The grasping and gratuitous strike by members of Transport Workers Union Local 234 bringing a stop to bus, trolley and subway service in Southeastern Pennsylvania for a week has Harrisburg considering whether the state should remain one of 10 that allows strikes by some public employees such as transit workers..

If the proposed strike prohibitions were extended to public school teachers, a very real easing of the property tax burden would begin as contracts began to expire.

Regarding SEPTA, I'm still wondering about that forensic audit of the pension plan that was a big issue for a day then disappeared. If I were a TWU rank and filer, I think I'd be a tad concerned about my retirement plans.