PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia’s largest city workers union says it has agreed to a one-year deal to stave off a strike.

AFSCME District Council 33 President Greg Boulware made the announcement Friday night during a news conference with Mayor Cherelle Parker.

“We signed a one-year extension with the city of Philadelphia that gave our members a raise that would help improve the quality of life for our people, and insists on a step in the direction we would like to see our membership join,” Boulware said.

The contract agreement includes a 5% salary increase, a one-time bonus of $1,400 and other benefits.

“There will be no work stoppages in the city of Philadelphia. This is great news that we can all feel very good about – for our city, for the city workers represented by Council District 33 and for this administration,” said Parker.

The news comes just a week after 87% of union members voted to authorize a strike.

The union represents at least 9,000 municipal employees in the street department, the sanitation department, the water department, the police and other authorities.

Union management and the city both say they are working hard to get a multi-year deal in the future.

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