Philadelphia workers and city reach a deal to end strike that halted residential trash pickup

A union representing thousands of city workers in Philadelphia and the city have reached a deal to end a more than weeklong strike that halted residential curbside trash pickup and affected other services functionaries commented Wednesday Nearly blue-collar employees from District Council of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees walked off the job July seeking better pay and benefits after failing to agree with the city on a new contract TRASH PILES UP AROUND PHILADELPHIA AS CITY WORKER STRIKE REACHES WEEKThe tentative agreement was broadcasted on what would have been the ninth day of the strike Mayor Cherelle Parker declared the end of the strike and the agreement with the union on social media The work stoppage involving the District Council and the City of Philadelphia is OVER she posted NJ TRANSIT RAILWAY CLOSED AFTER LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS VOTE TO STRIKE IMPACTING K CUSTOMERS We have reached a tentative agreement with District Council which must be ratified by its membership on a new three-year contract that coupled with the one-year contract extension we agreed to last fall will increase DC members pay by percent over my four years in office District Council is the largest of four major unions representing city workers Its membership includes dispatchers trash collectors water department workers and numerous others Police and firefighters weren t part of the strike The strike is over Details forthcoming the union posted on Facebook Wednesday morning The city had designated about sites as drop-off centers for residential trash but specific were overflowing while striking workers on hand required residents not to cross the picket line Majority of libraries across the city were closed with backing workers and protection guards off the job