Trash piles overflow in Philadelphia as city work stoppage enters second week

Published July 9, 2025 5:14am ET



Trash is piling up throughout Philadelphia.

Workers from the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees District Council 33 in Philadelphia went on strike on July 1 at 12:01 a.m. after not reaching an agreement with the city. The union includes over 9,000 city workers, including Philadelphia’s sanitation workers, responsible for weekly residential trash collection. 

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