2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum******* BREAKING****** SEPTA STRIKE ENDS; SERVICE TO BE RESTORED IN PHASES TODAY
Updated 15 mins ago
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- SEPTA and TWU Local 234 have announced a tentative agreement that ends the strike that has crippled transportation in greater Philadelphia for nearly a week.
The announcement came at 5:30 a.m. Monday at the union's headquarters in the Spring Garden section of Philadelphia.
The deal involves a new five-year contract.
http://6abc.com/traffic/septa-strike-ends;-service-to-be-restored-in-phases-today/1577465/
apcalc
(4,465 posts)Cha
(297,532 posts)Thank you, DSB!
underpants
(182,868 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)Another nail in trumps coffin
still_one
(92,372 posts)gademocrat7
(10,665 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)meow2u3
(24,768 posts)They came through for us! Great to hear that!
I knew the union wouldn't let us down for Election Day. This will send a message to the public, especially the anti-union crowd, about the need for unions and the right to organize in general in order to rein in the greed of management.
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)Gothmog
(145,489 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,376 posts)And thanks to Congressman & Philly Party chief Bob Brady for helping to push them over the finish line!
George II
(67,782 posts)mountain grammy
(26,644 posts)GOTV Philly!
MineralMan
(146,325 posts)jpljr77
(1,004 posts)The Comey letter is going to mean a lot, hopefully, but Hillary and McGinty really, really, really need max turnout in Philly. Could be a Senate swinger.