Philadelphia trash strike ends
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Trash pickup is scheduled to resume in Philadelphia on Monday after the DC 33 strike ended, but neighbors say some people are still dropping off garbage.
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and Greg Boulware, president of AFSCME District Council 33, reached an agreement early Wednesday, ending an eight-day strike. Here's what it looked like.
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As the Philadelphia municipal worker strike enters its second week, so-called “Parker piles” – large collections of garbage that some residents blame on Mayor Cherelle Parker – continue to build up in neighborhoods across the city.
Between 1,200 and 1,300 sanitation workers are part of the AFSCME strike for higher wages and other improvements. Private contractors are handling trash drop-offs during the strike.
To some, the nonunion city workers are relieving a messy situation. To others, they’re simply scabs caught in difficult circumstances.