Overflowing dumpsters, arrests near City Hall, and frustration from residents mark the seventh day of Philadelphia’s ongoing municipal workers’ strike. As sanitation workers remain off the job, temporary trash drop-off sites have become overwhelmed, prompting officials to warn against illegal dumping and remind residents to follow rules on usage. Talks between the city and AFSCME District Council 33 are set to resume Tuesday, offering a possible path forward. The union is pushing for a 15% wage increase over three years, while the city’s latest offer stands at 8.75%.
See "Trash collection sites 'not a free pass for illegal dumping,' city says", 6abc Staffwriter, 6abc, July 7, 2025