The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1573 says it has reached a deal with the City of Brampton, avoiding a strike that would have seen a shutdown of all buses across Brampton.

This is a very sensitive time. Nobody wants to upend a deal,” said Bill Dwyer, a professor in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations.

NJ Transit and the engineers union reached a tentative deal Sunday to end the strike, but trains are still not running until ...