SEPTA and Transport Workers Union Local 234 reached a tentative labor agreement Monday that, if ratified, would avert a strike in Philadelphia. The new deal means SEPTA buses, trains and trolleys will keep running in the city.

The Philadelphia-based transit authority and TWU Local 234 tentatively agreed to a new contract Monday to stave off what could have been a devastating strike for thousands of riders.

TWU Local 234 members have been working without a contract since Nov. 7, and members voted to authorize a strike last month. The union, the largest representing SEPTA employees, serves 5,000 subway, trolley and bus operators and mechanics.

What's in the deal?

TWU Local 234 and the transit agency reached a tentative two-year contract Monday that includes a 3.5% wage increase eac

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