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Philadelphia transit strike ends
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 15 days ago
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Gov. Ed Rendell says a transit strike that shut down Philadelphia's buses, subways and trolleys for nearly a week is over. The governor announced early Monday that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority had reached an agreement with its...
Tags: Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia-area, transit strike, Philly, Ed Rendell, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, transport authority, philadelphia transit, Gene Rendell, philly transit
Deal struck to end Philly transit strike
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 17 days ago
Credibility Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell says a tentative agreement could end Philadelphia's transit strike by Saturday night...Philly commuters who use the subway, buses and trolleys to find other ways to get around. The Philadelphia Inquirer said the tentative...
Tags: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Philadelphia Inquirer, transit strike, Philly, philly transit, Ed Rendell, transit union, transport authority
Belmont High School Commuter Rail tragedy
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 18 days ago
Credibility A Belmont High School student struck and killed by a commuter rail train yesterday afternoon may have crawled through a hole in a fence near the school used as a shortcut by kids, officials said...He said there is a hole in the fence near the accident...
Tags: rail worker, transit strike, Philadelphia, worker killed
Philadelphia transit strike angers public
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 19 days ago
Credibility Commuter chaos reined in Philadelphia Wednesday, where a transit strike entered its second day. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority walkout that began Tuesday was expected to fray nerves further as public school students who had a day off...
Tags: Philadelphia, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, transit strike, commuter train, caught fire, train caught, morning rush, Philly, philadelphia commuter
Philadelphia public transit workers strike over pay
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 21 days ago
Credibility Bus, subway and trolley service in Philadelphia halted on Tuesday as transit workers went on strike over wages, pensions and health benefits. Talks between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Transport Workers Union Local 234 broke...
Tags: Philadelphia, transit workers, transit strike, largest union, philadelphia transit, strike early, workers strike, Philly, trolley operations, union went
Brakes put on Ottawa transit strike talks
Ottawa :: Canada | 10 months ago
Credibility The striking transit union says contract talks have stalled because the city is not significantly altering its "hardline position" on key issues. Talks are off again between the city and the union, after ATU International vice-president Randy Graham rejected...
Tags: City of Ottawa, ottawa transit, transit strike, Amalgamated Transit Union
Ottawa transit strike drags on over scheduling issue
Ottawa :: Canada | 10 months ago
Credibility An emergency city council meeting has failed to end Ottawa's 39-day transit strike...Friday to consider the Amalgamated Transit Union's latest offer to settle nearly all issues in the dispute through binding arbitration, but leave the hotly contested...
Closed-door council meeting on Ottawa transit strike continues
Ottawa :: Canada | 10 months ago
Credibility Ottawa city council was on Thursday to continue a closed-door discussion on the transit strike, now in its 37th day. Councillors went behind closed doors Wednesday before noon to discuss transit-related issues. Just before 9 p.m., councillors emerged...
Tags: Ottawa, transit strike, city council, ottawa city
Striking transit union seeks meeting with Ottawa council
Ottawa :: Canada | 10 months ago
Credibility Striking transit workers have requested a meeting with Ottawa city council to discuss scheduling, the main issue of controversy behind a transit strike in its 35th day Tuesday. The union wants to highlight for councillors the repercussions of the scheduling...
Tags: Amalgamated Transit Union Local, University of Ottawa, City of Ottawa, transit strike
Transit strike continues in Ottawa
Ottawa :: Canada | 10 months ago
Credibility Striking OC Transpo workers stood firm behind their union yesterday, voting to reject the city's latest contract offer and prolong the strike. There is no end in sight for the longest transit strike in the city's history after the no vote garnered 75%...
Tags: transit strike, Ottawa Transit Workers Vote, contract offer, sun reported
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