DC33 Strike in Philly: Ya Fav Trashman Sees Trash Dilemma From Both Sides

The ‘Parker piles’ of trash take their toll as residents navigate pest control and dumpster feuds in the DC 33 strike

Across the city this week, residents stared down the long, hot holiday weekend, worried about the fresh feasts that would accumulate for rodents.

DC33 strike in Philly: Ya Fav Trashman sees trash dilemma from both sides

Philadelphia’s largest blue-collar union’s strike has left the city’s residents without sanitation and trash pickup services for three days now. Along with the piles of trash that have been accumulating on sidewalks and the temporary dropoff locations across the city, entrepreneurs offering to pick up people’s trash — at varying costs — have popped up on social media platforms. Terrill Haigler, the former municipal sanitation worker turned clean…

'We are dug in': Union head sees no end to strike as Philly mayor calls for new talks

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and District Council 33 President Greg Boulware appeared at odds on Thursday as both officials shared updates to the ongoing workers strike that has seen trash pile up all across the city. For Parker, in a speech held Thursday afternoon at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the city’s offer is the “largest pay increase proposal in one term of any Philadelphia mayor to District Council 33 in more than 30 years.” Sh…