A transit strike in Philidelphia for the last week has led to tremendous difficulties in the city. Last Monday, 4,700 Transit Union Workers went on strike, shutting down Philadelphia's public transportation system, which accounts for over 900,000 rides a day. The workers are protesting pension, work rules, and health care costs. However, with election day nearing, the city fears that people will not be able to vote because of the lack of public transportation. Therefore, law officials have filed a request for a state judge to order the workers to return to work for Tuesday only. Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania has also said that he will file a brief for an injunction request. The hearing is set for Monday on whether or not the strike will end.
It is terrible that Philadelphia's transit workers have gone on strike and have prevented many people from their daily activities. The workers do have the right to protest, but it is quite selfish of them to create such a predicament for the city because of their actions. At the very least, they should not be allowed to interfere with democracy, and should be asked to work on Tuesday. This resembles Commonwealth v. Hunt, which legalized unions. Unions were formed by factory workers who protested long hours and dangerous conditions. The most powerful protest was the strike, when workers refused to go to work, but instead publically protested. Both unions and strikes led to improved worker's rights, like the ten hour work day. It is interesting to see how prominent structures of American history, like unions, are still used to this day, for good and for bad.
Source:http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/06/city-requests-injunction-to-halt-philadelphia-transit-strike.html
It is disheartening to see such an act that is affecting important events from occurring. Hopefully things get cleared up.
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