Near the strike zone? NYC Transit union seeks legislation allowing them to walk off job as labor deal with MTA approaches expiration date

By Robert Pozarycki

Posted on March 17, 2023

The Transport Workers Union Local 100, which represents thousands of NYC Transit workers who keep the city’s subways and buses running, announced on Thursday legislation that would make it legal for them to strike in pursuit of a new contract with the MTA.

The announcement comes at a critical time for public transit in New York, with the MTA struggling to close a massive budget deficit, and the current collective bargaining agreement with the TWU Local 100 for some 37,000 laborers set to expire in May.