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The 2005 New York City transit strike was a strike in New York City called by the Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU) after negotiations for a new contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) broke down over disagreements about retirement, pensions, and wage increases. The strike began at 3:00 a.m. EST on December 20, 2005 and officially ended at 2:35 pm EST on December 22, 2005. The strike, which was observed by the majority of the New York City Transit Authority personnel, effectively ended all service on the subway and buses in the city, affecting millions of commuters. Service was restored overnight between the 22nd and 23rd, with all transportation systems fully operational by the morning commute of the 23rd. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 762 KB) Summary The 45th Street R station closed during the 2005 New York City transit strike. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 762 KB) Summary The 45th Street R station closed during the 2005 New York City transit strike. ...
Closed during the 2005 New York City transit strike. ...
Current and former R services The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ...
Sunset Park is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, originally known as South Brooklyn. ...
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Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ...
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...
Negotiation is the process whereby interested parties resolve disputes, agree upon courses of action, bargain for individual or collective advantage, and/or attempt to craft outcomes which serve their mutual interests. ...
All the textbooks define a contract as either a promise or an agreement that is enfored or recognised by the law. ...
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the State of New York. ...
Retirement is the status of a worker who has stopped working. ...
A pension is a steady income paid to a person (usually after retirement). ...
A wage is the amount of money paid for some specified quantity of labour. ...
The North American Eastern Standard Time Zone (abbreviated EST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting five hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) resulting in UTC-5. ...
December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, NYCT for New York City Transit or simply the TA for Transit Authority) is a New York State authority that operates buses and subway trains in New York City. ...
The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ...
Passengers board a bus at Westchester Square. ...
Commuting is the process of travelling from a place of residence to a place of work. ...
December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ...
On Tuesday, December 27, 2005 the executive board of Local 100 of the TWU accepted a 37 month contract offer from the MTA. The 37 month length was crucial as the last contract ended on December 15, causing disruption of the New York City economy just in the middle of the holiday season. Now the next contract would expire in mid January. (However, to the shock of many commuters, the union workers rejected the new contract by 7 votes – 11,234 to 11,227 – in a vote on January 20, 2006.) December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
This was the third strike ever against New York City's Transit Authority. The first was a 12-day walkout in 1966 which prompted the creation of New York's Taylor Law. The second was the 11-day 1980 strike. The 2005 strike, which took place during the busiest shopping week of the year, affected the local economy since many people chose to either shop online or postpone purchases. The 1966 New York City transit strike was an illegal strike in New York City called by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) after the expiration of their contract with the New York City Transit Authority (TA). ...
Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...
The Public Employees Fair Employment Act (more commonly known as the Taylor Law) refers to Article 14 of the New York State Civil Service Law, which defines the rights and limitations of unions for public employees in New York. ...
As of December 30, 2005, legal proceedings against the leaders of the strike are pending in New York courts. December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ...
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 Picketers at the 207th Street Yard / Kingsbridge Bus Depot. Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union (TWU), Local 726 (Staten Island) and Local 1056 (Queens) of the Amalgamated Transit Union walked off the job around 3:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, December 20, 2005, after contract talks broke down during the night, and union negotiators left the bargaining table. TWU members returned to work after an apparent breakthrough in negotiations on December 22, 2005 at 2:35 pm EST. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x683, 144 KB) Summary NYC Transit Strike 2005 Kingsbridge Bus Depot, MTA. Photographed by Sander Koyfman. ...
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Employees of the BBC form a picket line during a strike in May 2005. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Transport Workers Union of America. ...
The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) is a labor union in the United States and Canada, representing over 180,000 workers in the transit system and other industries. ...
