The city’s largest public sector union and the mayor reached a tentative deal, ending a work stoppage that led to piles of trash on the streets.

The union representing Philadelphia trash workers reached a deal to halt a strike that caused trash to pile up across the city. Workers from the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees District Council 33 in Philadelphia,

Union workers strike over alleged unfair labor practices by King Soopers outside a store in Denver on Feb. 6, 2025. Contract talks broke down in Jan. when the union rejected the company’s “last, best, final offer.” About 10,000 workers at 77 stores went on strike. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)