Politics & Government
SEPTA And Union Workers To Resume Contract Negotiations As Strike Threat Looms
If a deal can't be met, John Samuelsen, international president of TWU, warned that a strike could "shut Philly down."
December 3, 2025
Contract negotiations are set to resume Wednesday between SEPTA and the union representing thousands of workers, more than three weeks after the union voted to authorize a strike.
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Transport Workers Union Local 234, which represents 5,000 subway, trolley and bus operators and mechanics, is scheduled to meet with SEPTA at 10 a.m.
The union has been working without a contract since Nov. 7. Sticking points of the current negotiations include better sick pay for workers and a two-year contract, instead of just one.
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