December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The strike was illegal under the provisions of an addition to New York State Civil Service Law called the Public Employees Fair Employment Act, more commonly called the Taylor Law, which has been in effect since September 1, 1967. It was passed largely in response to the 1966 transit strike. It prohibits municipal workers from striking and provides alternative means for dispute resolution. The law provides for criminal penalties including imprisonment of union officials, and fines against the union and individual striking workers. On December 20, state Supreme Court Judge Theodore Jones ruled that the Transport Workers Union was in contempt of two court injunctions, ordering it not to strike and imposing a US$1 million per day fine against the union.[1]. The Public Employees Fair Employment Act (more commonly known as the Taylor Law) refers to Article 14 of the New York State Civil Service Law, which defines the rights and limitations of unions for public employees in New York. ...
September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The 1966 New York City transit strike was an illegal strike in New York City called by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) after the expiration of their contract with the New York City Transit Authority (TA). ...
Dispute resolution is the process of resolving disputes between parties. ...
A prison is a place in which people are confined and deprived of a range of liberties. ...
A fine is money paid as a financial punishment for the commission of minor crimes or as the settlement of a claim. ...
December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
New York County Supreme Court building at 60 Centre Street, from across Foley Square The Supreme Court of the State of New York is one of several New York State trial courts in which cases originate. ...
Contempt of court is a court ruling which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, deems an individual as holding contempt for the court, its process, and its invested powers. ...
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The International TWU issued a statement demanding that Local 100 TWU members return to work immediately, in light of the court injunction and the illegality of the strike. This statement would legally remove culpability from the International TWU in regards to fines levied by the courts. Additionally, International TWU leaders stated publicly that they believed that the strike should not have taken place as they believed that the talks were progressing, and that the last offer made by the MTA was fair and a show of willingness to compromise.
No formal negotiations were held from the stoppage of talks on the night of December 19, 2005 until December 21, 2005, although various news articles have cited anonymous sources that informal talks were continuing. During this period of time, both sides went to court to argue their cases. The MTA suggested binding arbitration as a possible solution, but that possibility was rejected by the local union representatives. Such a resolution could have been imposed if the state's Public Employment Relations Board had declared a formal impasse between the union and the MTA. December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Arbitration, in the law, is a form of alternative dispute resolution — specifically, a legal alternative to litigation whereby the parties to a dispute agree to submit their respective positions (through agreement or hearing) to a neutral third party (the arbitrator(s) or arbiter(s)) for resolution. ...
Bargaining impasse occurs when the two sides negotiating an agreement are unable to reach agreement and become deadlocked. ...
At 1:00 a.m. EST on December 22, 2005, the TWU leadership and the MTA were both present in the Grand Hyatt hotel in Manhattan, talking individually with the state mediation panel. At this time, it is unclear whether the TWU and MTA conversed face-to-face. However, the TWU and MTA agreed to resume contract talks and the TWU agreed to direct its membership to return to work. Both parties agreed to a press blackout during contract talks. December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Hyatt is a hotel chain brand that is owned by Global Hyatt Corporation. ...
The term press blackout refers to those circumstances and occasions where, in regards to a particular story, mass media news outlets are not reporting at all. ...
Pre-strike negotiations The previous contract between MTA and its workers expired at 12:01 a.m. EST (05:01 UTC) December 16, 2005. The MTA and the Transport Workers Union, led by Roger Toussaint, were negotiating to settle a new contract. As they were unable to reach an agreement, the TWU extended the deadline to December 20, 2005, but since the 12:01 a.m. EST (05:01 UTC) December 20, 2005 deadline was not met, the union decided to strike. December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Roger Toussaint (born 1956 in Trinidad and Tobago) is the current President of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100, the union of New York City Transit Authority employees in New York City. ...
