Continue here.New York Transit Workers Reject Contract
Pact Killed by 7 Votes; New Walkout Feared
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 -- The city's 33,000 transit workers rejected a proposed three-year contract by seven votes Friday, raising fears of another crippling strike.
The Transport Workers Union defeated the contract 11,234 to 11,227, even after its president, Roger Toussaint, urged members to ratify the agreement.
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New York Transit Workers Reject Contract
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Posted 21 January 2006 - 06:57 AM
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Posted 23 January 2006 - 02:39 PM
The full story is here.Which Side Are You On? In Transit Voting, It Came Down to 'How Old Are You?'
For all the complexities and nuances of the contract that the transit workers narrowly rejected yesterday - percents and raises and insurance increases and pension contributions - the mathematics of the vote seemed to boil down to one simple number: age.
New York, NY/Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 24 January 2006 - 10:20 PM
The full story is here.TWU plays hardball with MTA
Strike threat over arbitration
Bus and subway workers will fight the MTA's move toward binding arbitration - with some even raising the possibility yesterday of a second illegal strike.
New York, NY/Philadelphia, PA
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