Pennsy Pike Toll Takers End Strike, Ohio Turnpike Deadline Looms

The toll-taker strike at the Pennsylvania Turnpike officially ended Wednesday morning when striking workers returned to the job.

Turnpike and Teamster negotiators announced a tentative agreement late Tuesday.
During the week-long strike, regular toll collection was suspended and management workers collected flat rate fees instead. Trucks paid $15 no matter where they entered or exited. The seven-day work stoppage was the first strike in the history of the nation’s oldest toll road, which was established in 1937.
Meanwhile, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review union toll takers and maintenance workers for the Ohio Turnpike are conducting a strike vote. Their current contract expires on Dec. 31, but negotiations are ongoing.
The Ohio Turnpike recently reduced most truck tolls to encourage truckers to use the toll road instead of free alternates.