SEPTA
Race and the Roots
of Philly Transit Strikes
As this is being typed, the news reports about contract negotiations between SEPTA and Transport Workers Union Local 234 sound increasingly optimistic. One of the […]
SEPTA, Union Report Progress on Talks
6ABC reports: “Talks continue between SEPTA and union officials and both sides are optimistic that a strike will be adverted. The executive board of local 234 […]
Interview: Willie Brown Doesn’t Want a SEPTA Strike — but He’s Ready to Have One Anyway
It’s going to be a scary weekend for commuters in the Philadelphia region: The final contracts between SEPTA and its unions expire at midnight Sunday. […]
Union Rejects SEPTA Contract Offer, Wants Binding Arbitration
The last of several union contracts with SEPTA expires on April 6, and the head of the Transit Workers Union told the Daily News Thursday […]
With Contracts Set to Expire, SEPTA Union Says It Will Accept Arbitration
The union that represents 5,000 SEPTA workers vowed again Wednesday afternoon to forgo a strike in exchange for binding arbitration on unsettled issues between the […]
Ad Campaign Targets “Street Harassment” of Women
You’ll be seeing these posters a lot on your SEPTA trips for the next few months:
SEPTA, Unions Meet for Six Hours to Avert Strike
NBC 10 reports that SEPTA and its unions met for six hours on Monday at the Sheraton Hotel in Center City to try to complete […]
Six Design Ideas SEPTA Should Steal Now
A recent article on The Atlantic Cities website made a point that is at once obvious and rarely made: Good design and strong imagery can attract […]
Would No-Strike Bill Kill SEPTA Funding?
Newsworks reports that SEPTA’s unions are — predictably — opposed to a new state bill that would keep them from striking. The unions, of course, […]
Transit Union: SEPTA Can Afford a Settlement
Newsworks reports that transit union head Willie Brown has made his first public statement since negotiations ended March 13th.
Artist to Install Major Art Installation Along Philly-to-NYC Amtrak Route
A stretch of industrial waste and suburban blight navigated by passengers on SEPTA, NJ Transit or Amtrak’s Philly-to-NYC rail corridor is getting a makeover, thanks […]
State Bill Would Prohibit SEPTA Strike
CBS Philly reports that State Rep. Kate Harper, a Montgomery County Republican, has introduced a bill that would prohibit a SEPTA strike, workers from walking […]
Union Chief: SEPTA Is Provoking Strike
SEPTA’s largest union has been without a contract since midnight last Friday, and negotiations don’t seem to be going so well. The Inquirer‘s Paul Nussbaum […]
Man Attacks SEPTA Transit Officer at Fairmount Subway Stop
A man — who police say was high on PCP — attacked a SEPTA Transit Officer at the Fairmount Subway stop, Fox 29 reports. The attack […]
SEPTA Plans for Midnight Strike
UPDATE 1:55 pm: 6ABC says a strike unlikely tonight: A union source told Action News’ David Henry that despite the skipped bargaining session Friday morning, […]