Transport Workers Union Local 234 leaders warn that a SEPTA strike is "imminent" after weeks of negotiating a new contract . TWU Local 234, the largest union representing SEPTA employees, said Friday they're on the verge of calling a strike.

"I'm tired of talking and we're about to start walking," TWU Local 234 President Will Vera said Friday.

Union members have been working without a contract since Nov. 7 and authorized a strike last month. The union represents 5,000 bus, subway and trolley operators and mechanics.

"If things don't go the way it needs to go, on behalf of my members, we will be striking," Vera said.

The two sides were reportedly negotiating as recently as earlier Friday, but late afternoon, TWU Local 234 leadership held a press conference to declare a strike c

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