As the union representing the operators of SEPTA’s Philadelphia subway, trolley and buses continues to negotiate a new deal, a strike on a second front looms for the transit agency and it could bring service in the suburbs to a halt.
SMART Local 1594, the union that represents SEPTA workers in Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties, could go on strike at the end of Monday.
Hundreds of workers who keep buses and trolleys rolling in the suburbs and the Norristown High Speed Line on track could walk off the job if they don’t reach a deal with SEPTA by midnight…