( CNN ) -- A union representing thousands of transit workers went on strike early Tuesday in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , shutting down buses , subways and trolleys that carry almost a million people daily . Transport Workers Union leaders walked out of contract talks just before midnight , saying they could n't accept an offer from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority because of a shortfall in their pension fund and disagreements on some work rule issues . Joe Casey , general manager of the transit authority , said the offer presented to workers was competitive . Are you stranded by the strike ? Share your story . `` For the life of me I ca n't believe the TWU walked away from that offer , '' he said . The strike means all buses , subways and trolleys in Philadelphia and on the Frontier line in Bucks and Montgomery counties stopped running at 3 a.m. Read local coverage from CNN affiliate WPVI . One train operator was as surprised as customers to discover the strike had begun . Sly Wagner showed up at the Fern Rock station ready to work , CNN affiliate Philly.com reported . `` I 'm like everybody else , '' he said . `` The only way I found out was when I went to the station and the gates were locked . '' Commuters were n't taking it well . Comments on the Web site of CNN affiliate WPVI-TV were anti-strike by a ratio of 9 to 1 on Tuesday . `` These guys need to take a look around and see that we 're facing 10 percent unemployment and an economy on the brink of collapse , '' Lee Henderson commented to the Web site . `` They should be grateful for good jobs and go back to work without further delay . '' Henderson commutes from Elkins Park , on the northern edge of Philadelphia . But a city resident who only gave his first name , Gary , backed the union . `` Local 234 is standing up for the union members ; Philadelphia is a union city , '' he commented . `` Local 234 is just expressing its rights . Septa always pulls the economy into negotiations , but when it comes to their managers getting paid , they get what they want . '' Read local coverage from CNN affiliate Philly.com . Concern about crowds converging in downtown Philadelphia for the World Series surfaced in talks over the weekend and workers agreed to stave off the strike . But not long after the last out in Game 5 and the series heading back to New York , Local 234 went on the picket line . The transit authority urged riders to check its Web site for contingency plans .
NEW : This means the product will ship as received by the manufacturer, sealed, with all advertised components, and with the manufacturer warranty. Transport Workers Union leaders walk out of contract talks . Strike affects buses , subways and trolleys that transport nearly a million people daily . Transit authority and union ca n't agree on pension funding and work rules .