November 10, 2009 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on November 10, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — Now that buses, subways, and trolleys are running again after a six-day transit strike, SEPTA riders can brace for the next unpleasantness: a fare...
November 9, 2009 | CSX, Headlines, Unions
(The following column by Mike Williams appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on November 8, 2009. Mr. Williams is president of the Florida AFL-CIO.) ORLANDO, Fla. — On Nov. 1 in his My Word column, Mark P. Wylie quoted Orlando Sentinel reporter Dan Tracy’s...
November 6, 2009 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Kitty Caparella appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on November 6, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — Negotiators for SEPTA and the Transport Workers Union Local 234 were working into this morning, independently, to solve problems with the...
November 6, 2009 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(The following appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on November 6, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — Commuters are enduring a fourth morning without the city’s subways, buses and trolleys, but there are indications the strike could be near an end. After shuttling...
November 5, 2009 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on November 5, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — In the face of public opposition and political pressure, the leader of striking SEPTA workers vowed yesterday to “stay out as long as it...
November 4, 2009 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Susan Snyder appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on November 4, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — The strike against SEPTA’s subways, buses and trolleys in the city spread to the suburbs this morning as pickets blocked buses at a still...
November 3, 2009 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Robert Moran and Melissa Dribben appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on November 3, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — Hundreds of thousands of commuters scrambled this morning to find a way to work or school after SEPTA’s largest union...
November 2, 2009 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on November 2, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — An agreement between SEPTA and its largest union remains elusive, and the two sides will resume negotiations today. Negotiators will return to...
October 30, 2009 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on October 30, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — Both SEPTA and its largest union have strong hands to play as the threat of a transit strike looms this weekend. The union can inflict maximum...
October 29, 2009 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(The following story by Paul Nussbaum appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on October 29, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA — As negotiations continued yesterday between SEPTA and the union representing Philadelphia bus drivers, subway and trolley operators, and mechanics,...
