The SEPTA strike is history.
As you board your bus, trolley or subway for your morning commute, there are two people you should remember.
Those would be Gov. Ed Rendell and U.S. Rep. Bob Brady.
You know things must have been getting serious. Rendell actually gave up the Eagles game to remain locked in talks with the Transport Workers Union Local 234 to end the 6-day strike.
And by his side was the closer, Brady. The city Democratic Party boss has a long labor background and specializes in making deals. This one just proved more elusive.
After a deal on Saturday night appeared to fall through and we were staring down the barrel at a long, ugly work stoppage, instead Brady and Rendell rolled up their sleeves and hammered out a tentative contract.
They emerged just after midnight - maybe they were actually watching the Eagles game on TV - and said a deal was in place. More importantly, the city transit system would be back in operation at 4 a.m., in time for the morning rush.
Just in time to get pick up all those people jumping off the Eagles' bandwagon.
Thanks, governor. Thanks, congressman.
As you board your bus, trolley or subway for your morning commute, there are two people you should remember.
Those would be Gov. Ed Rendell and U.S. Rep. Bob Brady.
You know things must have been getting serious. Rendell actually gave up the Eagles game to remain locked in talks with the Transport Workers Union Local 234 to end the 6-day strike.
And by his side was the closer, Brady. The city Democratic Party boss has a long labor background and specializes in making deals. This one just proved more elusive.
After a deal on Saturday night appeared to fall through and we were staring down the barrel at a long, ugly work stoppage, instead Brady and Rendell rolled up their sleeves and hammered out a tentative contract.
They emerged just after midnight - maybe they were actually watching the Eagles game on TV - and said a deal was in place. More importantly, the city transit system would be back in operation at 4 a.m., in time for the morning rush.
Just in time to get pick up all those people jumping off the Eagles' bandwagon.
Thanks, governor. Thanks, congressman.
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