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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Is there really a deal?

Jamie Horowitz, spokesman for the TWU, just told us that a press conference being held at the Bellevue this afternoon will not include an announcement of a final deal between the union and SEPTA:

Progress is being made, the union is preparing a counter proposal that will be sent over via Congressman Brady. If the counter proposal is accepted by SEPTA, then the board is in place to vote on that. The other thing they will be considering will be if they feel comfortable enough with the agreement to ask people to return to work immediately or if a member ratification vote will be held to approve it as well.

There are one or possibly two votes that have to happen before trains start running. The big thing right now is if SEPTA accepts this counter proposal.

We'll update you when we know more.

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Posted by Ben Waxman @ 2:00 PM  Permalink | 31 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:10 PM, 11/07/2009
    Unreal. Fire em all. NOW!
    — southphillyitaliana
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:13 PM, 11/07/2009
    I am embarrassed to be in Cong. Brady's district. Someone should tell him that his district (including Society Hill, Old City and Queen Village) is more than just union thugs.
    — phillychuck
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:16 PM, 11/07/2009
    This is such BS. Fire them all, hire people who have been laid off and would appreciate the job, and let the citizens get back to a normal routine. Oh, and stop getting our hopes up with reports of press conferences.
    — nb378
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:26 PM, 11/07/2009
    Those who have no understanding of what it means to be in a Union, should not comment on Unions.
    — tgwtim071
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:34 PM, 11/07/2009
    Hey tgwtim071 - I've been in a union...United Food and Commercial Workers.. Unions SUCK !
    — MrMayhem
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:34 PM, 11/07/2009
    tgwtim071, I am in a union and I vehemetly disagree with this strike. There are other people in unions out there that also think this is ludicrous. There are even people in SEPTIC's union that think this strike is bull$h--. There was no reason for this to ever happen, the union was getting a pie in the sky compared to what the aeverage working-class stiff gets these days.
    — horriblekitty
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:35 PM, 11/07/2009
    Oh, You have Got to be Kidding me - How Many of these False alarms are we going to have to put up with!!! SEPTA must Really, Really enjoy Royally ticking off their customers - Get to a judge and Order those Bums back to work!
    — flyersfan74
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:40 PM, 11/07/2009
    i cannot believe these greedy goons are gonna be rewardedfor their criminal behaivior. Fire em all- get a quick job fair together at the spectrum, im sure they will be able to find plenty of grateful people willing to work.. Anyways, its not like speta employees do some spectacular job .
    — karona
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:45 PM, 11/07/2009
    twa pigs..This is beyond a joke. Unions have done nothing to better their greedy name
    — thebaron
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:49 PM, 11/07/2009
    fire em all, go to court bust the union and hire out of work people to do their jobs!!! This is such a joke, who didnt get paid off is the question the news should be asking b/c thats whats holding up this deal!!!
    — tstu98
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:50 PM, 11/07/2009
    fire them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    — BleedingRed
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:51 PM, 11/07/2009
    I'm done following media coverage of this. Every story seems to contain nothing but conjecture and it is irresponsible. I will believe this strike is over when I am sitting on a subway train.
    — xchuckiscoolx
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:52 PM, 11/07/2009
    First, why is Brady the "messenger boy"; secondly - why can't they tell them to report to work immediately? They went on strike immediately. Third, this debacle moves Slick Willie from high school to trolley driver to union head to out of work - guaranteed. As a side note, I'd like to see "Congressman" Brady work on telling us what is actually in the health care bill and answer why the democrats blocked a bill that would put a question on the census that asks if the person is a citizen, rather than playing "messenger boy" for some extorted votes.
    — mikeyg
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:55 PM, 11/07/2009
    This is a very irresponsible strike. Strikes were made to confront management hubris and there is no hubris here. This is extortion. These people are getting more than they are worth because they have their union. You want a larger contribution to your pension, well, so do the rest of us, but we don't show up for work, we get fired. Unions have become unAmerican and I don't have to have every been in one to know this.
    — mlasso


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