By Jason Laughlin – Labor talks resumed Sunday between SEPTA and Transportation Workers United Local 234 in an effort to reach agreement on a new contract before Monday’s midnight strike deadline. A strike by bus, trolley and subway operators could…
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SEPTA Union May Strike on Election Day: Local 234 will vote Sunday on whether to authorize a strike that could last through November 8th
By Jared Brey – The union representing SEPTA bus, subway and trolley operators will be asked to authorize a strike in the event that a new contract isn’t in place before November 1st, according to a report in PlanPhilly. The…
Trump Taj Mahal closes in Atlantic City, nearly 3,000 workers lose their jobs
By Joe Hernandez – Slot machines were still flashing their neon lights inside the Trump Taj Mahal early Monday morning as workers barricaded the doors shut with cut-down wooden boards. The casino and hotel, which Donald Trump dubbed the “Eighth…
Philadelphia Orchestra on strike; gala concert canceled
– By Peter Dobrin, Culture Writer – The Fabulous Philadelphians are on strike. Friday night, a crowd of about 1,000 sat in Verizon Hall waiting for the orchestra to appear for the scheduled start of the Opening Night Gala. But…
Harry Reid, citing Atlantic City casino worker, calls Donald Trump a racist
By Amber Phillips, The Washington Post – Here’s what the Senate minority leader said on the Senate floor Monday afternoon, according to a C-SPAN transcript: “Virtually every time Donald Trump says or does something discriminatory — and that’s often —…
