After pausing a threat to walk off the job over the Thanksgiving holiday, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 109, which represents SEPTA police officers, voted to go on strike Wednesday night.
The union represents the 170 police officers who patrol SEPTA’s stations and fleet of buses, subways, trains and trolleys.
Voting took place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Troy Parham, the transit police union vice president, said.
“After that we will tally up. By 6:30, 7 p.m. we will know if we have an agreement or we will be on strike, effective immediately.”
Shortly before 7 p.m., a spokesperson for the union announced that they did not reach an agreement on a contract and voted to go on strike.
Parham told reporters that of the 124 officers who voted, 83 voted to strike. “If they give us a deal that encompasses 36 months, we could sign it now.”
