DOYLESTOWN, PA—The union that held a one-day strike on Friday is scheduled to have its workers back on the job on Monday morning, but union officials refused to rule out another strike in the future.
Friday’s strike was held by the union whose workers staff services like 911, Neshaminy Manor nursing home and the Bureau of Children and Youth Services. A rally packed the lawn and the street in front of the old courthouse in Doylestown with strikers carrying picket signs and chanting slogans.
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Leaders of the union, SEIU Local 668, estimated that about 200 of their members were at the rally by noon. They expected about 300 to show up by the early afternoon.
Members of SEIU Local 668, the union that staffs services like 911, Neshaminy Manor nursing home and the Bureau of Children and Youth Services, strike in front of the old courthouse in Doylestown on Sept. 20, 2024.
The union has been working without a contract since January and is frustrated with the slow progress of negotiations. Bucks County officials offered a contract in July that was rejected by 99% of union members. A major sticking point was health care benefits.