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

Philadelphia's largest city workers' union is on strike for the first time in nearly 40 years on Tuesday after a deal couldn't be reached with the city. AFSCME District Council 33, which represents thousands of city workers,

The strike by thousands of blue-collar Philadelphia city workers entered its second day on Wednesday, and the walkout is already having a visible impact.