As Philadelphia celebrated the 4th of July on Friday, negotiations between the striking AFSCME District Council 33 and Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration appeared to be at a standstill.The union represents thousands of municipal workers from a broad array of services,

The stalemate comes just days after Republic Services accused striking workers of harassing employees and slashing tires at their Revere location. The Massachusetts towns affected by the strike are: A Teamsters spokesperson says the strike will take as long as necessary.

AFSCME District Council 33, which represents more than 9,000 city workers, went on strike at midnight June 30, impacting city services including trash and recycling collections, street and water repairs and maintenance, libraries and public pools, airport custodial services, licenses and inspections and public health services.