SEPTA Strike

[adamzion]

Originally posted by sycamore
I don't ride SEPTA anymore, but my fiance does. If SEPTA shuts down here in the city on Thursday, needless to say, it will be a major pain in the ass. From what I've heard and seen so far, it doesn't appear that the Union has much sympathy going for them. Health care costs are going up for everybody, so they'll have to eat it like the rest of us. Not to mention, it would appear that the wounds from 1998 have not completely healed for some. Besides the health care issue, is there anything else they're fighting over?

The health care issue- co-pay levels, specifically- seem to be the main issue, and it's certainly the only one which has gotten any press. Methinks that the main thing the TWU and SEPTA are fighting over is who gets the most face time on TV.

And for this they're striking?
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