Thousands of Philadelphia municipal employees on strike, including trash collectors, 911 dispatchers

Roughly 9,000 Philadelphia municipal employees went on strike overnight, impacting 911 service, pools and trash pickup, amid temperatures hovering near 90 degrees this week.

The workers are members of Philadelphia's largest workers union, AFSCME DC 33. 

Monday was the last change for the union and the city to reach a contract agreement before the previous contract expired, according to the city’s website.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced the strike on X.

“I regret to inform you that as of 12:01 a.m., District Council 33 officially went on strike. The City of Philadelphia put its best offer on the table tonight; unfortunately, DC 33 did not accept it,” the post reads.

The striking workers also perform such duties as staff the city's department of public health, repair streets and maintain municipal parks.

Parker said the city has a plan to keep the city operational that includes trash drop-offs and police officers staffing the 911 dispatch.

"The city offered the workers a 12% pay increase, the largest one-term increase in more than three decades," according to a report from Fox 29 Philadelphia.