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

Employees with AFSCME District Council 33, Philadelphia's largest blue-collar workers union, went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday morning after union representatives and the city failed to reach a deal.

Striking city workers are joining picket lines outside Philadelphia City Hall, public libraries and other worksites as nearly 10,000 unionized employees walked off the job in search of better pay and benefits.