CHICAGO (WLS) -- The CTA has reached a deal with two unions that will allow Its Second Chance Program to continue.
The program helps ex-offenders and others find jobs and learn skills.
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It was set to expire Saturday if the CTA didn't reach agreements with the Amalgamated Transit Unions.
Nearly 200 men and women are in the program.
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CTA president Dorval Carter said if a deal wasn't reached, some employees could have lost their jobs.
"Nobody would give me a chance with my background. But CTA did. And I'm greatly appreciative of the chance that they gave me," Briana Thomas, Second Chance graduate, said.