Daily Archives: 1, June 20, 2008

SEPTA transit police ratify four-year contract

Philadelphia transit police ratify new contract

By Paul Nussbaum / Inquirer Staff Writer 

SEPTA transit police overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract yesterday, formally ending a long-running contract dispute that prompted a brief strike last weekend. Continue reading

3 labor unions sue to block furloughs if PA budget not passed

Pa. state workers’ unions sue gov over furloughs

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Writer

 

HARRISBURG, Pa.—Three labor unions representing thousands of Pennsylvania state government employees filed suit Thursday in an effort to block furloughs that have been threatened if state budget negotiations stall. Continue reading