Negotiations continue this week between SEPTA officials and union leaders.
The union representing workers from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) agreed not to go on strike this week as labor negotiations with the agency continue, reports Rachel Moore for PHL17 News.
Union leaders met with SEPTA officials and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro over the weekend in a last-minute intervention that was “critical” to avoiding a strike. However, “both sides acknowledge that progress remains uncertain” as negotiations resume. “For now, service is running, but riders are watching closely, knowing the situation could shift at any moment.”
The Philadelphia School District is bracing for a strike and weighing ways to adjust for the 50,000 students who depend on public transit.
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