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2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A "limited strike" began on two private bus lines, (Jamaica Buses Incorporated and Triboro Coach Corporation), on Monday, December 19, 2005, when their 750 drivers walked off the job. Private carriers were chosen for this "limited strike" because they are not covered under New York state law. However, these private lines are due to be merged with the Metropolitan Transit Authority starting on January 9, 2006, making their workers public employees subject to the Taylor Law. Additionally, it was unclear whether negotiations with the MTA would cover these employees. December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Full strikes on subways and buses began on Tuesday, December 20, 2005. The strike was announced by the union and took effect at 3:00 a.m. EST (08:00 UTC) December 20. At the time Roger Toussaint declared: "The Local 100 Executive Board has voted overwhelmingly to extend strike action to all MTA properties effective immediately." After the announcement, it took approximately 1.5 hours for trains to finish their runs and return to the storage yards. December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
In the days leading up to the transit strikes, critics and supporters alike contended that any labor action would affect mainly low-income minorities, and the limited strike indeed turned out to be an real hardship for low-income Queens residents. The local union's official reason for the strike was the transit workers' grievances over the hardships that were increasingly being placed on them by the MTA, specifically the issue of pensiona. Among other things, the MTA called for the retirement age to be increased seven years (from 55 to 62) and for the amounts received at retirement to be reduced dramatically through the creation of a new "tier" (Tier V) of workers. Most importantly, the MTA had insisted on requiring negotiation of pensions as a condition of negotiating of a new contract although the Taylor Law prohibits this. The MTA had agreed to keep the retirement age at 55 before the strike. MTA workers are compensated extremely well compared to salaries for the same jobs at PATH and other public transportation agencies. For example, an average MTA bus operator makes $63,000 per year and is able to retire at 55. Poverty is the state of being without, often associated with need, hardship and lack of resources across a wide range of circumstance. ...
In sociology and in voting theory, a minority is a sub-group that is outnumbered by persons who do not belong to it. ...
Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ...
Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) is a rapid transit railroad linking Manhattan, New York with New Jersey, and providing service to Jersey City, Hoboken, Harrison, and Newark. ...
Demands and counteroffers The TWU demanded that all members of the union receive an 8% salary increase per year for each of the 3 years of the contract, plus more expensive accommodations for maternity leave, and more money to spend on station maintenance. The MTA offered a 3% raise the first year, a 4% raise the second year, and a 3.5% raise the third year. The striking workers reportedly earn an average of about US$48,000 annually. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 825 KB) Summary Author: Richard Rabinowitz (the guy who uploaded this image), taken between noon and 2 pm, December 20, 2005 What it is: A photo of TWU Local 100 strikers against the MTA, in New York City, in front...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 825 KB) Summary Author: Richard Rabinowitz (the guy who uploaded this image), taken between noon and 2 pm, December 20, 2005 What it is: A photo of TWU Local 100 strikers against the MTA, in New York City, in front...
Employees of the BBC form a picket line during a strike in May 2005. ...
Plan of one tower for the Brooklyn Bridge, 1867. ...
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Parental leave is the right to take time off work, paid or unpaid, to care for your child or make arrangements for your childs welfare. ...
The TWU also wanted to lower the age of retirement (at which point the employee is eligible for a full pension) from 55 to 50. The MTA had wanted to raise the retirement age for newer workers from 55 to 62, but dropped this demand in exchange for pension contributions from new workers of 6% of gross salary per year for the first 10 years of employment. Under the previous contract, workers contribute 2% to their pension plan. [2] A mandatory retirement age is the age at which persons who hold certain jobs or offices are required by statute to step down, or retire. ...
A pension is a steady income paid to a person (usually after retirement). ...
The pension benefit is not insignificant because it is estimated to cost 25% of salary over the entire 25 year period to fund a pension benefit of half the salary at age 55 for someone who starts employment at age 30. While this estimate is based on a 5% interest rate for discounting present values, a 3.5% annual salary growth rate and mortality according to the Annuity 2000 Merged Gender Mod 1 Table with ages set back 2.0 years. The key point to use the same assumptions to compare the annual yearly cost as a percent of salary for a half pay pension for someone starting at age 30 and retiring at age 62. The addition 7 year wait would drive the cost down to under 17% of salary annual cost. In essence, the MTA's proposal was a greater than 8% salary cut across the board. using a slightly worst mortality table, the effective salary cut is still within the 7% to 6% salary cut range in terms of value given up. By not accepting the MTA pension offer, Local 100 of the TWU was not forced to a cut.
