SEPTA To Possibly File Injunction Against Striking Workers
by Steve Tawa
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- While there is no obvious movement in the Transport Workers Union talks with Septa, the transit agency could have its lawyers in another venue - a court setting.
Absent at a movement in talks, we anticipate the potential for SEPTA to go to common pleas court seeking an injunction that would compel striking transport workers back to work on election day, if they don't get a deal by Tuesday.
SEPTA would argue voters could be challenged getting to their voting booths to cast a ballot in the midst of scrambling to get to and from work without city buses, subways, and trolleys running.
In the meantime, Philadelphia Building Trades Council Leader John Dougherty is enlisting drivers and mobilizing vans and other multi-passenger vehicles for election day.
The idea is to establish hotlines for voters to call for a ride to the polls. As one person puts it "we're hoping this thing gets settled and its only a fallback to ensure no one is disenfranchised."
