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How Philadelphia’s current sanitation strike differs from past labor disputes in the city

  • Written by Francis Ryan, Associate Professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Rutgers University
How Philadelphia’s current sanitation strike differs from past labor disputes in the cityCurbside trash collection has been on pause in Philadelphia since July 1, 2025.AP Photo/Matt Slocum

As the Philadelphia municipal worker strike enters its second week, so-called “Parker piles” – large collections of garbage that some residents blame on Mayor Cherelle Parker – continue to build up in neighborhoods across the...

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