While police and firefighters are not on strike, many of the city's blue-collar workers, such as trash collectors, are, according to Reuters.

A strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia stretched into a third day Thursday as trash piled up in some areas and more than 30 Medical Examiner’s Office staffers were ordered back to work because of a growing backlog of bodies in storage.

Negotiations between the striking AFSCME District Council 33 and Mayor Parker's administration appear to be at a standstill.