Philadelphia's largest city workers' union is going 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, is walking off the job after negotiations didn't end in a deal. The union last went on a strike in 1986.

Philadelphia residents have been warned to brace for a largescale workers' strike designed to shut down key infrastructure, such as garbage removal, starting Tuesday. Roughly 9,000 staff belonging to the city workers' union―the American Federation of State,

Thousands of city union workers are on strike, and their numbers include some staffers who work at Philadelphia International Airport.