SEPTA police contract talks stall - again

Negotiations between SEPTA and the Transit Police Union broke down Friday evening, and no new talks have been scheduled.

While the transit police are striking, Philadelphia police and Allied-Barton security have been patrolling the transit routes. The 200 members of the Fraternal Order of Transit Police Local 30 walked off the job Wednesday afternoon. The transit police have been without a contract for nearly one year and the officers began their strike last week when the union sought a 50-cent increase in an hourly wage package and SEPTA offered 15 cents. - Kevin Smith