PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — SEPTA’s board held a special meeting
Monday in hopes of working out a new labor deal sooner with the two regional
rail unions that staged a one-day strike back in June. The board is giving
their chairman the authority to immediately sign off on any labor deals that
might be reached before the next meeting scheduled in September.
IBEW local 744’s 215 regional rail workers are currently
voting on a tentative deal, and SEPTA General Manager Joe Casey hopes to see
progress with the union representing regional rail engineers.
“We’re optimistic,” Casey said. “We’re meeting with BLET
this week, and hopefully we can get a deal.”
That deal, he said, would allow them to focus on a contract
with the 5,000 bus drivers and subway workers represented by Transport Workers
Union. They’re deal expired in March.
“The TWU is the first one out of the gate,” Casey said, “and
they’ll set the pattern for the other unions.”
There are currently no meetings scheduled with TWU, but
Casey is hopeful talks will resume soon.
“That’s the only way we can get a deal done,” he said, “and
we’re trying to get them back to the table.”
Source: CBS
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