Citing the rising cost of health care, the MTA wanted new employees to contribute 1% of their salary to pay for health insurance. Transit workers currently pay nothing for health insurance. Health care or healthcare is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions [1]. The healthcare industry is one of the worlds largest and fastest-growing industries, consuming over...
Health insurance is a type of insurance whereby the insurer pays the medical costs of the insured if the insured becomes sick due to covered causes, or due to accidents. ...
TWU workers also raised complaints about working conditions, including hazards such as smoke, dangerous chemicals and extreme temperatures, abuse from supervisors, verbal or physical threat from passengers, and inability to access restroom facilities on the bus and subway. [3]
In the eleventh hour, the MTA offered a 3.5% per year raise and no change in the retirement age, with the caveat that new transit workers pay 6% of their wages into the pension fund, up from the 2% that current workers pay. The offer was rejected, and a strike declared.
Combined, the pension and health care reforms the MTA sought would cost about US$30 million over the span of the three-year contract. Critics lambasted both the MTA and TWU for allowing a strike to occur over such a relatively small sum. However, the pension costs would balloon to US$160 million in the first 10 years, and US$80 million per year after 20 years. The MTA said that its reluctance to give in to the TWU on this point stems from fear of future deficits (projected to be 1 billion USD by 2009), although critics contend that its assertion of deficits in early 2005 was fabricated to justify fare hikes. The MTA recently reported a $1 billion surplus. [4]
Average MTA Salaries | Average MTA Salaries [5] | | Bus or Subway Operator | US$63,000 | | Subway Conductor | US$54,000 | | Station Agent | US$51,000 | | Cleaner | US$40,000 | | Average MTA Worker | US$52,000 | MTA workers are, on average, far higher-paid than other New York transportation workers. Salary figures for skilled labor (e.g. electricians, carpenters, mechanics) within the Authority are comparable to those listed above. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual income for all "Transportation and Material Moving Occupations" in New York City is US$36,310 and the mean annual income in New York City is US$49,670.[6] An electrician is a tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings and related equipment. ...
A carpenter is a skilled craftsman who performs carpentry -- a wide range of woodworking that includes constructing buildings, furniture, and other objects out of wood. ...
A Mechanic is a person who fixes things (generally machinery) or works to keeps things operating properly. ...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics was founded in 1884 by President Chester A. Arthur. ...
Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ...
Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ...
Strike consequences The city estimated that it stood to lose US$400 million on Tuesday — the first day of the strike — and US$300 million on Wednesday and Thursday. [7] Emergency services response time may have been slowed significantly due to increased traffic congestion, possibly creating a danger to life. Retailers may have lost a tremendous amount of business in the middle of their busiest season. Public Schools were using a delayed schedule. Some private high schools closed completely for the week, while other schools such as St. John's had an ineffective contingency plan. [8] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (600x800, 83 KB) Summary en:2005 New York City transit strike notice as posted at en:Grand Central Terminal by the en:Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York). ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (600x800, 83 KB) Summary en:2005 New York City transit strike notice as posted at en:Grand Central Terminal by the en:Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York). ...
Grand Central Terminal, along 42nd Street, next to the Grand Hyatt New York and the Chrysler Building Grand Central Terminal (often still called Grand Central Station, although technically that is the name of the nearby post office and New York City Subway station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line) is...
Emergency services are services that deal with emergencies and other aspects of Public Safety. ...
A drawing of a self-service store Retailing consists of the sale of goods/merchandise for personal or household consumption either from a fixed location such as a department store or kiosk, or away from a fixed location and related subordinated services (Definition of the WTO (last page). ...
