As they phase out the neighborhood trash drop-off sites, the city of Philadelphia is now taking extra precautions to try to prevent illegal dumping from happening in the future.

AFSCME District Council 33 went on strike at midnight June 30. The strike ended with promises of pay raises for the city's blue collar workers.

The city worker strike in Philadelphia — the first major city strike since 1986 — is over and the union employees are returning to work. That’s about 9,000 trash collectors, 911 dispatchers, street pavers,