iStock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — Commuters in Philadelphia and southeastern Pennsylvania should have no trouble getting to the polls on Tuesday.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) announced on Monday that it has reached a tentative five-year contract with TWU Local 234, ending a six-day strike that involved more than 4,700 mass transit workers.
“We believe this agreement is fair to our employees, and to the fare-paying customers and taxpayers who fund SEPTA,” SEPTA board chairman Pasquale Deon said in a statement. “It provides for wage increases, pension improvements, and maintains health care coverage levels while addressing rising costs.”
The workers went on strike Nov. 1 at 12:01 a.m. after both sides failed to reach an agreement on a new contract, shutting down SEPTA’s city transit division.
“We know that the strike has caused a significant hardship for thousands of our riders. We sincerely regret this disruption to transportation throughout the City of Philadelphia and the region,” Deon said.
SEPTA says the affected services will begin to return to normal on Monday, with “full schedules restored by the start of the service day on Tuesday” — just in time for Election Day.
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