The same day that the strike started, State Justice Theodore Jones warned the transit union that there would be a US$1 million fine for every day that the Transit Authority is shut down. In addition, for each day the workers missed during the strike, they would be fined two days' pay (their regular wages for the day plus a one day penalty). Justice Jones had also considered imposing an additional US$1,000 per day of fines on the union leaders, as well as the possibility of jail time for union leaders. [9]
Legal representatives for the city presented arguments before State Supreme Court Justice Theodore Jones requesting individual penalties of US$25,000 per day, per public transit worker striking. And an additional US$22 million per day for economic damages as estimated by the mayor resultant to lost tax revenue and overtime required for increased law enforcement. There were between 32,000 and 34,000 strikers. [10] A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...
Contingency plans
 Madison Avenue in Manhattan was another one of the many streets closed off to all but emergency vehicles during the transit strike. In anticipation of exceptional traffic volumes, an emergency traffic plan was put into effect shortly after the strike officially began. Weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EST, Manhattan south of 96th street, as well as all MTA tunnels and bridges, were subject to HOV4 restrictions; that is, vehicles must contain a minimum of four passengers, and commercial trucks and vans are prohibited. To increase car capacities, carpool staging areas were set up. Alternate side of the street parking rules had been suspended. Image File history File linksMetadata Transit. ...
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Madison Avenue is a north-south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City which carries northbound one-way traffic. ...
Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ...
Traffic jams are common in heavily populated areas. ...
Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ...
A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ...
A permanent, separated high-occupancy vehicle lane on I-91 in Connecticut A high occupancy vehicle (or HOV) is a transportation engineering and transportation planning term referring to a vehicle with a driver and one or more passengers. ...
The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer prepares to offload Skoda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For further uses of the word truck, see Truck (disambiguation). ...
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Carpooling is shared use of a car, in particular for commuting to work, often by people who each have a car but travel together to save costs. ...
Taxis were permitted to pick up multiple fares, and operated on a zone system rather than metered fare. Manhattan was divided into four zones, with one zone for each of the other four boroughs. The base fare, for travel within one zone, was limited to US$10 a person (although few cabbies charged less) charged in advance instead of at the end of the ride, plus an additional $5 per person for each additional zone. There were, however, reports of price gouging among taxi drivers, some charging over $50 per person. One report indicates a driver was attempting to charge $250 per person for a ride from John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens, NY to Midtown Manhattan. However, this was not the norm, and most taxi drivers provided their services within the guidelines. A taxicab (sometimes called taxi, cab, or hack) is a vehicle for hire which conveys passengers between locations of their choice. ...
John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA Airport Code: JFK, ICAO Airport Code: KJFK) is the main international airport in New York City, and is one of the largest airports in the world. ...
Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ...
View of Midtown from Empire State Building. ...
Public schools started two hours later than usual, with school bus pickup times also two hours later than normal. Major universities provided extended shuttle service to students, faculty and staff. Many students were in the middle of taking final exams. A new 1973 Wayne Lifeguard school bus won in national contest for safety ideas is presented to winning driver, Mrs. ...
A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ...
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Multi-day metrocard passes were extended on a day-for-day basis for the duration of the strike. Passengers on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad were charged a strike fare of US$4.00 for intracity travel. Metrocard Gold 1997-Present The MetroCard is the current payment method for the New York City Subway (rapid transit) system as well as for buses in the New York City Transit and Long Island Bus systems. ...
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a railroad that serves the length of Long Island, New York. ...
Marble Hill station The Metro-North Railroad (officially the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, and usually abbreviated as Metro-North) is a suburban commuter railroad service between New York City to its northern suburbs in New York State and Connecticut. ...
