SEPTA Transit Police union vote to go on strike
A contingency plan is in place by SEPTA to fill the void left by its transit police officers.
A contingency plan is in place by SEPTA to fill the void left by its transit police officers.
Union members will walk the picket line outside of SEPTA's Headquarters on Thursday.
SEPTA says a contingent plan is in place to fill the void left by the officers.
The strike by SEPTA's Transit Police is effective immediately.
SEPTA Transit Police have been working without a contract since March.
A SEPTA spokesperson said the union will poll their members on the latest proposal, and SEPTA expects that process to take until Wednesday night.
Negotiations between SEPTA and the union representing its transit police ended for the day Tuesday without a deal for a new contract. If an agreement is not reached by the end of Wednesday, officers could walk off the job.
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Union vice president Troy Parham says any contract negotiation centers around three things: Wages, benefits and the term of the contract.
Tuesday is the final bargaining session between SEPTA and the union representing its transit officers. A strike looms Wednesday if no deal is reached.
If no deal is reached, transit police officers could go on strike on Wednesday.
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