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 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The city made preparations Saturday for a possible transit strike as the region's main transportation agency and its largest labor union faced off in a stalemate over wages and health benefits.
If no deal is reached by 12:01 a.m. Monday, the city's subway, trolley and bus workers will walk off the job, said Jeff Brooks, the president of Transport Workers Union Local 234.
City Controller Jonathan Saidel tried to break the log jam Saturday over health benefits — one of the most contentious issues — by proposing a sliding-scale health plan. Brooks said he would consider it.
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