AFSCME District Council 33 and city leaders in Philadelphia reach tentative agreement

PHILADELPHIA (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - It's the end of the Philly workers union strike as AFSCME District Council 33 and city leaders reached a tentative agreement Wednesday morning.

This comes after an over weeklong strike which impacted trash pickup and numerous other city services.

The deal includes a new three-year contract coupled with the one-year contract extension and a 14% pay increase over the next four years.

Picketers are expected to return to work as early as Wednesday morning, but city leaders haven't provided any details yet on how they plan to tackle the trash crisis across the city.

While Mayor Cherelle Parker is calling it a win, District 33 President Greg Boulware says he is not happy about the agreement.

"The City of Philadelphia has to do better by its members, has to put the members and the workers who handle all the essential functions as a priority in this city. I don't feel like that's been done," Boulware expressed.

When asked why the strike ended if he wasn't happy with the deal, Boulware said, "It was a lot of factors involved in what was going on, and we ultimately did what we thought was in the best interest of all of our membership."

Boulware gave a message to his members saying, "Your union stood up and fought for you, and we did the best we could with the circumstances we had in front of us."