The Nation - News from July 10, 1986

Philadelphia officials asked a court to order some health and medical employees back to work as a 9-day-old strike by 14,000 municipal workers kept thousands of tons of garbage piling up on the streets in 90-degree weather. A hearing was scheduled for today. The city is seeking to bring back 850 strikers to staff a nursing home, a home for the elderly, nine health centers, infirmaries in city prisons, and other facilities. Meanwhile, strike talks resumed after a 36-hour recess.