That is right, members of the Union Representing septa bus, subway and trolley operators voted to day to authorize a strike and they will walk off a job if a deal is not the reached by october 31st. Action News Reporter bob brooks has details. Reporter right now thousands of septa workers say they are not happy and they will strike if needed essentially shutting septa down. The way they treating us. Reporter how. It is just the way it the is around the country. Reporter septa Workers Union Transit Union 234 met in south philadelphia for latest on contract negotiations. What they heard, they to not like. Union members say septa wants to cut into their health care. They want to take away our benefits. They didnt touch management why would they want to touch ours. Reporter additional dehand are an increase in the cabs eligible pensions, are calculated from 50,000 to 07,000. They want higher wages. President brown says they voted to strike the at the end of their current contract if their
There is nothing i can do. I got to bury my child. I havent even seen him yet. Reporter his mother said he had been at the party less than 0 minutes when this incident happened. She says she moved her three sons here from new york city to North Carolina because she felt like it was a safe are place. Now, we talked with his attorney extensively, the familys attorney, and he says there is carolina that cover this is specific situation. Somebody shooting from within their home outside into a crowd that is in the street. He also believes these 911 tapes where copley talked about what he was going to do and then talked about what he did are going to be critical in prosecuting this case. Such emotion coming from that mother, that family today. Thank you so much. State authorities are investigating the death of a florida woman killed in a Police Simulation this week. Were supposed to be loaded with blanks but somehow live ammunition made its way into the gun that fired the fatal shots. It hap
Neighborhood. Good evening im iain page. Im lucy noland. On Jennifer Joyce is live at the scene tonight. Hopefully well be able to stab some contact with her. This is the scene there from skyfox we were talking about. Jennifer joyce is there at the scene along with a photographer, of course, and we are going to get that information from her as soon as we can talk to her. Right now Drexel University now says two more students have been assaulted near campus. This is just one day after a man sexually assaulted a 21yearold student in her off campus apartment. The School Center an alert to students today about the attack saying a man targeted two more women this morning. Both victims today say a man groped them on powelton one near 34th street. Other near 35th. No arrests as of yet. A mid the growing National Debate over the use of deadly force by police, some Philadelphia Police officers have begun wearing body cameras. A small group is trying out the cameras in a test program. Police say
Line as we head into the remainder of your evening a few leftover flurries watching those temperature below freezing. So that means on the roads especially those bridges and overpasses you have to be careful for some slick spots. Coming up well talk about the weekend weather, what to expect at the linc on sunday as well as when to expect, yes, temperatures in the low 50s. Iain and lucy. Scott, thank you. You can keep track of the weather on our website just head to myfoxphilly. Com, click the weather tab at the top of the home page for the latest Weather Information and live radar images. To a developing story now out of the Oxford Circle section of philadelphia. Police have just released video of an Armed Robbery where gunmen stole thousands of dollars from two men and thats not all. Robbers also stole one of the mens passports right before his flight overseas for his mothers funeral. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser is live outside northeast detectives and, dave, police have got to want the
Student in her off campus apartment. The School Center an alert to students today about the attack saying a man targeted two more women this morning. Both victims today say a man groped them on powelton one near 34th street. Other near 35th. No arrests as of yet. A mid the growing National Debate over the use of deadly force by police, some Philadelphia Police officers have begun wearing body cameras. A small group is trying out the cameras in a test program. Police say the cameras will bring added transparency and build more community trust. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell is live in north philadelphia tonight. Chris . Reporter thats right, iain. 30 north philadelphia plea officers and one sergeant here in the 22nd district are now equipped with body cameras. Right now its just a Pilot Program but it seems like this Technology May be here to stay. Bottom line is, were moving in this direction. Reporter philly Police Commissioner Charles Ramsay giving his stamp of approval on technology that co