The Transport Workers Union Local 234 did not go on strike
at midnight when their contract with SEPTA ran out. Service was normal on
Monday morning.
"We don't foresee a strike necessary. SEPTA is a career
for me. It's a career for my people. We are a part of the community. So if we
go on strike, we harm our own families. So that is something we don't want to
do," said TWU president Willie Brown, according to NBC10.
SEPTA said late Sunday that it had a two-year deal on the
table offering workers a 2 percent raise in the first year and a 2.75 percent
raise in the second year. In exchange, it wants the workers to increase their
health-care contributions by 1 percent.
"That's it — we were ready to sign a deal limited to
those terms. But the union refused," said Jerri Williams, SEPTA director
of media relations in a statement.
Later Sunday night, SEPTA released another statement saying
that it accepted the union's plea not to strike and that it presented the Union
with a final two-year offer that includes 5 percent wage increases.
Both sides are expected back at the bargaining table on
Monday.
Source: Philadelphia
Business Journal
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