SEPTA reaches deal with SMART Local 1594 to avert strike

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Another possible SEPTA strike has been averted.

On Thursday, the transit agency reached a tentative deal with SMART Local 1594, which represents more than 300 bus, train and trolley operators in Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties.

The union says the two-year deal provides upgrades to safety, pay, health benefits, and work rules.

Earlier this week, SEPTA also reached a tentative agreement with its largest workers' union.

Both contracts need to be ratified by the unions.