(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, June 17, 2012)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A Common Pleas Court judge ruled Friday that SEPTA may not outsource maintenance work on Market-Frankford El cars pending further discussions between the transit agency and a union. Transport Workers Union Local 234, representing maintenance workers, had argued SEPTA was wrongfully taking work from TWU members by paying $13 million to Bombardier Mass Transit Corp. of Plattsburgh, N.Y., to overhaul 176 wheel-assembly units for the cars. The maintenance of those subway “trucks,” which include wheels, gearboxes, and motors, is normally done by SEPTA workers.
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