Thomas Fitzgerald

“We don’t want to strike but will if we have to,” said the president of FOTP Lodge 109. Service would not be disrupted if the officers strike.

The new contract increases wages by 7% across the board for Local 234 members, and provides each member a $3,000 signing bonus. SEPTA’s board is expected to consider the deal at its meeting Thursday.

Residents of Strawberry Mansion and Logan Square say the new routes deprive them of crucial connections to the rest of the city.

Regional Rail engineers and conductors say low wages are contributing to employee shortages. SEPTA is in an intensive round of talks with TWU Local 234, which represents transit operators.

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SEPTA wants to use a camera system on buses to ticket illegally parked cars that block bus lanes and stops.

Philadelphia has $220 million, a good share of it from the federal infrastructure act, to continue the complete streets projects.

The Fraternal Order of Transit Police, Lodge 109, is the second SEPTA union to approve a strike authorization this month.

Under the bill, public transit would get 6.4% yearly of state sales tax revenue, up from 4.4%. That would raise an additional $295 million.

The first of the new trainsets were scheduled to go into service in May of 2021. Now, the new Acelas are projected to begin carrying passengers in the second half of 2024.