by Bill R.
Clearfield wrote:Especially when it appears that SEPTA has no intention of withdrawing any concessionary elements of the contract proposal.jackintosh11 wrote:That's great. Hopefully the unions won't strike when the PEB period ends.The PEB stalls the strike process by 240 days.
Why would they not strike after the PEB period ends?
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And remember that the CTD and STD contracts aren't settled either, so you might not have a Plan B to fall back on. A shutdown of all SEPTA services might be unprecedented, but it would certainly provide a great deal of negotiating leverage for the labor side.
It certainly is not the fault of the employees that mismanagement and the lack of political will in Pennsylvania to provide proper funding for transit have created funding issues at SEPTA. The employees still deserve to be able to work in an environment of respect, and retire with dignity.
If a unionized employee enjoys a benefit that you don't, you shouldn't be jealous of the unionized employee; instead, be angry at yourself for working for a lousy employer.
In Solidarity, my brothers...