The AFSCME District Council 33 represents 9,000 city workers in Philadelphia and they began striking on July 1st, putting a stop to trash pickup. Seven days into the strike and the City of Brotherly Love’s trash situation has gotten out of control.
There were no negotiations on Sunday between the union and city officials in Sunday, leading to another day of trash heaps piling up throughout the city. This has led to videos from Philadelphia making it look like a third-world country when in fact it’s one of our nation’s greatest cities.
Workers are striking for ‘cost of living’ adjustment raises of 8% over 4 years. The city is pushing back, offering less. And Philadelphians are left fighting a Summer heat wave with temperatures in the 90s and streets filled with trash.
Philadelphia Trash Strike Leads To Mountains Of Waste
This is a look at Philadelphia on just day 1 of the trash strike. We are now on day 7…