3 Philadelphia strikes possible as unions negotiate with city, SEPTA

SEPTA officials spent the day Friday inside a conference room at the Wyndham Hotel in Old City as they negotiated with the union representing workers who have authorized to strike.

The talks have been happening there for more than a week, but that isn’t the only possible strike situation the city is facing. The three unions representing some of the city’s most essential workers are all considering the same action: a strike.

“Both sides are at the table, we’re having productive discussions,” said SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch of negotiations with the Transit Workers Union Local 234, which represents workers who handle transportation operations within the city of Philadelphia. That union represents more than 4,000 SEPTA city employees…

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