In addition Metro North Commuter Railroad had a special East Bronx shuttle (making all Harlem Line stops from Mount Vernon West to Grand Central Terminal, but bypassing Tremont and Melrose) by December 21. Regular peak trains did not stop in the Bronx. There were similar plans on the Hudson Line, and in addition there was a special park and ride lot near Yankee Stadium, and at Shea Stadium in Queens. The New Haven Line ran normally, stopping at Fordham only in the Bronx, as usual. [11] Grand Central Terminal, along 42nd Street, next to the Grand Hyatt New York and the Chrysler Building Grand Central Terminal (often still called Grand Central Station, although technically that is the name of the nearby post office and New York City Subway station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line) is...
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December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Metro-North Railroads Hudson Line is a commuter rail line running north from New York City along the east shore of the Hudson River. ...
Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. ...
William A. Shea Stadium is a baseball stadium in Flushing, New York. ...
Metro North Railroads New Haven Line runs from New Haven, Connecticut to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan on trackage of the former New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad owned by the State of Connecticut and the State of New York. ...
Fordham University is a private, co-educational university located in the Bronx in New York City (but with campuses also in Manhattan — at Lincoln Center — and Westchester). ...
Commuters were being encouraged by the city to walk or bike to work; many bridges were open to pedestrian traffic, including the Triborough Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, and George Washington Bridge for commuters from New Jersey. On the third day of the strike, a firefighter was critically injured while biking to work, when he collided with a privately operated bus. The mayor addressed this in a press conference later on in the day. Walking is the main form of animal locomotion on land, distinguished from running and crawling. ...
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A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ...
Aerial view of the Triborough Bridge (left) and the Hell Gate Bridge (right) The Triborough Bridge is a complex of three bridges connecting the New York City boroughs of the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens, using what were two islands, Wards Island and Randalls Island as intermediate right-of...
View from the East River Cross section Lower level of the Manhattan Bridge The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan with Brooklyn. ...
The George Washington Bridge The George Washington Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Hudson River, connecting the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan Island in New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey. ...
Official language(s) None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 110 km 240 km 14. ...
Many commuters used the New York Water Taxi service from NY Waterway as an alternative to get to Manhattan from the Brooklyn Army Terminal, Hunts Point, South Amboy, and Jersey City. Many commuters simply stayed home from work. A New York Water Taxi docks at Pier 11 near Wall Street. ...
NY Waterway is a private firm that provides commuter ferry service and tourist excursions in New York Harbor, with service between several points in Manhattan and New Jersey, including Hoboken Terminal. ...
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Brooklyn Army Terminal consists of large complex of piers, docks, warehouses, cranes, railroad sidings and cargo loading equipment. ...
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South Amboy is a city located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. ...
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The Fox News Channel operated it's own buses during the strike along several major routes, giving riders a free trip while the station broadcasted live from the buses. The Fox News Channel is a top-rated U.S. cable and satellite news channel, which claims that it provides fair & balanced news. ...
Public response According to a NY1 News poll, 41% of New Yorkers think both the MTA and the Transport Workers Union were to blame for the strike. About 27% solely fault the MTA, while 25% blame the union for the walkout. 54% of New Yorkers think what the union wants is fair compared to 36% who do not. But race was also shown to play into this result: 38% of white New Yorkers think the TWU's demands are fair, while nearly three-quarters of both African-Americans and Latinos agree with the TWU's proposals. Three times as many white New Yorkers said the union is more to blame for the strike than African-American New Yorkers. NY1 (pronounced New York One) is a twenty-four hour news channel available exclusively to cable television customers within the five boroughs of New York City and nearby Bergen County, New Jersey. ...
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Whites is a broad term used to describe people of ethnic European, Middle Eastern, and North African descent, especially those with fair skin. ...
An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...
// Etymology Latino, feminine Latina derives from Latin (the adjectives latinus, latina), originally referring to Latium, the area of Rome, by aitiology derived from a king of the name Latinus. ...
