How many rail workers from Workers Union Local 234 who represent regional (SEPTA) have gone on strike?
PHILADELPHIA – November 3, 2009 (WPVI) — At 3:00 a.m. Tuesday most SEPTA service in Philadelphia came to a grinding halt as the Transport Workers Union went on strike. 6abc.com TRAVEL LINKS: * Get the latest 6abc.com traffic alerts * Gas Price Check: Get the lowest price reports * LIVE traffic cams: View the roadways NOW * Flight Tracker: Arrivals & departures in any city The sudden strike by Transport Workers Union Local 234 took many riders by surprise and all but crippled a transit system that averages more than 928,000 trips each weekday. The union represents more than 5,000 drivers, operators and mechanics of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. INTERACTION: Tell Action News what YOU think about the SEPTA strike We don’t deserve to wake up at 3 o’clock in the morning to find out if there’s a strike,” said Jeffrey Chandler, 49, who had to call a friend for a ride to SEPTA’s
Regional Rail and SEPTA Strike! Posted on November 3rd, 2009 in SEPTA by lalate Regional Rail and SEPTA Strike Regional Rail is not affected by today’s SEPTA Strike. Despite the SEPTA Strike, Regional Rail and Paratransit along with other regional transport services are running Tuesday morning. Moment ago at 3 am EST, SEPTA Transport Workers Union Local 243 Strike went on strike with no notice to passengers, reportedly no notice to even workers. 928,000 residents use SEPTA each weekday. SEPTA employs 5,000 residents. SEPTA issued the following short statement moments ago to AP: “There will be people waking up this morning to commute into work. And unfortunately there’s not going to be service for them.” The strike is effective Tuesday 3 am and comes hours after the World Series leaves Philly. Last night a win by the Phillies sent the Series back to NYC for game 6. Local 243 voted in favor of a strike on October 25. The last major SEPTA strike was 2005 that lasted 7 days; one in 1998 la
Did you wake up this morning in Philadelphia and realize that your local transit systems were nowhere to be seen? That’s because the transport Workers Union Local 234 who represents the South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has gone on strike, causing havoc in the city. The union which represents over 5,000 members decided they would go on strike from 3am Tuesday, just after the World Series shifted to New York, and has declared the strike could go on throughout the duration of the World Series after talks broke down. Buses and Subways are the main cause for concern, but local rail systems have not been affected as the crews are operated by different contracts. The Union workers, who earn $52,000 per year are seeking an annual 4% pay rise and with SEPTA offering an 11.5% wage increase in 5 years, with no annual pay rise in year one have not taken a liking to the offer as the strike continues.
PHILADELPHIA – November 3, 2009 (WPVI) — At 3:00 a.m. Tuesday most SEPTA service in Philadelphia came to a grinding halt as the Transport Workers Union went on strike. 6abc.com TRAVEL LINKS: * Get the latest 6abc.com traffic alerts * Gas Price Check: Get the lowest price reports * LIVE traffic cams: View the roadways NOW * Flight Tracker: Arrivals & departures in any city The sudden strike by Transport Workers Union Local 234 took many riders by surprise and all but crippled a transit system that averages more than 928,000 trips each weekday. The union represents more than 5,000 drivers, operators and mechanics of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. INTERACTION: Tell Action News what YOU think about the SEPTA strike We don’t deserve to wake up at 3 o’clock in the morning to find out if there’s a strike,” said Jeffrey Chandler, 49, who had to call a friend for a ride to SEPTA’s
