SEPTA reaches tentative deals with 2 unions to avert strike
SEPTA and two unions representing its workers have reached a tentative labor agreement that, if ratified, would avert a strike in Philadelphia and its suburbs.
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SEPTA and two unions representing its workers have reached a tentative labor agreement that, if ratified, would avert a strike in Philadelphia and its suburbs.
Workers on SEPTA's trains, buses and trolleys in the city of Philadelphia will not be going on strike after a tentative agreement was reached between the agency and Transit Workers Local 234, the union that represents over 5,300 of those workers. Watch the full news conference with SEPTA interim general manager Scott Sauer and TWU 234 president Brian Politt.
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Three unions representing SEPTA and city workers could go all on strike at the same time.
Three unions representing SEPTA employees and city workers could go all on strike at the same time. Here's an update on the negotiations.
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SEPTA workers will continue negotiations and won't go on strike at midnight on Thursday as talks continue between the union and transportation authority.
SEPTA workers could strike for the first time in years if a contract agreement isn't reached by 11:59 p.m. tonight.
Transport Workers Union Local 234 said its members voted to go on strike if the union and SEPTA can't reach a deal on their contract by midnight on Nov. 8, 2024.
A strike by SEPTA workers could affect Philadelphia students who rely on public transportation to get to school.
Philadelphia students tell CBS News Philadelphia they rely on SEPTA for transportation to and from school. Workers for the transit agency have threatened to strike if their union does not make a deal with SEPTA by 11:59 p.m. Thursday.
Transport Workers Union Local 234, which represents more than 5,300 employees, said in a statement that 100% of its members in attendance during the vote said they support a strike if the union and SEPTA can't reach a deal on their contract by midnight on Nov. 7, 2024.
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