A second union for Philadelphia city workers is holding a strike authorization vote, according to an email sent to members last week that was obtained by The Inquirer. But it’s far from clear that leaders of that union — the American Federation of State,

Negotiations are paused between DC 33 and the City of Philadelphia as the city's largest strike in nearly 40 years continues.

PHILADELPHIA -- A strike being staged by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia entered its second day Wednesday as a judge ordered some emergency service dispatchers and essential water department employees to return to work.