{"id":2457211,"date":"2025-07-09T05:38:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trash-piles-overflow-in-philadelphia-as-city-work-stoppage-enters-second-week-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T05:42:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:42:05","slug":"trash-piles-overflow-in-philadelphia-as-city-work-stoppage-enters-second-week-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trash-piles-overflow-in-philadelphia-as-city-work-stoppage-enters-second-week-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trash piles overflow in Philadelphia as city work stoppage enters second week &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrash-piles-overflow-in-philadelphia-as-city-work-stoppage-enters-second-week-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2457211&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In Philadelphia, trash is accumulating as a citywide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-cities-where-teachers-unions-are-keeping-schools-shutdown\/\" title=\"Five Cities Where Teachers ...s Are Keeping Schools Shutdown\">work stoppage<\/a> by over 9,000 public workers, including sanitation employees, enters it&#8217;s second week. The strike, initiated on July 1, 2025, by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees District council 33, is the first in Philadelphia since 1986. The union is demanding a 5% wage increase and improvements in healthcare and pension benefits,while the city has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >offered smaller raises<\/a> over three years and disputes the demands. The strike has led to overflowing dumpsters despite the city&#8217;s establishment of 20 trash drop-off sites.The labor dispute has also impacted local events, with performers like LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan canceling appearances to support workers. Contract negotiations are ongoing as city officials seek a resolution.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trash piles overflow in Philadelphia as city work stoppage enters second week<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2169304\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Trash is piling up throughout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/philadelphia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Philadelphia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Workers from the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees District Council 33 in Philadelphia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, went on strike on July 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m., after not reaching an agreement with the city of Philadelphia. The union includes over 9,000 city workers, including Philadelphia&rsquo;s sanitation workers, responsible for weekly residential trash collection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3461971\/microsoft-h1b-thousands-foreign-worker-positions-before-mass-layoffs\/\">Microsoft applied to fill thousands of foreign worker positions in months before mass layoffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3464259\/inside-the-lobbying-battle-over-tariff-provision-big-beautiful-bill\/\">Inside the lobbying battle over a tariff provision of the &#8216;big, beautiful bill&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3465791\/supreme-court-kilmar-abrego-garcia-deportation-fate\/\">Supreme Court likely sealed Abrego Garcia&#8217;s deportation fate, experts say<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>It is the union&rsquo;s first work stoppage in Philadelphia since 1986, the <em>Philadelphia Tribune <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillytrib.com\/news\/local_news\/council-33-s-strike-result-of-fiscal-and-political-decisions-that-preceded-mayor-parker\/article_30cd5b26-63d0-4aad-8a2b-e75fc14a504f.html\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the AFSCME strike, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced the city has set up 20 collection sites where residents can dump their trash. The work stoppage has affected the speed at which garbage is collected at these sites, leading to an overflow of trash in many dumpsters throughout the city at each location.<\/p>\n<p>The strike has also received the attention of the nation&rsquo;s entertainers. During Philadelphia&rsquo;s July 4th celebrations, rapper LL Cool J, real name James Todd Smith, and R&amp;B singer and songwriter Jazmine Sullivan, a Philadelphia native, canceled their appearances for the city&rsquo;s annual Independence Day concert.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I understand there&rsquo;s a lot going on in Philadelphia right now, and you know, I never, ever, ever want to disappoint my fans, and especially in Philadelphia,&rdquo; Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillytrib.com\/news\/local_news\/ll-cool-j-on-philly-strike-im-not-gonna-cross-a-picket-line-and-perform\/article_526449aa-f073-4b88-b1ec-356dbad3ec9a.html\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Y&rsquo;all mean too much to me, but there&rsquo;s absolutely no way that I could perform, cross a picket line and pick up money when I know that people are out there fighting for a living wage. I&rsquo;m not doing that, you know?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One point of contention between the city and the union is worker compensation. According to NBC Philadelphia, the average salary for a Philadelphia sanitation worker currently ranges between $39,000 and $42,000 annually. This is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/how-much-do-sanitation-workers-make-in-philly-compared-to-other-cities\/4224949\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> the lowest sanitation worker salary of any major city. The AFSCME union is seeking a 5% increase in pay, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/afscme-district-council-dc-33-workers-union-strike-day-8-philadelphia\/4228355\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC Philadelphia<\/a>. However, representatives for Parker&rsquo;s government are offering a 2.75% wage increase this year and 3% for the subsequent two years. The union rejected that offer.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to salary, workers are seeking an increase in the city&rsquo;s contribution to workers&rsquo; healthcare and pension plans, NBC Philadelphia reported. In response to the union&rsquo;s benefits demands, Parker <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PhillyMayor\/status\/1942714284808785979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1942714284808785979%7Ctwgr%5Edf23d9cda7c3b54e6cd3f4b60cbf9dee1f3e64f2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcphiladelphia.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fafscme-district-council-dc-33-workers-union-strike-day-8-philadelphia%2F4228355%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a> information on X explaining the current total compensation for the city&rsquo;s sanitation workers. It revealed that workers have access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-pushes-400-gas-price-relief-payments-as-california-fuel-prices-reach-record-levels\/\" title=\"Newsom Pushes 0 Gas Price Relief Payments As California Fuel Prices Reach Record Levels\">free public transportation<\/a> in the city, getting paid &ldquo;time-and-a-half or double time&rdquo; for holiday work, and over 43 days of paid time off each year, including vacation days, sick days, city holidays, and administrative leave days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3460799\/mcdonalds-vs-media-trump-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MCDONALD&rsquo;S VS THE MEDIA: THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER POLITICAL SHOWMAN LIKE TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When we talk about compensation for our city workers, it&rsquo;s more than just base salary&mdash;it&rsquo;s total compensation that reflects how the City values the people who keep Philadelphia running. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/giJemrbaer\">pic.twitter.com\/giJemrbaer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Cherelle L. Parker (@PhillyMayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillyMayor\/status\/1942714284808785979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Contract negotiations were to resume on Tuesday, according to a representative from Philadelphia&rsquo;s mayor&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Negotiations will take place this afternoon between the City and District Council 33, as we seek a fair and fiscally responsible contract for the hard-working men and women in DC 33 and the City,&rdquo; said Leah Uko, the mayor&rsquo;s press secretary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2169304\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2169304\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia trash piles up as city workers strike enters week two<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2457212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8644-scaled-1024x476.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[58693,5522,58694,58692,40950],"class_list":["post-2457211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-city-work-stoppage","tag-philadelphia","tag-public-services","tag-trash-overflow","tag-waste-management"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8644-scaled-1024x476.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457211"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457215,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457211\/revisions\/2457215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2457212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}