align with other unionized workers. District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is the largest of four unions representing city workers. 'We believe it's a fair offer and still fiscally responsible for the people of this city,' said Parker, who took office last year. Union leaders, in their initial contract proposal, asked for 8% annual raises each year of the three-year contract, along with cost-of-living hikes and bonuses of up to $5,000 for those who worked through the pandemic. The union also asked the city to pay the full cost of employee health care, or $1,700 per person per month. 'District Council 33's members contribute as much blood, sweat and tears as does anyone else,' they said in a demand letter. 'We all make the city work. Our contract must reflect that reality.' In November, the city transit system averted a strike when the parties agreed to a one-year contract with 5% raises.
