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The Strike That Didn't Change New York
Erickson, Megan
http://jacobinmag.com/2013/04/the-strike-that-didnt-change-new-york/Publisher: Jacobin Mag Year Published: 2013 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX15047 The Chicago teachers' strike was a victory for workers around the country. But how do we move from homegrown resistance to a national movement? New York City's 1.1 million public school children were stranded without a ride, when eight thousand bus drivers walked off the job, sparking a month-long standoff between Local Amalgamated Transit Union 1181 and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Subject Headings |