Transportation

SEPTA and its union leaders have reached a one-year tentative agreement, avoiding a workers strike. They are now putting pressure on the state to allocate money for a long-term funding solution to avoid ending up back where they are now. NBC10’s Leah Uko has more on the “drastic measures” SEPTA officials said they’ll have to make in the coming...

The union representing the operators of SEPTA’s Philadelphia subway, trolley and buses has reached a tentative agreement with the transit agency, avoiding another strike.

Thousands of Philadelphia mass transit system workers won’t go on strike as a tentative agreement was reached on Nov. 20, 2024. This is how SEPTA and union leadership reacted to the deal.

SEPTA officials have announced that they have reached a tentative deal with TWU Local 234, which represents about 5,000 SEPTA workers, in order to avoid a strike.

SEPTA bus, trolley and subway riders can enjoy an easier ride knowing that the transit agency and its largest labor union have reached a tentative agreement to keep service going.

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SEPTA is currently talking with two different unions that operate in two different parts of our area. The union for the buses and trolleys that operate in the suburbs said they are breaking Monday night and while they continue talks, they will be on the job Tuesday. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the details.

SEPTA faces another potential strike with the contract for operators on suburban buses and the Norristown High Speed Line set to expire at midnight. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the details. 

As the union representing the operators of SEPTA’s Philadelphia subway, trolley and buses continues to negotiate a new deal, a strike on a second front looms for the transit agency and it could bring service in the suburbs to a halt.

The union representing workers on SEPTA’s Norristown High Speed Line and suburban bus routes has authorized a strike when their contract ends at the end of Monday. NBC10’s Brenna Weick reports on what’s at stake.

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NBC10’s Lauren Mayk reports Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, on what SEPTA is calling a “historically-high fare increase paired with major service cuts” as the Philadelphia-area public transit agency deals with a “transit death spiral.” 

SEPTA officials say with no prospect of a statewide solution to ease ongoing financial woes, the mass transit provider needs a ‘historically high’ fare increase and plans ‘major cuts’ to services in the near future. They spoke more about the fare increase and service cuts during a press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 12.

Enough progress was made in negotiations this week that TWU Local 234 workers will continue to operate buses, trolleys and subway trains as talks with SEPTA continue Friday.

SEPTA workers could go on strike at midnight, leaving riders without a way to get to work or school. NBC10’s Leah Uko has an update on negotiations and a look at how the possible strike could impact you. 

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Starting Tuesday, Oct. 29, customers using SEPTA’s website can now see visuals of the detours, with maps showing stops and sections of the route that won’t be served as well as the route of the detour itself.

SEPTA General Manager and CEO Leslie Richards announced she will step down on Nov. 29, 2024