Negotiations continue as SEPTA unions, Philly city workers threaten strike
Three unions representing SEPTA and city workers could go all on strike at the same time.
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Three unions representing SEPTA and city workers could go all on strike at the same time.
Three unions representing SEPTA employees and city workers could go all on strike at the same time. Here's an update on the negotiations.
SMART Local 1594 is demanding bulletproof glass and a stronger police presence on suburban buses but claims SEPTA is unwilling to provide these safety measures.
Thousands of Philadelphia city workers have voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike.
A union representing thousands of city employees, including sanitation workers, has voted to authorize a strike. This doesn't mean they're on strike yet but it allows union leadership to call one if necessary at any time. The union said the city is looking for a one-year contract extension but they want a long-term deal with salary increases.
Negotiations between SEPTA and its largest union ended Friday afternoon with no new contract. The possibility of a strike is putting thousands of people on edge. Ray Strickland reports.
SEPTA and TWU Local 234 workers will continue negotiations on a new contract after making progress at the bargaining table.
A strike by SEPTA workers could affect Philadelphia students who rely on public transportation to get to school.
Hundreds of District Council 33 members marched through the streets around City Hall in Center City after the union authorized a strike.
Philadelphia's largest municipal workers union voted to authorize a strike. Chopper 3 is live over City Hall as hundreds of District Council 33 workers march through the streets demanding a better contract. The union represents more than 9,000 blue-collar workers including sanitation workers. They have been working without a contract since July.
The union representing SEPTA workers announced Sunday that its members have voted to authorize a strike if a deal for their contract is not reached by Nov. 7.
Transport Workers Union Local 234 said its members voted to go on strike if the union and SEPTA can't reach a deal on their contract by midnight on Nov. 8, 2024.
The vote comes more than a month after 33,000 union members overwhelmingly rejected a negotiated offer and walked off the job on Sept. 13.
The strike, the first by East and Gulf Coast dockworkers since 1977, had shut down 14 ports since Tuesday.
Grocers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey say the dockworker strike could affect the supply chain and cause prices to rise.
Dockworkers began picketing at the Port of Philadelphia Tuesday after the International Longshoremen's Association announced the union would go on strike.
Thousands of dockworkers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts went on strike in search of higher pay and better job security in the face of automation.
Officials were rushing to offload ships in Philadelphia Monday as a strike looms here and at ports all along the eastern United States.
The union representing 45,000 dockworkers from Texas to Maine could go on strike on Tuesday, which could halt operations at the Port of Philadelphia.
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Some Philadelphia Phillies fans headed to Monday's game said they support striking Aramark workers who walked off the job at the three South Philly stadiums Monday.
Aramark workers at South Philadelphia's three stadiums are on strike and are urging fans to boycott concessions.
Unite Here Local 274, the union that food and beverage workers at Citizens Bank Park, Lincoln Financial Field and Wells Fargo Center, officially went on strike early Monday morning. The union said it's working "to win family-sustaining wage increases and health care coverage for stadium workers at all three stadiums."
Food service workers at Citizens Bank Park, Lincoln Financial Field and the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia went on strike early Monday morning.
Food service workers at Lincoln Financial Field voted to approve a strike on Friday. Workers at Citizens Bank Park, and the Wells Fargo Center already voted yes. Workers at all three venues are employed by Aramark. They're asking for better wages and healthcare, along with shared contract language between jobs at all three stadiums.
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St. Francis of Assisi School identified the teacher injured in the crash as Amy Travers and asked people to pray for her and her family.
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Three unions representing SEPTA and city workers could go all on strike at the same time.
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Three unions representing SEPTA and city workers could go all on strike at the same time.
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While we don't have anything solid in the forecast, as of late November, meteorologists can look at trends and historical dates.
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While we don't have anything solid in the forecast, as of late November, meteorologists can look at trends and historical dates.
We have a good chance to see some rain in the Philadelphia region Wednesday and Thursday.
Sunday is a pleasant day with mostly sunny skies to start, and a much lighter breeze.
Wilmington police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that critically injured three women early Saturday morning.
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Three unions representing SEPTA and city workers could go all on strike at the same time.
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