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12/29/2025
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's (SEPTA) board on Dec. 18 approved new contracts with TWU Local 234 and SMART Local 1594.
TWU Local 234 represents nearly 5,000 operators, mechanics, trade specialists, and maintenance employees in the City, Suburban, and Frontier Divisions. SMART Local 1594 covers 350 operators in the Victory Division.
Members from both unions voted to ratify the two-year agreements, which include wage increases and a temporary pension enhancement for employees who retire during the contract's term, while maintaining health care and other benefits, according to a SEPTA press release.
The agreements also add a program designed to improve absence management and increases the pay differential for night shifts, two measures that are expected to help SEPTA ensure it has adequate staffing available as it works to improve service reliability, SEPTA officials said.
The board also recently approved a new contract with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, which represents engineers on Regional Rail service.