PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — SEPTA and the union representing its transit police will resume negotiations on a new contract on Tuesday morning, SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch said.
Busch said SEPTA and the union had a “productive dialogue during meetings” on Monday. SEPTA Transit Police’s 170 officers will remain on the job and not go on strike as of Monday night, according to Busch.
“Our goal is to reach a fair contract without a strike, and we look forward to tomorrow’s negotiating session,” Busch said in a release.
The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 109 sent back its third counteroffer of the day Monday as negotiations ended.
The union’s vice president, Troy Parham, said negotiations with SEPTA are going “OK.”
“As long as we keep moving in this direction we could avert a strike,” Parham said.
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