Commuters scrambled Tuesday to find alternative ways to travel as transit workers in Philadelphia hit the picket lines after the city’s main transit agency and a union representing about 4,700 workers failed to reach a contract agreement. The union went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, shutting down Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority buses, trolleys and subways that provide about 900,000 rides a day. When workers’ existing contract agreement with SEPTA expired at midnight following months of unsuccessful negotiations, leaders of TWU Local 234 called a strike. The union represents more than 4,700 SEPTA workers, including bus, train and trolley operators. The TWU Local 234 is on strike.

Source: Washington Post November 01, 2016 17:27 UTC