All quiet with SEPTA
BUSES, SUBWAYS and trolleys were running yesterday in the area despite the midnight expiration of a workers contract, and transit-agency officials said they were waiting for the union's response to their final offer.
BUSES, SUBWAYS and trolleys were running yesterday in the area despite the midnight expiration of a workers contract, and transit-agency officials said they were waiting for the union's response to their final offer.
No bargaining was scheduled for today, said Jerri Williams, a SEPTA spokeswoman.
Thousands of members of the Transport Workers Union are working without a contract. After negotiations broke off Sunday night, union president Willie Brown said employees would stay on the job "for a while."
A work stoppage would involve all city transit lines, suburban buses and trolleys. They provide about 900,000 daily trips, including for thousands of public-school students.
Yesterday, the union sent a letter to SEPTA negotiators reiterating previous requests for data on employee demographics, pension costs and medical claims.
- Associated Press