PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Negotiations are still underway between SEPTA officials and the Fraternal Order of Transit Police.
SEPTA presented a counteroffer after its previous offer was rejected. The new deal offers SEPTA police a two-year deal with a 3% raise each year. Still, union reps say it’s not enough for their workers.
“There are members where we are right now they don’t like the deal that’s on the table at all. And we’re trying to get the negotiators something to sell them on,” said Troy Parham, vice president of the Fraternal Order of Transit Police.
Previously, SEPTA offered transit police a three-year deal with a 13% raise, but union officials say that offer combined two deals in one, with a 7% increase in one year and 3% in each of the two additional years.
Parham said the fact that the offer was a combination of two offers in one made it not beneficial to transit police. They’re satisfied with the new two-year deal with a 3% raise each year. The sticking points, though, are other financial issues like meal allowances and being paid for certification. Certification pay was part of the deal that SEPTA recently reached with the Transport Workers Union. Parham said his workers are closely comparing their offer to that deal.
LINK: https://6abc.com/septa-strike-2023-transit-police-fraternal-order-of-contract-negotiations/14089374/
