Traffic & Transit
SEPTA Union Workers Overwhelmingly Ratify 2-Year Contract That Includes Wage Increase
The union represents 5,000 subway, trolley and bus operators and mechanics. The contract passed with 96% of members voting in favor.
December 18, 2025
Members of Transport Workers Union Local 234, SEPTA's largest workers' union, voted to ratify its new contract with the Philadelphia-based transit agency Wednesday night.
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The contract passed with 96% of TWU Local 234's members voting in favor of it. The union represents 5,000 subway, trolley and bus operators and mechanics.
Before agreeing to a tentative deal last week, TWU Local 234 had been working without a contract since Nov. 7. The union voted to authorize a strike, but SEPTA and TWU Local 234 worked out a deal without workers walking off the job.
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