(Source: NBC Philadelphia, October 24, 2024
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, a union that represents about 160 train engineers at SEPTA, also authorized a strike vote. The union claims pay for SEPTA’s engineers and conductors “is about 20 percent below their nearest peers” and said that this has led to a staff shortage that has caused service disruptions. “The compensation offered on this property is not competitive,” BLET National President Eddie Hall said, in a statement. “The low wages have driven engineers away at a rapid pace, leading to severe manpower shortages.”
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