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What we know about fare hikes to fund the SEPTA strike deal
They were already going to go up next year, anyway.
SEPTA strike 2016 is over; transit to resume in Philadelphia
Limited service today on the MFL, the BSL, trolleys and buses -- back to normal for Election Day.
Gov. Tom Wolf joins SEPTA strike court fight: ‘Time for it to end’
The city also filed a motion in state court seeking an injunction to temporarily halt the SEPTA strike for Election Day.
The SEPTA strike’s ‘designated bad guy’: A state-appointed mediator
In between labor and management, a "teller of inconvenient truths."
SEPTA’s striking bus drivers are tired of being tired
Why driver fatigue and bathroom breaks are at the forefront of negotiations.
Philly judge denies SEPTA request to end strike, sets Monday hearing
Barring a deal at the negotiating table, this thing's still going.
SEPTA goes to court to try to stop the strike
Work stoppage "constitutes a clear and present danger" to Philly, the transit agency says.
SEPTA strike through Election Day? Johnny Doc’s vans to the rescue
It's a "non-partisan" effort to GOTV.
SEPTA strike: Shuttles for City of Philadelphia employees cost roughly $20k per day
Yes, this is coming out of the city's budget. Employees are chipping in.
SEPTA strike could end Friday, Philly’s bartenders hear
The beer-fueled rumor surfaced at a Graduate Hospital TWU watering hole.
SEPTA union president Willie Brown, the ‘most hated man in Philadelphia’
The saga of the once and future president of the TWU 234, a self-confessed fighter.
SEPTA Strike Day Two: Regional Rail is less late and Uber rides are spiking
An injunction is keeping picketers off Regional Rail tracks, but trains are still delayed. Numbers indicate many people are using Uber and Indego instead.