SEPTA workers began striking at midnight, severely impacting transportation options in the city. Although negotiations continued until Monday, SEPTA and TWU Local 234 were unable to agree on updated labor contracts. SEPTA has argued that the Union walked away from “pay raises, enhanced pension benefits, maintained health care coverage levels and continued job security”, while the union refuses to accept a plan they feel does not “address non-economic issues affecting operator and public safety”. In the meantime, the only transit service currently operating is regional rail, leaving many residents of Philadelphia, including an estimated 60,000 students, scrambling to find transportation.
See "Philadelphia Transit Workers Go On Strike, Shutting Down Buses, Trolleys", Camila Domonske, NPR, November 1, 2016