Officials say a union representing thousands of city workers in Philadelphia and the city have reached a deal to end a more than weeklong strike that halted residential curbside trash pickup and affected other services.

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.

Members of AFSCME District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest municipal union, came to a tentative new contract agreement with the city on Wednesday, ending a labor strike that began at midnight last Tuesday.