A judge has scheduled a Monday morning hearing to consider the Philadelphia-area transit agency’s request for the court to end a transit workers’ strike that has halted bus, subway and trolley service within the city since Tuesday. On Friday, Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Linda Carpenter denied a preliminary injunction sought by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. The transit agency claims the work stoppage jeopardizes citizens’ right to vote this Tuesday and poses a “clear and present danger to the...

Source: Wall Street Journal November 05, 2016 14:19 UTC