New York City's Transit Union Announces Citywide Strike
The New York City's Transport Workers Union Local 100 President, Roger Touissant has announced that the entire NYC Transit System all 30,000 New York City transit workers are on strike effective immediately, after failing to reach a deal with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority following days of bitter labor talks, shutting down nation's largest public transit system.
All Contingency plans are to take effect.
U/D: 15:56
A judge has imposed a $1 million-a-day fine against the TWU for striking.
posted by VOS IZ NEIAS @ 12/20/2005 05:54:00 AM
3 Comments:
At 6:28 AM,
VOS IZ NEIAS said…
As of 5:00 this morning PD set up check-points to check all vehicles coming/crossing south of 96th Street of the city to have 4 or more passengers, exempt are busses, paratransport, commuter vans and motorcycles.
All commercial vehicle are prohibited from entering Manhattan south of 96th Street Monday to Friday 5AM - 11AM
At 7:45 AM,
VOS IZ NEIAS said…
Mayor Bloomberg is walking over the Brooklyn Bridge at this time from staying overnight at the OEM headquarters in Brooklyn to his office in City Hall, a group of protesters are waiting on the Manhattan side of the bridge, news and NYPD choppers above
At 6:10 PM,
VOS IZ NEIAS said…
Yes, Penn Station at 7th Ave and 31st St has been closed due to a very large crowd at the LIRR entrance
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