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[KevinKorell]

Philadelphia, PA Inquirer, 3/13/14:

SEPTA, union in talks as Friday deadline nears

SEPTA's biggest labor contract expires Friday night, but an immediate strike by Philadelphia bus drivers, subway and trolley operators, and maintenance workers seems unlikely.

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[KevinKorell]

Philadelphia, PA Inquirer, 3/14/14:

SEPTA union to hold off on strike

SEPTA bus, trolley and subway operators won't immediately strike, even if no new agreement is reached before a union division's contract expires at midnight.

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[KevinKorell]

Philadelphia, PA Inquirer, 3/15/14:

SEPTA union: No strike for at least 3 weeks

SEPTA riders won't have to worry about the possibility of a transit strike for at least three weeks.

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[KevinKorell]

Philadelphia, PA Inquirer, 3/14/14:

A look back: the 2009 SEPTA strike

Here's a look back at scenes from November 2009, when Transport Workers Union Local 234 representing 5,000 SEPTA train operators, bus drivers and mechanics went on strike over differences in wages and benefits.

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[CNJRoss]

Philadelphia Daily News, 4/3:

SEPTA's biggest union doesn't want to strike, but will it?

WHEN THE LAST of SEPTA's contracts with its unionized workers expires on Sunday, the clock starts ticking on the time bomb of a crippling transit strike.

Willie Brown, president of Transport Workers Union Local 234, which represents 5,000 transit workers, told the Daily News yesterday that he does not want a strike.

But this is the same Willie Brown who suddenly called one in 2009, leaving hundreds of thousands of SEPTA riders stranded for six days.

Brown told the Daily News yesterday that he won't accept SEPTA's initial offer of a five-year contract with no raises during 2014 and 2015, a 6 percent raise spread over the next three years, increased employee contributions to health care and no pension plan for new hires.

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[KevinKorell]

WPVI-TV, 6-ABC in Philadelphia, PA, 4/6/14:

Union says no strike, still no deal reached with SEPTA

Union officials announced Sunday night that they will not strike Monday but that no deal has been reached yet with SEPTA.

Here is the latest.

[KevinKorell]

WPVI-TV, 6-ABC in Philadelphia, PA, 4/4/14:

Commuters make plans in case of SEPTA strike

Commuters are already thinking about backup plans for next week with the possibility of a SEPTA strike.

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[KevinKorell]

CBS Philly, 4/7/14:

Septa Makes ‘Final Offer’ As Philadelphia Hopes To Avert Mass Transit Strike

As we begin a new week, there is no Septa mass transit strike. But no new contract talks have been scheduled, either.

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[KevinKorell]

Ross, I think there is some confusion here between two different divisions of SEPTA. The most recent news items relate to the Regional Rail division (commuter rail), not the City Transit Division (bus, subway, trolley). As such, those items related to Regional Rail should be in the Commuter Rail forum. IIRC the transit strike was averted earlier this Spring. Perhaps one of our members in or around Philly can clarify ??

[CNJRoss]

Ross, I think there is some confusion here between two different divisions of SEPTA. The most recent news items relate to the Regional Rail division (commuter rail), not the City Transit Division (bus, subway, trolley). As such, those items related to Regional Rail should be in the Commuter Rail forum. IIRC the transit strike was averted earlier this Spring. Perhaps one of our members in or around Philly can clarify ??

Kevin,

Perhaps this topic should be changed to "SEPTA Labor Issues."

A transit strike was "averted" but the issues are not settled. The "suburban" issues were concurrently in mediation, which has failed.

All of the unions (BLET, IBEW, TWU and others) involved are now "coordinating" their negotiating efforts:

The IBEW and BLET have met with the leadership of TWU Local 234. Local 234 is also confronting SEPTA’s unwillingness to engage in good faith bargaining for new labor agreements covering city and suburban transit workers. We will continue to coordinate our negotiating efforts with Local 234 and other SEPTA transit unions . . .

(Post #9; 5/13)

This could conceivably result in a near total public transportation stoppage in Philadelphia!

-Ross