As for Mayor Michael Bloomberg's handling of the crisis, 51% say he did "not so good" or "poor", while 45% say he did "great" or "good". Governor George E. Pataki attracted more blame, with 69% saying his performance has been "not good" or "poor", and just 23% saying he did "great" or "good". Michael Bloomberg Michael Rubens Mike Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is a prominent businessman, the founder of Bloomberg L.P., and the 108th and current Mayor of the City of New York. ...
George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is the current governor of the U.S. state of New York (since 1995). ...
One day before the strike, an AM New York poll showed that, when given the choice, 68% of respondents favored the MTA while only 32% favored the local TWU in negotiations. AM New York is a free daily morning newspaper published in New York City by the Tribune Corporation, which also publishes Newsday. ...
Opinion polls are surveys of opinion using sampling. ...
Resolution Wikinews has news related to this article: At a news conference the morning of December 22, 2005, it was announced that the state mediator, Richard Curreri, had reached a preliminary agreement between the MTA and a TWU team including Roger Toussaint for transit workers to return to work for a time without a contract. Progress had also been made on the pensions issue. At 2:35 pm EST, December 22, the agreement was approved by the executive board of the TWU local (36 yes, 5 no and 2 abstentions). Agreements were made on the ability to use restroom facilities by workers during shifts. Workers began to restore services. Buses and subways were restored at midnight, while signals, switches, stations, and other things were checked out. The MTA says that service was incrementally added during the later morning rush hour. By late morning service was running on a normal weekday schedule. Image File history File links Wikinews-logo. ...
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A joint press conference by U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House. ...
December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
See also Midnight (1934 film) and Midnight (1939 film) Midnight, literally the middle of the night, was a time arbitrarily designated to determine the end of a day and the beginning of the next in some, mainly Western, cultures. ...
Rush hour at Tokyo Station, Yamanote Line A rush hour is a part of the day with busy traffic and hence traffic congestion on the roads and crowded public transport; normally the two periods in a day when people are travelling to or from work or school. ...
At a news conference on the evening of December 27, 2005, Roger Toussaint announced an agreement with the MTA calling for no change in the pension (very costly to the MTA and very valuable to workers), 3%, 4%, and 3.5% annual salary increases for the next three years respectively plus a 1.5% of salary cost to workers to help defray health care costs. In addition, they got Martin Luther King Day as a paid holiday — very important as the workforce is now mainly black, Caribbean, African-American, Asian, or Hispanic. Also, the union won a refund of some prior employee pension contributions. December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Roger Toussaint (born 1956 in Trinidad and Tobago) is the current President of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100, the union of New York City Transit Authority employees in New York City. ...
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The Caribbean, (Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Dutch: Cariben or Caraïben, or more commonly Antillen) or the West Indies, is a group of islands and countries which are in or border the Caribbean Sea which lies on the Caribbean Plate. ...
A pension is a steady income paid to a person (usually after retirement). ...
On January 2, 2006, several TWU Local 100 representatives gathered up in Union Square and held a press conference, threatening to go on strike again if the MTA does not stop "keeping secrets". Roger Toussaint however, disagrees with the representatives and claims "the contract is fair enough". January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Roger Toussaint (born 1956 in Trinidad and Tobago) is the current President of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100, the union of New York City Transit Authority employees in New York City. ...
On January 5, 2006, MTA official Peter Kalikow conceded that making the pension cutback demand was an error. [12]
On January 20, 2006 it was announced that the contract was rejected by 7 votes out of approximately 22,000 cast. [13]
On January 31, 2006 local 100's executive board is scheduled to meet to decide on its response to both the MTA latest offer and the rank and file's rejection. Rank-and-file refers to the ordinary members of an organisation, excluding the officers or managers. ...
See also The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ...
Passengers board a bus at Westchester Square. ...
The MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus for short), a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is a public benefit corporation created to operate those bus routes formerly operated by private companies in the New York City area. ...
A subsidiary of the New York City Transit Authority, the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA) was created in 1962 to take over bus service for the bankrupt Fifth Avenue Coach Company and Surface Transit, Inc. ...
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