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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Thursday -- Can Rendell Resolve SEPTA Strike Today?

And that's it for the Phillies. Until next year...

Gov. Rendell is expected to meet with striking SEPTA workers today.

How Philadelphians got to work and school yesterday.

John Baer ponders the Obama presidency after the GOP won some mid-term elections.
Posted by Catherine Lucey @ 8:22 AM  Permalink | 4 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:33 AM, 11/05/2009
    We can wait them out, if pension and the repairs are the only problem, then let them stay on strike. Willie Brown should be voted out of office in 10 months, he is a horrible negotiator. If the companies that make repairs don't do a great job, that is wonderful, the sleeping night mechanics can wake up and do their jobs. Move the pensions to 401ks and let them decide how to invest just like the rest of us, some of us lost no money or very little because we did not rely on someone else doing our investing. This should be the last offer before a State takeover and firing of all current employees. If a strike goes on for 30 or more days that is enough time to put a new plan in place and hire all new people, preferably no unions.
    — concerns25
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:13 AM, 11/05/2009
    They are at will employees at this point, no contract, they are like everyone else. The State can takeover Septa or Septa can declare bankruptcy and restructure. Why do you need a union in this day and age, OSHA is for work rules and EEOC is for wage/discrimination disputes, you are paying union dues for what. As long as they are paid with State and Federal funds, they can be let go.
    — concerns25
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:14 PM, 11/05/2009
    Fire the Septa workers. It would be politically difficult, but the public would be better off.
    — heynow


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Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999. He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.
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David Gambacorta spent a small eternity writing about cops, drug dealers and serial killers. Now he’s writing about power and politics ­– which sometimes reminds him of the old crime beat. He joined the Daily News in 2005. And yes, he knows you’re not quite sure how to pronounce his last name. E-mail tips to gambacd@phillynews.com
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Catherine Lucey joined the Daily News in 2002 and has written about murderous drug gangs, political protesters and Harry Potter. After covering the 2007 mayoral election, she moved over to the City Hall bureau where she has been reporting on the Nutter administration.
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Jan Ransom, a native New Yorker, joined the Daily News in 2010 after graduating from Howard University. She has since written about the difficulty of filing police complaints, tax deadbeats and life after violent home invasions. She joined the Daily News City Hall Bureau in 2011 and has plunged headfirst into reporting on administration budget battles and City Council shenanigans.
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