District Council 33 and the Parker administration last negotiated for hours on Saturday, but the two sides weren't able to make a deal.

Union president Greg Boulware stepped out of a conference room in a community college campus in West Philadelphia and sat down to huddle with the team he had assembled to tangle with Mayor Cherelle L.

The union that represents more than 9,000 city workers said in a post on X that it is resuming contract talks with Philadelphia officials as its strike continued for a fifth day.