Throughout Philadelphia’s municipal worker strike, which finally ended at about 4 a.m. Wednesday morning, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker relied upon nonunion city employees and trainees who do sanitation work to help beat back the tide of trash — including some part-timers who are training to become members of the same union that was on the picket line.

Nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia who collect trash, answer 911 calls, maintain city pools and perform other jobs went on strike Tuesday after contract negotiations broke down.

AFSCME District Council 33, representing more than 9,000 city employees from dispatchers to sanitation, was on strike for eight days.

DC 33's worker strike enters its second week with no deal in sight with Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker.

Between 1,200 and 1,300 sanitation workers are part of the AFSCME strike for higher wages and other improvements. Private contractors are handling trash drop-offs during the strike.