SEPTA on StrikeThe World Series is over, with the Yankees beating the Phillies 8-6 in game 5, sealing the Phillies' fate. With that, as quick as you can blink SEPTA is on strike.
As of 3 AM, with SEPTA on strike, most SEPTA services in Philadelphia ceased as bus, trolley and subway operators hit the picket lines. SEPTA's largest union, SEPTA Transport Workers Union Local 243, had promised not to strike during the World Series, but with the quick exit of the Phillies, it was strike on.
Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter responded to the news of SEPTA on strike by blasting the union for what he called a "surprise" strike. As he noted, “People had already gone to bed. Some people were already at their job. To find out you can’t get home is the height of the lack of consideration.”
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