A tentative agreement has been reached in ongoing negotiations between SEPTA and its largest union on a new contract.
TWU Local 234 President tells FOX 29 the 1-year contract includes a 5% raise for union employees and a pension increase.The union's board has approved the contract and now its members must vote to ratify the tentative agreement on Dec. 6.Local 234 members have been working without a contract since both sides agreed to continue negotiations after a deadline was reached earlier this month.
It's SEPTA's largest union, with 5,000 members representing operators of city buses, trolleys, the Market-Frankford Line and Broad Street Line.In a statement, SEPTA said it exhausted federal COVID-relief funds that covered the cost of everyday expenses to keep the transit system running smoothly.This, SEPTA said, created an "unprecedented fiscal cliff" that materialized in a nearly quarter billion dollar annual budget deficit this year and beyond.
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