New York City Transit Strike Is On

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NEW YORK -- Subways and buses ground to a halt Tuesday morning in New York as transit workers walked off the job following days of acrimonious labor talks, threatening to plunge the city into chaos by forcing more than 7 million daily riders to find new ways to get around. The union called the strike after a late round of negotiations broke
down Monday night. Union President Roger Toussaint said the union board
voted overwhelmingly to call the strike.

"This is a fight over
dignity and respect on the job, a concept that is very alien to the
MTA," Toussaint said in announcing the strike. "Transit workers are
tired of being underappreciated and disrespected."

MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow called the strike "a slap in the face" to
all New Yorkers and said state lawyers will immediately head to court
in seeking to block the walkout.