Transport Workers Union Votes To Ratify 5-Year Contract With SEPTA
Members of TWU 234 have voted to ratify their new contract with SEPTA.
Members of TWU 234 have voted to ratify their new contract with SEPTA.
About 5,000 SEPTA workers will head to the polls Friday to vote whether or not to ratify the contract union leadership negotiated last week to end a six-day strike.
"It's a feature you can use on your SEPTA Key Card," said SEPTA spokesman Andrew Busch
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For those relying on buses, subways or trolleys, no more worries about the strike hurting their ability to get out and vote.
Transport Workers Union Local 234 members now returning to work say they felt some of the same frustrations as stranded passengers.
The clean up work continues for SEPTA as they resume normal operations following the end to the strike.
Service has started to resume gradually and is expected to be back to normal on Tuesday.
The end of the strike means SEPTA riders can look to get their commutes back on track.
Chris reviewed the end of the SEPTA strike and the FBI's latest announcement concluding the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. He talked with talk show host Laura Ingraham at 6:20, Colin Hanna and Michael Bronstein on the Monday Morning Matchup at 7:00 and Al Weaver from the Washington Examiner at 8:20 to preview tomorrow's voting and also to 94 WIP's Ike Reese at 8:00 to review yesterday's Eagle's loss.
SEPTA and TWU have reached a tentative five-year deal, ending the strike after a nearly week-long traffic nightmare in Philadelphia.
All service expected to be restored by Tuesday.
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It's not clear when negotiations will resume, but the head of the local Transport Workers Union is making some noise.
On Friday night, the injunction was not granted and the court hearing is scheduled to resume on Monday.
TWU Local 234 President Willie Brown released a statement regarding negotiations and the lawsuit filed by SEPTA.
SEPTA says it has filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to end the four day long TWU Local 234 strike.
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