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A pile of garbage overflows Streets of Philadelphia Tuesday entered its second week as city workers went on strike.
The contract negotiations between New York City and District Council, a union representing nearly 9,000 city workers, stagnated on Monday with no plans to renegotiate, FOX29 Philadelphia Report.
Citizens are seeing added trash into the huge piles that overwhelmed the streets designated as temporary dumps in the city. According to media reports, some piles stretched across the city blocks, creating an overwhelming stench in the summer heat.
“It’s disgusting. It makes people sick,” one resident told the station.
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Garbage has been piled up on city streets since city workers went on strike last week. (FOX29 Philadelphia)
“It’s so scary,” another resident said in the garbage dump. “This is our taxes here and we have to take out our own trash.”
He added that the strikers “provided an excellent service” and he supported their efforts.
“They’re here for the warmth and dirty thing. They deserve it.” He said, referring to their demand for better wages and pensions.
The city has set up temporary garbage dumps on certain streets that are overwhelmed by garbage. (FOX29 Philadelphia)
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker Praise the city’s latest proposal to workers, calling it “historic” and “financial responsibility.”
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But so far, unions have refused to accept proposals for the Level 5 compensation scale and are able to participate in the city’s $2 billion housing program.
Negotiations between the city and the union stalled as garbage piled up on Monday. (FOX29 Philadelphia)
District Council 33 President Greg Boulware urged the city to sit down with the league and try to make some “meaningful progress” although it likely won’t meet its requirements for better wages and pensions.
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“We don’t move easily,” Boulware said from the picket line.
