SEPTA strike averted after workers' union, transit agency reach new deal
SEPTA and TWU Local 234 reached a labor agreement Monday that, if ratified, would avert a strike in Philadelphia.
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SEPTA and TWU Local 234 reached a labor agreement Monday that, if ratified, would avert a strike in Philadelphia.
SEPTA and Transport Workers Union Local 234, the largest union representing transit agency employees, reached a tentative labor agreement Monday that, if ratified, would avert a strike in Philadelphia.
All SEPTA services will run on a normal schedule Monday, days after TWU Local 234 warned a strike was "imminent."
SEPTA and Transport Workers Union Local 234 will resume negotiations Monday after a "productive" weekend of discussions, according to the Philadelphia-based transit authority.
SEPTA has urged riders to prepare for alternate transportation options as a potential strike looms.
SEPTA has urged riders to prepare for alternate transportation options as a potential strike looms. Eva Andersen reports.
TWU Local 234, the union representing 5,000 SEPTA workers, said a strike is "imminent" and could happen as early as Saturday.
TWU Local 234, the union representing 5,000 SEPTA workers, said a strike is "imminent" and could happen as early as Friday. Ross DiMattei reports.
Transport Workers Union Local 234, which has been working without a contract since Nov. 7, represents 5,000 SEPTA subway, trolley and bus operators and mechanics
Amid ongoing work on Silverliner IV railcars, which need thermal sensors to get back into service, SEPTA is leasing 10 cars from MARC. Amtrak is bringing the cars to Philadelphia on Friday night. In the meantime, SEPTA is dealing with union negotiations with workers in TWU Local 234.
SEPTA is resuming contract talks on Friday with its largest union, TWU 234, which represents 5,000 bus, subway, trolley operators and mechanics. The union workers have been working without a contract since Nov. 7 and have authorized a strike in the event negotiations break down. Jim Donovan has your latest morning headlines with weather from Meteorologist Andrew Kozak.
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SEPTA leaders say they hope to have around 200 railcars that were pulled from service for safety inspections back on the tracks by late December. Part of the nearly $220 million in capital funding allocated to SEPTA by Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday will go toward maintaining the agency's fleet over the next decade.
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The money is a massive safety and infrastructure boost for the transit authority after months of warnings about aging trains and trolleys.
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