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,

A strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia has stretched into a third day. Trash continued to pile up Thursday in some areas, and a judge ordered more than 30 Medical Examiner’s Office staffers back to work because of a growing backlog of bodies in storage.

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.