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Philadelphia reaches pact to end garbage strike

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Philadelphia and municipal employees have hammered out an accord, ending a sanitation workers' strike which caused trash to pile up around the city. Bloomberg's Danielle Moran reports.

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  • Philadelphia sanitation workers went on strike over wage disputes and affordability concerns. 6s
  • About 9,000 city workers participated, causing disruption to services including trash collection. 29s
  • Garbage accumulated around the city as residents had to use designated drop-off sites. 44s
  • The strike ended after an agreement was reached between the city and workers.
  • Other US cities are facing similar budget pressures as pandemic aid ends and costs rise. 58s
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