Posted on 11/07/2016 9:43:35 AM PST by ColdOne
The week-long work stoppage that sidelined subways, trolleys, and buses and threatened to complicate a closely contested presidential election ended in the predawn hours Monday as SEPTA and leadership for the Transportation Workers Union Local 234 reached a tentative five-year contract for 4,738 transit personnel. While the agreement needs to be formally approved by SEPTA's board and union members, it means workers will return to their jobs during the day.
The city's mass transit system gradually returned to service Monday morning, with full service promised before Tuesday morning's commuters begin their treks to work — just in time for Election Day. SEPTA started limited service on the Market-Frankford and the Broad Street Lines at 9 a.m. with some of the busier bus routes to follow.
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I don’t know anyone in a city as big as Philadelphia who would ever have to take mass transit to a voting location.
Shocking !
I think my $100 to FR for Trump winning PA and the election is safe at this point.
End the strike or no more federal funds!
The original DEM idea was to extend the voting time by a day....but the Dem judge said it would never happen.
So how much did the city promise to SEPTA?
All PA taxpayers will be stuck with this deal since it is part of the gasoline tax.
In the City of Pittsburgh every home is within walking distance of a polling place. I imagine it’s the same in Philly.
Spot-on accurate. Haven't lived in Philly since 1973 but at that time there were voting precincts every few blocks. No one ever had to take public or private transportation to a voting location.
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