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  2. 2005 New York City transit strike - Wikipedia

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    A closed entrance to the 45th Street station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The 2005 New York City transit strike, held from December 20 through 22, 2005, was the third strike ever by the Transport Workers Union Local 100 against New York City's Transit Authority and involved between 32,000 and 34,000 strikers. In December 2005, the TWU Local 100 ...

  3. Roger Toussaint - Wikipedia

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    Roger Toussaint. Roger Toussaint is an American worker who led the December 20th, 2005 New York City transit strike which lasted three days and shut down bus and subway service in the city. Toussaint was the president of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 in New York City (NYC) from January 2001 through December 2009.

  4. 1966 New York City transit strike - Wikipedia

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    1966 New York City transit strike. In 1966, the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) called a strike action in New York City after the expiration of their contract with the New York City Transit Authority (TA). It was the first strike against the TA; pre-TWU transit strikes in 1905, 1910, 1916, and 1919 ...

  5. 9/11 Responders To Get Pension Help Under New Laws

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    NEW YORK — A new package of New York laws will help volunteers and first-responders who aided the 9/11 rescue efforts access their pension and health benefits, state officials said. Five bills ...

  6. Advocates Question NYPD Arrests Of Repeat Subway Offenders

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    NEW YORK, NY — The NYPD has taken a two-pronged approach to policing the city’s vast subway system: Cops can go easy on first-time offenders, but cuff others known as “transit recidivists ...

  7. NYC Pension Funds Go Green + Mayor's Debate Take - Patch

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    NYC is investing $50 billion dollars in renewable energy through its pension funds. (New York City Patch)Mayor Bill de Blasio said he didn't watch Thursday night's mayoral debate.He's also saying ...

  8. Metropolitan Transportation Authority - Wikipedia

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    Number of vehicles. 2,429 commuter rail cars. 6,418 subway cars. 61 SIR cars. 5,725 buses [1] The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area of the U.S. state of New York.

  9. Transport Workers Union of America - Wikipedia

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    Membership (US records; ×1000) [1] Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) is a United States labor union that was founded in 1934 by subway workers in New York City, then expanded to represent transit employees in other cities, primarily in the eastern U.S. This article discusses the parent union and its largest local, Local 100, which ...