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NEWS & LETTERS,
January-February 2003
NYC transit workers rally ready to strike
[Caption of a picture of a giant rat at a demonstration:
A rally by transit workers, with their giant rat, was soon followed by winning
new contract from the vermin in City Hall.] New York--Tens of thousands of transit workers and other
municipal workers held a militant rally last Dec. 16, the day after the contract
of the Transit Workers Union expired. The power of labor was felt by everyone
that day when the bus and subway workers almost went out on strike. Transit workers had to threaten a strike just to get a
little respect in their contract--less harsh enforcement of disciplinary rules
and improved safety. Transit Authority cheating on safety rules had killed two
workers on the tracks the week before the contract deadline. Another conductor
was killed in January. --New York labor supporter |
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