Sanitation workers union negotiates tentative pay raise with city
Local union leaders announced Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, a tentative agreement with the mayor's office to increase pay for Memphis sanitation workers. (Wallis Rogin/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis AFSCME Local 1733 union workers reached a tentative agreement with Mayor Paul Young’s office for a wage increase.
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Wallis Rogin was born and raised in Memphis and is headed into her second year at Northwestern University studying journalism, history and data science. As a reporter and editor at The Daily Northwestern, Wallis covers city news, local politics and produces the paper's podcasts.
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