With a Monday deadline looming, negotiations between SEPTA
and Transport Workers Union Local 234 hit a snag on Sunday, according to
transit agency officials.
SEPTA said it had offered a two-year contract with wage
hikes of 2 percent the first year and 2.75 percent in the second year. But
workers would have to spend an additional 1 percent of their wages on
health-care premiums under the deal.
A walkout would be expected to be widely disruptive, as it
would involve city transit lines, as well as suburban buses, trolleys, and the
Norristown High-Speed Line. Commuter rail lines would not be impacted.
However, workers have not yet authorized a strike and could
keep working without a contract while negotiations continue.
"It's not a situation where if it wasn't solved by
midnight, they're automatically going on strike," SEPTA spokesman Andrew
Busch said. "We're hopeful it won't happen and we're hoping to continue
the progress with the negotiations."
Source: Philly.com
No comments:
Post a Comment