The city’s largest public sector union and the mayor reached a tentative deal, ending a work stoppage that led to piles of trash on the streets.

A marathon negotiation session between the city of Philadelphia and its blue collar workers' union Tuesday has resulted in a tentative contract agreement.

Two MLS mainstays look to lock in a spot in the U.S. Open Cup Semifinals, as the Philadelphia Union take on the New York Red Bulls in the in quarterfinal action on Wednesday night.

A union for thousands of city workers in Philadelphia has reached a deal with the city to end a more than weeklong strike that halted residential curbside trash pickup and other services.

ABC News’ Matt Rivers reports on the latest developments as the strike by the city's largest union enters its second week.

Union manager Bradley Carnell had picked a first-choice lineup for Wednesday's U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal. The postponement due to thunderstorms means he could roll it out again on Saturday.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Red Bulls visit the Philadelphia Union after playing to a draw in three straight games. The Union are 10-3-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Union are third in the Eastern Conference with 107 shots on goal, averaging 5.1 per game.

When over 200 city workers were laid off in September 1938, city workers called a weeklong sanitation strike. Street battles raged in West Philadelphia when strikers blocked police-escorted trash wagons that were aiming to collect trash with workers hired to replace the strikers.