SEPTA Strike From the Worker's Perspective

Several representatives from the Media Mobilizing Project visited SEPTA workers, who have gone on strike to demand a fair contract. To show support and solidarity, we visited several picket locations across the city, including 58th and Vine, 69th and Market, Bridge and Pratt, and 49th and Woodland, and spoke with members of TWU Local 234 to get the real story.

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News & Politics

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• SEPTA
• Strike
• Transit
• Workers
• TWU
• Philadelphia
• Nutter
• Brown

[mysticsage921]

You guys get paid more than me, and I'm a college student with more than 40K in student loans. Don't talk to me about your freaking rights--the rest of the entire US is on salary freezes and being laid off--but here you are demanding more money? You all must be out of your mind, and the first lady, who is talking about not seeing her family--GET ANOTHER JOB! Doctors also work on Holidays and crazy hours, but guess what lady--they chose that!

[TheAleska1987]

No one feels bad for TWU unions. You guys crippled this city single single-handedly. Your not the only ones that have to work, we ALL have to work if you want to eat. Be happy your even employed! Labor rights! Pfft! Lets trade jobs for a day, oh wait I went to SCHOOL for a degree...get back to work!

[MrGophillyeagles]

greety fucks.....

[dteach08]

@mysticsage921 Members of the military don't either but they deal with it, and for far less than what SEPTA workers are paid and they pay for their healthcare!!

[nubianprince6]

@TheAleska1987 So what, how do you know none of them went to school for a degree? I am a transit worker in NYC and I take offense to that fucking dumb ass comment. I got a degree too but unfortunately like many others, I was laid off. I had to take a with transit

[YoungBuck215]

Willie Brown is a dumb, ignorant, entitled piece of shit. Fuck him, I hope he has a heart attack from his next bucket of Crown Fried Chicken.

Strikers should've all been fired and replaced with people who can appreciate having a job in hard economic times.

[RedPolarBearRanger]

At least they have now one and this strike is now over plus some of these workers I know a handful of them from the Allegheny and Midvale depots and even one operator who has been a contact for me this strike wanted to go back to work and I thank that friend of mine for these updates.

[LibbiiTastic]

They have the best contract any public transportation person can get. Alright your hours are messed up, it's a city we run on the trains and buses, don't like it why are you even in that profession!?

[d00df00d]

The description of this video needs to be edited.  This isn't "the real story" about anything except the workers' feelings.

All they do is babble about fair this and fair that, without ever describing what "fair" is or how they've been treated unfairly.

[mandeewh0re]

I would like to know how much Willie Brown makes a year, and how much of his pension/retirement fund is funded.. how much does he pay for his medical benefits? Septa managements pension is funded at 90%, and the "workers" are at 52%.. WAKE UP AND WELCOME TO CORPORATE AMERICA!!!!!!!!!! Of course the management makes more and has better benefits than the workers.. idiots!

[mandeewh0re]

I getup at 4:30 every morning.. leave for work at 5:30 an dont get home until around 6 pm.I have off on regular holidays just like most people.. and now that Septa is on strike I get up earlier/home later. I did NOT get a raie this year due to the economy, I pay much more than 1% to my healthcare, pay my own 401K.. my benefits were cut EXTREMELY this year, because I can not afford the increase that EVERYONE was hit by.. these greedy bastards should be appy to have a job at all!