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Philadelphia Strike Ends With 14% Pay Increase After Eight-Day Standoff

Operations will resume immediately, pending District Council 33 members’ ratification of the tentative three-year contract.

Trash piles up around dumpsters in Philadelphia as thousands of city workers remained on strike Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)
Trash is cleaned up at a drop-off site in Philadelphia as thousands of city workers remained on strike Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)
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Overview

  • The agreement, which applies retroactively to July 1, combines a new three-year contract with last fall’s extension to deliver a 14% pay boost over Mayor Parker’s term.
  • After days of stalled talks, city and union negotiators returned to the table on July 8, sealing the deal in the pre-dawn hours of July 9.
  • Approximately 9,000 workers including sanitation crews, 911 dispatchers and water department staff are set to resume full duties under prior court orders.
  • The city will focus on clearing “Parker Piles” and restoring curbside trash pickup, libraries, pools and other services that were halted by the strike.
  • Union leadership will submit the tentative contract to a rank-and-file vote in the coming days before the accord can take effect.