<div id="subtitle">Philly transit union ratifies labor pact that was reached following strike</div><div><p>A labor agreement for Philadelphia transit workers has been ratified overwhelmingly by union members.</p><p>Transport Workers Union Local 234 spokesman Bob Wolper said Friday night that 2,806 members voted to ratify the pact. Another 242 voted against it.</p><p>Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority buses, subways and trolleys began running again Nov. 9 when a tentative agreement was reached, ending a strike that took up much of the previous week. The ratification ends the possibility of another strike.</p><p>___</p><p>On the Net:</p><p>http://septa.org/</p><p>http://www.twulocal234.com/</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=63901946&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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