PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — SEPTA’s largest union says it plans to keep working beyond its upcoming contract expiration.
SEPTA has navigated its share of problems lately but a strike by transit operators won’t be one of them — at least not this week. While SEPTA’s one-year labor contract with the Transport Workers Union runs out on Friday, in a video to members, Bill Bannon, Local 234 executive vice president, said the union plans to stay on the job for now.
“Nov. 7 is the expiration of our contract. However, that is not our deadline. We’re gonna continue to bargain in good faith with the authority next week,” he said…