SEPTA, transit police union stop negotiations; will resume Tuesday
SEPTA and the police union are committed to working on the deal throughout the holiday week, if necessary, to keep officers off the picket line.
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SEPTA and the police union are committed to working on the deal throughout the holiday week, if necessary, to keep officers off the picket line.
SEPTA said they're encouraged officers haven't walked off the job as negotiations continue.
With a SEPTA strike, figures show more than 250 SEPTA police officers won't come to work.
The union representing SEPTA's locomotive engineers (The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen) unanimously voted to authorize a strike on Monday.
Talks resumed over the weekend between SEPTA and the Transit Police Union. Officers could walk off the job as early as next week if a deal is not reached.
SEPTA Transit Police could strike as early as Monday afternoon.
SEPTA says its optimistic an agreement can be reached without a strike.
This week, the Delaware Blue Coats mascot, Coaty, helped Meteorologist Kate Bilo with the forecast, an Eagles letterman jacket made famous by Princess Diana came back and CBS Philadelphia held its 14th Ronald McDonald House Charities Telethon.
Philadelphia police have released surveillance video of a man they say was involved in a violent robbery on the 15th and Market SEPTA platform. Yet, stats say crime rates are down.
Philadelphia police have released surveillance video of a man they say was involved in a violent robbery on the 15th and Market SEPTA platform. Yet, stats say crime rates are down.
Police claim the suspect took the victim's cellphone and money.
SEPTA will introduce a new name and look to their rail lines in 2024 to make the Philadelphia region's public transportation system easier to use.
SEPTA Metro will begin to roll out in 2024.
Transit Workers Local 234, which represents SEPTA workers in the Philadelphia area, says the agreement will help SEPTA recruit and retain staff.
Members of Transit Workers Local 234 ratified a new 1-year contract with SEPTA on Friday. The union represents Philadelphia-area transit workers.
Members of Transport Workers Local 234 reached a 1-year agreement with SEPTA last month but now members need to ratify it.
SEPTA and elected officials gathered Thursday to celebrate the opening of the new Conshohocken Station on the Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line.
A new advancement coming to SEPTA will now make it easier to ticket drivers who are illegally parked in bus lanes.
The Regional Rail station in Conshohocken, Pa. was a $15 million project that began in 2019.
The city says the station is moving to address safety concerns from passengers and congestion issues from SEPTA bus routes.
Friends, family, and members of the SEPTA community are remembering Bernard Gribbin, a bus operator who was shot and killed while on the job in Philadelphia.
Bernard Gribbin was shot and killed on the job in Philadelphia.
The workers were using a "loader" on Norristown High Speed Line tracks when they were injured, SEPTA said.
SEPTA is not going to accept tokens for payment starting in 2024.
The suspected killer of a Philadelphia journalist and activist is also being charged in a non-fatal shooting at a SEPTA Broad Street Line station.
