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, returning some 9,000 blue collar workers to the job.

AFSCME District Council 33 President Greg Boulware said the union is set to vote on that tentative agreement early next week.