(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 talks at Gov. Rendell’s Philadelphia office at 10 a.m., SEPTA spokesman Richard Maloney said yesterday.
Rendell said on Saturday that he had told the two sides to remain at the bargaining table until an agreement was reached.
Promising a prompt resolution, Rendell persuaded Transport Workers Union Local 234 to call off its threat of a transit strike, allowing the World Series games in Philadelphia to proceed without the possibility of a walkout. Game 5 is tonight at Citizens Bank Park.
The two sides had initially planned to resume negotiations yesterday evening, but agreed to postpone talks until today.