PARTIAL STRIKE-Just happened
jusy got a call from FH who has a friend working for MTA.....they just went on strike...(all Queens buses for now)
PARTIAL STRIKE
Dec 16, 2005 7:39 am US/Eastern
(1010 WINS) (NEW YORK) Transport Workers Union President Roger Toussaint announced at a Friday morning press conference that a series of strikes will begin over the next couple of days.
1010 WINS has learned that the initial strike will affect the Jamaica and Triboro bus lines in Queens.
The companies have about 750 workers, and carry about 50,000 riders each day.
Toussaint says the strike could eventually extend to the public bus and subway system, but the possible timing of such a move is unclear.
The New York City transit union called for a strike Friday against two private bus lines after a night of intense bargaining failed to produce a deal -- a development that does not immediately affect the subways that shuttle millions of people each day.
The move escalates pressure on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority by starting with two private bus lines that are in the process of being taken over by the transit agency. The strike could eventually extend to the subway system, but the possible timing of such a move was unclear.
The bus lines affected by the strike serve areas mainly in Queens that have limited public transit options. About 50,000 riders are served by the lines; the action covers about 750 workers.
PARTIAL STRIKE
Dec 16, 2005 7:39 am US/Eastern
(1010 WINS) (NEW YORK) Transport Workers Union President Roger Toussaint announced at a Friday morning press conference that a series of strikes will begin over the next couple of days.
1010 WINS has learned that the initial strike will affect the Jamaica and Triboro bus lines in Queens.
The companies have about 750 workers, and carry about 50,000 riders each day.
Toussaint says the strike could eventually extend to the public bus and subway system, but the possible timing of such a move is unclear.
The New York City transit union called for a strike Friday against two private bus lines after a night of intense bargaining failed to produce a deal -- a development that does not immediately affect the subways that shuttle millions of people each day.
The move escalates pressure on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority by starting with two private bus lines that are in the process of being taken over by the transit agency. The strike could eventually extend to the subway system, but the possible timing of such a move was unclear.
The bus lines affected by the strike serve areas mainly in Queens that have limited public transit options. About 50,000 riders are served by the lines; the action covers about 750 workers.
