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A 1980 transit strike in New York City halted service on the New York City Transit Authority (a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority) for the first time since 1966. Around 33,000 members of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 walked off their jobs on April 1, 1980, in a strike with the goal of increasing the wage for ...
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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.
The New York City Subway tried to keep its budget balanced between spending and revenue, so deferred maintenance became more common, which drew a slow but steady decline of the system and rolling stock. Furthermore, the workers were consolidated into the Transport Workers Union in 1968. A pension was set up, and workers were allowed to retire ...
See also commons:New York City Subway timeline, Talk:Transportation to Coney Island, Talk:Brooklyn Bridge. Dates verified against the New York Times are indicated by [NYT article date]. A few are from official service notices; those are linked. Other dates are from various sources and may be inaccurate. Closing dates are the last day service ran.
According to City Journal, this incident is the 11th subway murder this year — the worst of this century. Simon Martial was the deranged man who pushed Michelle Go in front of the train, killing ...
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Amid a flurry of high-profile crime stories, New York City subway riders are voicing concerns about their safety, suggesting that violence on train cars is becoming a looming issue in the Big Apple.