Philadelphia's AFSCME District Council 33 ratified its new contract with the city, approving the deal that ended an eight-day strike. The strike forced some city libraries and pools to close and halted trash pickup for more than a week, causing large piles of garbage to pile up at the city's temporary drop-off sites.

Votes on the tentative agreement with the Parker admiration will be counted on Monday

District Council 33 membership on Monday ratified the tentative agreement the union reached with the city that ended a crippling strike in Philadelphia.