The union has planned another rally for Wednesday afternoon at City Hall to further solidify support.
The union has also set up a strike fund and are soliciting cash donations to support striking workers and keep their families fed.
A local credit union is also offering discounted loans to city workers with 45 days before they have to be paid back. That could prolong the walkout, since the union members will be without their first paycheck starting Thursday.
In the meantime, the city is still trying to keep up with overflowing dumpsters and makeshift trash drop-off points.
Officials warn they will not accept people depositing trash on city streets, and anyone dumping things other than bagged trash, especially commercial waste, could face a $5,000 fine and, in some instances, potential impoundment of their vehicle.
With the sides settling back into talks, the city is not speaking publicly about their progress Tuesday, in hopes of giving negotiators a chance to hammer out a deal.
The city won a court order for eight emergency dispatchers at Philadelphia International Airport’s 311 system to return work starting Wednesday. They’re the latest workers being forced back on the job.
Last week, a judge granted an injunction ordering more than 200 workers at the city’s 911 call center back to work. A similar injunction was approved Thursday for workers in the Medical Examiner’s Office, which had experienced delays in picking up bodies of the deceased.