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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Inga Parkel

LL Cool J refuses to perform at Philadelphia’s 4th of July concert until workers’ strike ends

LL Cool J is standing in solidarity with striking Philadelphia municipal workers, refusing to “cross a picket line” to perform at the city’s Wawa Welcome America Fourth of July Concert.

The 57-year-old rapper was scheduled to headline the annual holiday event on Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Friday evening, but has pulled out due to the ongoing strike led by AFSCME District Council 33, the largest of four major unions representing city workers.

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