UPDATE (10/27/2023): Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 234, the union representing 5,000 Philadelphia-area transit workers, has reached a tentative agreement with SEPTA for a new one-year labor contract to expire in November 2024.

The tentative agreement reached today provides TWU members in the City, Frontier and Suburban Divisions of SEPTA with:

• Across the board wage increases
• Increases in pay for new and recently hired operators
• A signing bonus for all active union members
• Retention bonuses to incentivize employees eligible to retire to remain on the job for at least another year
• An increase in the pension for those that retire in the next year and a doubling of the long-neglected disability pension benefit.

The proposed contract will now go to union members for ratification, which has been scheduled for Friday, Nov. 10.

10/25/2023: SEPTA has released a Service Interruption Guide for riders as a transit strike could begin November 1st. The potential service interruption would impact all city bus and trolley routes, Market Frankford and Broad Street Lines, and select suburban bus routes.

Earlier this month, Transit Workers Union 234 (TWU), SEPTA largest union members voted to approve a potential labor strike if a new agreement with SEPTA is not signed. The union’s contract is set to expire at midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 31 and talks are currently underway round-the-clock.

The City is encouraging residents and businesses to start preparing for alternate travel methods in case of a strike. Alternatives to city transit include carpooling, regional rail, walking and biking.

For more information on Impacts to Public Transit and Planning for a potential SEPTA strike please visit the City’s newest blog.