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Public School Teachers Set To Strike In Neshaminy
By Oren Lieberman LANGHORNE, Pa (CBS) — The dark windows at Maple Point Middle school in Langhorne are normal for the weekend, but they will be that way to start the week after the teachers declared a...
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Teachers At Bucks County School District Ending Strike
LANGHORNE, Pa. (AP) — Striking teachers in a suburban Philadelphia school district are heading back to work. Classes are resuming Friday in the Neshaminy School District. Teachers there have been on...
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Faculty, Staff At Community College Of Philadelphia Vote ‘No’ On Strike
By Kim Glovas PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Faculty and Staff Federation at the Community College of Philadelphia has voted NOT to strike. The vote was overwhelmingly against a strike by the 1,400 faculty...
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SEPTA Transit Police Walk The Picket Line
By Jim Melwert and Anne-Marie Green PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — SEPTA Transit police officers are walking the picket line Thursday morning, and there are no plans for any new talks between the two sides. The...
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Contracts Talks Between SEPTA And FOP Break Down, Transit Police Strike...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – According to a statement released by the Philadelphia Fraternal Order Of Police, contracts talks between SEPTA representatives and the FOP have broken down. The two sides came...
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SEPTA And Transit Cops Union Back At The Bargaining Table
By Robin Culverwell PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Negotiating teams for both SEPTA and the union representing transit cops met for two hours on Wednesday, but so far no agreement has been reached. The 200-plus...
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SEPTA, Fraternal Order Of Transit Police Reach Tentative Agreement
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – SEPTA and the Fraternal Order of Transit Police have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. Under the agreement, SEPTA Transit Police will return to work beginning with...
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College Officials Work Hall Of Fame Game
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A crew of officials with college experience worked the Hall of Fame game Sunday night, filling in for regulars who are locked out in a labor dispute with the NFL. It was a glimpse...
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Hartnell Extension Latest Move Of Flyers Busy Offseason
By Matt Leon PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – After inking Wayne Simmonds to a multi-year extension last week, the Flyers yesterday announced a long term extension for forward Scott Hartnell. Hartnell scored a...
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Labor Dispute Continues For Fifth Consecutive Year In Neshaminy School District
By Brad Segall NESHAMINY, Pa. (CBS) – On this Labor Day, there is still no labor peace in the Neshaminy School District in Bucks County. The four-year labor dispute rolls on as teachers head back to...
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Replacement Refs Perform OK In Season Opener
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The NFL kicked off the season with replacement referees and, for the most part, nothing seemed different. Jim Core’s seven-man crew seemingly didn’t make any blunders,...
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NHL And Union Make Progress, Will Meet Again Soon
NEW YORK (AP) — A secret, long-awaited bargaining session has done some good in the NHL labor fight — so much so that the sides already have plans to get back to the bargaining table soon. NHL deputy...
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Hostess Bakery Workers Enter Second Day Of Strike
By Al Novack PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) – Several hundred workers at a Hostess plant in northeast Philadelphia are off the job honoring picket lines by the bakers’ union at the bankrupt company’s plants....
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Faculty Prep For Strike Votes At 14 State-Owned Universities
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Faculty at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities are set to begin strike authorization votes amid discussions for a new contract deal. Voting is scheduled for Monday,...
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Pennsylvania State-Owned Universities Vote For Strike Authorization
By Tony Romeo HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) – Faculty and coaches at West Chester, Cheyney and twelve other state-owned universities have overwhelmingly voted to authorize their leadership to call a strike....
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Workers Use Social Media To Organize Strike
By Melony Roy PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A group of Wal-Mart workers are planning to stage walkouts on Black Friday. The workers aren’t unionized, but have gotten a lot of attention to their grievances on...
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Wal-Mart Employees And Supporters Follow Through On Strike Threats
By Jericka Duncan, Chelsea Karnash and Dray Clark PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Some angry Wal-Mart employees and their supporters followed through with a promise to strike over Black Friday hours. They’re are...
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Board OK’s Contracts With Pa. University Faculty Raises
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The board that oversees Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities has given the green light to new contracts for thousands of faculty members and hundreds of sports coaches. The...
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Lightning Eyed As Possible Cause Of Several Area Fires
By Steve Beck, Jenn Bernstein SWARTHMORE, Pa. (CBS) — Lightning strikes are being eyed as possible causes of several fires around the region. The Fire Marshal of Swarthmore Borough confirms a...
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Stigall Show Log 10.14.13
6:10 A rally was held at Valley Forge yesterday to protest the government shutting down national parks. 6:15 Bob Costas gave a commentary during last night’s Sunday Night Football game about the...
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