AFSCME District Council 33 President Greg Boulware wasn't happy as he left negotiations early Wednesday morning after the union struck a tentative deal with the city to end a strike that piled trash on Philadelphia streets.

The contract, if ratified by DC 33's membership, is retroactive to July 1. After more than a week on strike and several stalled negotiation sessions, leaders of Philadelphia’s largest municipal union came to an agreement with the city this week, returning roughly 9,000 workers to the job.

A union representing thousands of city workers in Philadelphia and the city have reached a deal to end a more than weeklong strike.