Trash continues to pile up along Philadelphia’s streets as a union strike by sanitation workers and other municipal employees enters its eighth day, following failed negotiations with the city for higher wages. A number of services, including curbside pickup and street maintenance, remain suspended or cut back as negotiations are set to resume Tuesday — and as the city gears up for a busy summer of festivities.

Mayor Cherelle Parker has pushed back on the union’s demand for a 15% wage hike over the next three years, and is calling for a “fiscally responsible” agreement amid budget woes stemming in part from the expiration of pandemic aid. The union, meanwhile, says its members are struggling to afford rent and other living costs while the city allocates money for new projects. Read more from Sri Taylor today on CityLab: Philadelphia Trash Piles Up as Garbage Workers’ Strike Drags On 

— Linda Poon

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