On Monday, transit workers in TWU Local 234 reached a tentative agreement with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and ended a weeklong transit strike in Philadelphia. Nearly 5,000 employees are returning to work, and the deal now goes to the local's membership for a vote, which is set for Nov. 18.

Willie Brown, president of Transport Workers (TWU) Local 234, lauded the agreement:

"This is a contract with many important gains, especially on pension benefits and a host of non-economic issues effecting the working conditions and job security of our members. As everyone with experience in collective bargaining knows, we didn’t get everything we wanted—but we came a long way from where we were prior to the strike. We made gains in pensions and wages and minimized out-of-pocket health care expenses at a time when health care costs are soaring, while maintaining excellent medical coverage for our members and their families.

"We worked day and night at the bargaining table in an attempt to finalize a new contract over the past week. We settled just hours before facing the possibility of a back-to-work court-ordered injunction. We ultimately prevailed because our members were determined and united from beginning to end. We also benefited from the assistance of city leaders such as Congressman Bob Brady and Democratic congressional candidate Dwight Evans, who worked to help us settle this dispute with a SEPTA Board controlled by Republicans.

"Our members will keep Philadelphia moving, and we will continue to fight for our members’ economic well-being and their rights on the job."

Said TWU President Harry Lombardo:

"TWU's members in Philadelphia are some of the hardest working people on the job. We're pleased they'll have a contract that recognizes that."

Details of the agreement will be made public after the vote.

Today, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka sent the following memo to AFL-CIO leadership in the states:

Yesterday we learned Trump and FBI Director Comey’s October surprise was nothing but more hot air and bluster. Nothing new, nothing relevant, but Director Comey violated FBI policy to help Donald Trump. The FBI once again has determined that Hillary Clinton should face no criminal charges for her email practices. Unbelievably, this non-issue was recklessly brought back into the final days of this presidential campaign for reasons that undoubtedly merit further investigation.

It is shameful that any government agency, especially the FBI, would insert itself into any election campaign. As we work tirelessly to elect Hillary Clinton, our members and all voters have been forced to contend with half-baked information that was then fueled by Donald Trump and his dangerous allies.

The truth that was there all along has finally been confirmed by FBI Director Comey, but the FBI’s outrageous actions have caused harm to this election and our democracy.

Over the next 36 hours, we need to stand stronger and more resolute than this terrible mess.

We can. And we will. In our final push, I urge each and every one of you to make sure every single union member knows that Hillary Clinton has done nothing wrong. Every voter should make their final decision with the facts, and not Donald Trump’s hysterical description of an outright falsehood.

She’s with us, so we’re with her. Let’s finish the job!

When young women hear Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump say things like, “She ate like a pig,” or “A woman who is very flat-chested is very hard to be a 10,” it can cause lifelong harm.

Liz, a middle school teacher from Florida and an AFT member, sees the damage it does to young women every day.

AFT President Randi Weingarten emailed activists today asking them to watch and share Liz's message.

Weingarten writes:

Like millions of women, I’ve been told I’m too ambitious, told to smile more, to be less passionate, or less assertive.

Like millions of women, I know how painful it can be to be judged based on looks, rather than on character, accomplishments or skills.

The person we elect on Nov. 8 will tell young women whether America believes that women deserve dignity and respect. And if Donald Trump wins, it will tell young men that demeaning, degrading and even assaulting women is just fine.

We work hard to teach our students and our own children it’s what’s inside and what we do in the world that count. But how can they believe we’re serious if we elect a president who says he doesn’t treat women with respect, demeans women for their physical appearance and brags openly about sexual assault?

Trump isn’t the first person to demean women on a national stage, but if we elect him president, we send a clear message—especially to young people—that this conduct is perfectly appropriate and that women don’t deserve to be treated as equals.

Liz says, “I want my students, male and female, to know…that nobody has the right to judge them or anyone else by some arbitrary and rigid standard of beauty.”

Hillary Clinton has spent her life fighting for inclusion and respect for women and girls. She went to China in 1995 and declared, “Women’s rights are human rights.” She has fought for women and children her entire adult life—for things like equal pay, family and medical leave, pre-K through college education, child care and children's health, community schools and reproductive rights. And as secretary of state, she did this for women and girls across the world.

That’s the kind of leadership we need—not more of the toxic narcissism Trump carries so proudly. Young women don’t need a president who doesn’t respect them, and young men don’t need a president who shows them that misogyny is just fine.

Watch Liz’s story and share it with your friends so we can make it clear just how toxic a Donald Trump presidency would be, especially for young women.