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Philadelphia Union Reaches Deal to End Strike That Led to Trash Pileup

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.

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A man dropped off trash at a garbage collection site last week in Philadelphia.

Trash Overflows in Philadelphia as City Workers’ Strike Enters Second Week

Pungent odors permeate the City of Brotherly Love as a contract impasse between the city and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees continues.

© Matt Slocum/Associated Press

A man dropped off trash at a garbage collection site last week in Philadelphia.
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