The Philadelphia city worker strike of 2025 has begun. Greg Boulware, president of District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, called for an immediate and indefinite work stoppage of the more than 9,

Nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia are striking, disrupting trash collection, pool schedules and library hours

One of Philadelphia’s largest city worker unions is on strike in a demand for higher wages and more expansive benefits, which has led to large trash pileups in the streets.