Philadelphia’s first major city worker strike since 1986 lasted eight days and four hours before Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and Greg Boulware, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33,

Trash collection will restart Monday, city officials said Wednesday morning after announcing the new contract for AFSCME District Council 33 members.

Negotiations are set to continue on Tuesday between District Council 33 and the Parker administration, union president Greg Boulware said

The strike lasted eight days and four hours before a deal was reached for a new contract. There are still some lingering questions about what's next.

Here is the latest on day eight of the District Council 33 strike as no deal with the City of Philadelphia has been reached yet.

Francis Ryan, a professor at Rutgers University and a labor historian, has been researching Philadelphia unions for years. He said DC 33's deal was probably the best one it could get.

As the District Council 33 strike enters day 8, officials are warning that illegal dumping is not an option. Throughout the past eight days, AFSCME District Council 33, the city’s

After eight days and four hours, the first major city worker strike since 1986 came to an end early Wednesday morning. With its conclusion, the largest municipal union’s 9,000 members — including 911 dispatchers,